I have a few photos I took today, and – making an exception to the norm – I am sharing today’s sharecast, slightly edited, with you here.* We had a great day together and enjoyed reliving our memories of August 31, 2002! I especially loved how, after Pete told the server at Mussel Beach that …
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GUEST POST from Gwen – Finding ‘The One’
FINDING ‘THE ONE’Companion Article to Top Ingredient, GUEST POST from Don, June 1, 2025 As a marriage and family therapist, I have worked with people in relationships whose partners I would deem ‘toxic.’ “One bad apple spoils the whole bunch” is an accurate adage. The outcome of any relationship that includes a toxic individual is …
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GUEST POST from DON – April 3, 2025
HARD LAUNCH Since time began (for humans) couples have been searching for a way to make their relationships permanent. Unfortunately for many, they shouldn’t have. I think everyone has seen initials carved in a tree (don’t do that to a tree) or the spray painted declaration of love on an overpass bridge (don’t do that either). Romantic …
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GUEST POST from Don: Relational Truths
RELATIONAL TRUTHS There is not a single “relational truth” which is true in every case or for everybody (at least I can’t think of one). If it is true more often than not then it may be worth thinking about and/or acting on. We all know one person who screwed up due to not realizing the truth, …
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Supernal Sunday – July 7, 2024 Edition
As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, July includes many awareness and celebration days involving family and children, and indeed a half-dozen month long such designations. And so quite a bit of my content will revolve around that theme this month. Today I’m sharing a few starting points about the building blocks of the world’s families as God …
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Family Follies – May 3, 2024 Edition
CO-HABITATION: SO, YOU ARE GOING TO MOVE IN? Part Three
CO-HABITATION: SO, YOU ARE GOING TO MOVE IN?Part Three In Part One we discussed how to prepare. In Part Two we looked at financial decisions for setting up your temporary household, avoiding the headaches of over-complication, and how not to entangle your finances too early. In this part we will talk more deeply about Permanence and why …
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GUEST POST from Don – Co-Habitation: So, You Are Going to Move In?
CO-HABITATION: SO, YOU ARE GOING TO MOVE IN?Part Two Part One was, some might say, harsh. I don’t think so. It was a realistic guide to making wiser relationship decisions. Now we will make initial financial decisions for setting up your temporary household, and avoiding the headaches of over-complication. 2. DECIDE HOW TO SHARE EXPENSES Jobless. Listen, it’s just silly …
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GUEST POST from Don: Co-Habitation (mostly from a financial viewpoint)
CO-HABITATION: SO, YOU ARE GOING TO MOVE IN?Part One [Credits: Quotes and “advice from experts” herein, except for two, are “ripped” right out of an article by Ana Teresa Sola and Annie Nova published 9/16/2023 in CNBC Personal Finance: “3 Financial Tips For Couples Moving In Together For The First Time.” Otherwise, unfortunately, the ideas are the author’s.] …
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GUEST POST from Don – Orange Peel Theory
ORANGE PEEL THEORY (Before getting started, I will be posting soon a writing about Mary, the mother of Jesus. Be watching. That’s the commercial; now back to today’s story…) Ok. Um. I’m not so sure you should trust this theory as an indicator of relationship strength. In my mind it is fairly surfacy. Of course, if your partner is unwilling to …
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