18 years ago I gave David a card that asked him if he would be interested in dating me. I was too shy to ask in person. The next day we met at Erik's Deli and talked for hours. Eventually we got engaged and in 1998 we were married. We have the ups and downs of any married couple with illness and accidents and job losses ( Read more... )

http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-05-04/news/guys-who-like-fat-chicks/

Must read for any size acceptance advocate. :)

Leads to some other interesting links as well.

http://mobilelink.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Celebrity-Spotlight/will-i-am

snippet of interview:

ELLE: If you walked into a woman’s house, what one item would convince you that you weren’t compatible ( Read more... )

Warning signs of a potential abuser:

LIST OF WARNING SIGNS HELPS WOMAN RECOGNIZE ABUSER (Dear Abby) Our daughters and granddaughters should all know these signs. Any young women with apparent low self esteem should also be considered for counseling.

Companion post: Open Letter to my Grandsons About Domestic Violence This is especially important ( Read more... )

Nearly twelve years ago I decided to give this card to a co-worker, a fellow security guard working the alternate shift to mine. He had trained me for the post ( Read more... )

I almost never met him ( Read more... )

Two years ago I had the following published in Salon magazine:

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Last year I wrote a piece for the Salon series The State of Your Unions. They called it Trials of the Heart. At that time I was reeling from the threat of infidelity, fortunately not fully realized. It added to my own feelings that my chronic illnesses make me damaged goods, and that the best thing for daveseeker would be to find someone closer to his age ( Read more... )