“We’re going on a holiday of our own!”, she beamed. I silently wondered where the holiday would be exactly since I knew that travel was iffy for many reasons. Nonetheless, I was intrigued at her announcement and most of all, I was happy that she’d sounded so happy. COVID-19 has had a tendency to zap …
Tag: Marriage
Expect the Unexpected
The living room soon contained box upon box stacked in a neat pile. The sense of comfort and hominess that the room once brought Joe (and his family) was lessening with each passing minute. The realtor mentioned that someone was coming by to look at the place some time later that morning. It would …
In Spite of Myself
How many times in life have you switched allegiances with respect to various things? I am talking about everything from product brands to food tastes to sports teams to hairstylists to political parties or religious affiliations and everything else in between. Maybe the better question is whether or not you have actually admitted to others …
Stew-y Goodness
Funny how your tastes change as you age. If I think back to all of the things that I disliked eating as a child, I'm left to wonder what it was that I all had eaten exactly aside from peanut butter, bread, ANY kind of Ukrainian food, ham, rice, hot dogs, fruit, chicken/turkey and pasta …
The Not So Symbiotic Nature of Marriage
Yesterday, I had a conversation with a longtime friend of mine, only to discover that she and her recent ex-husband are unfortunately at odds over many things necessitating an ensuing court case to settle their differences. Three young boys are involved. Since Christmas, I have heard of two other marriage split-ups; one wherein adultery broke …