ESSAYS & ARTICLES
why men love (and don't love) strong women
As we all continue to hear the bloviators weigh in on Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain and Sarah Palin, many accomplished, strong women ask me why, …
A Labor Day Call to Arms
The Goddess is grumpy today, on a beautifully sunny Labor Day. I’m distressed by a political issue (I was going to steer clear of the …
"If I were only prettier" and other myths about Desire
Another myth reiterated by so many women of all ages and all stages of relationships, from dating to marriage, is one of the most …
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A Thousand Hours of Dating
As The Love Goddess, I spend a lot of time thinking about dating. And about how many of you are dating not …
Online Dating, 1
This goddess is thrilled at the response to the site! A few of you have already asked a similar question about internet dating (something the …
Can This Love Affair Be Saved?
I’m always concerned about some of the ways dating gets sabotaged–not by the guy or woman, but by ideas that live in our hearts and …
Woody's Movie About Desire
l liked the new Woody Allen movie, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," not only because of the splendid beauty the moviemaker captured of Barcelona–and of his stars, …
Whatever happened to Courtship?
I was talking earlier about A Thousand Hours of dating–the "normal" number of hours put in by someone now roughly 25 or 26 who dates …
Love Myths we must Discard
I was recently talking about the myths about desire–a subject we’ll return to again and again–and two particularly dangerous ones occurred to me. Here they …