I've now turned the spotlight in this series on Relationships, Love and Sex to the topic of sex. Yesterday I looked at sex and marriage, with the provocative idea that marriage can mean the end of sex. Before I continue further with the topic of sex, I thought it would be good to look at the history of sex, briefly. As the song goes, birds do it … [Read more...]
Does Getting Married Mean the End of Sex?
During this series on Relationships, Love and Sex, I've talked about relationships and love, and even marriage, but I have yet to talk about the third part of this triangle, sex. Today, and for the rest of this series, that's the subject I'll be discussing. Sex is an important part of any discussion on relationships and love, because it is when … [Read more...]
The Physics of Relationships
I continue on today with this series on Relationships, Love and Sex with an essay and poems guest written by Susan Jefts. Susan has written a few articles and poems for the Low Density Lifestyle website. Her most recent article was Go to Where Your Spirit is Invited to Open Up. Susan is a poet who lives in Saratoga Springs, NY. She runs … [Read more...]
Strangers at a Wedding
In yesterday's article, I talked about the institution of marriage and gave a brief history of marriage. That article was a follow-up to the video with Elizabeth Gilbert talking about relationships, love and sex. In her discussion, she also talked about the institution of marriage. In the article on a brief history of marriage, I mentioned … [Read more...]
A Brief History of Marriage
Elizabeth Gilbert Tells Us What Love Is
Yesterday we heard from Eliot Spitzer on what he believed love to be. Today we hear from Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of the megaseller, Eat, Pray, Love. Eat, Pray, Love, was Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir of the year she spent traveling after a painful divorce. Called "wise, jaunty, human, ethereal, heartbreaking," the book has been a worldwide success, and has been published in over thirty languages with over 7 million copies in print. In … [Read more...]
The Heart Has Its Reasons That Reason Does Not Know
As you watch the videos, think of someone you love, and hold them in your heart. Don't analyze it, just feel it - and remember, The heart has its reasons that reason does not know. Happy Valentine's Day! … [Read more...]
Relationships, Love and Sex, Part 2
Relationships, Love and Sex, Part 1
With Valentine's Day coming up, I thought a good theme to discuss for the next few weeks would be Relationships, Love and Sex. These are complicated topics, full of pitfalls and entanglements, mishaps and risks, and also much bliss and happiness. It's the arena in which we can become most vulnerable, in which our deepest intimacies can become … [Read more...]
