Tag Archives: love
No More
When I woke I vowed to give up.
No more trying to get you to see me,
No more being who I thought you wanted,
No more fighting to be a part of your life.
However, something just didn’t feel right.
In the past giving up brought a sense of...
Hope
You asked if I had finally given up hope.
I replied a simple, quiet yes.
Giving you the answer you wanted to hear
and at the same time regaining my freedom
from your oppression.
Thinking you had broken and beaten me
you triumphantly left my...
Goodnight Love
This talk of love is beginning to bore me.
I understand wanting and needing to have someone to love and be loved by in return.
The constant talking of being alone has become a reality.
I choose to talk of what I will do with the one I love.
I...
Desperation for Affection
I am not what you would call a “girlie girl”. I don’t require a lot of the things that most women love: I dislike flowers, expensive cars don’t impress me, diamonds don’t move me, labels mean nothing to me and the swag I’m into...
When Love + Pain Can Equal Growth
What if you meet your soul mate and it doesn’t work out? What if he or she breaks it off and you are having a hard time getting over it? When love is over between two people, especially when it was full of passion and spark and excitement,...
Road to Separation
Everyone has a story. Recently my husband shared with a semi public group that he cheated on me. This confession came as a big surprise to me. Even though the weeks preceding his disclosure I had been telling him that I was indeed ready to separate....
For a Moment
For a moment
Did the scent of jasmine and honeysuckle
fill your senses
And you could not find the source
For a moment
Did you see a brilliance of colors and patterns
overtake your world of solids and neutrals
And you were confused
For a moment
Did...
Motivation: Understanding Your Reasons for Dating an Older Man
It would be absolutely wrong to write anything about May-December Romances without discussing some of the emotional aspects involved with dating an older man. As I stated before, I have enjoyed more than my fair share of older gentleman callers,...
Will Like Turn to Love?
I have been seeing this guy off and on for a few months and he is a great guy, we have a lot in common and things are comfortable and easy but do I feel a spark? No. So when you are in a relationship with someone and everything is going great...
Thank You – Mom
On Friday I had to attend an orientation for school. During his speech, the president of the college said “You owe someone a thank you for making it here today. For whatever successes you have experienced in this life you have someone...
Forgiveness
**EDITOR NOTE: We often read different posts on the Internet that might catch our eye. This Editor’s Pick comes from Wendee Glover Richmond. This story is about… forgiveness. Enjoy…
Well, another year has come upon me, and...
Getting Away
There comes a time when you have to allow yourself to rest.
I’m not talking about ‘going to bed early’ rest.
I’m talking about taking a break from everything.
Our jobs and our relationships can become draining and things...
Top Five Romantic Tips
Depending on the person you speak about romance, it’s either overrated or underrated. It’s agreed that it should be an essential part of a relationship but in quite a few relationships, romance has lost its way.
What is romance?
According...