There may be a million ways to say ‘I love you’—grand gestures, physical affection, words of encouragement, support, gifts, quality time together, to name a few—but it gets tricky when we do not know how our partners like love to be expressed. So how does one know the right way to show someone how much …
New research points to an alarming yet obvious finding—our obsession with gadgets and tech is making our relationships shallower, and our love lives weak. Many people feel their lives depend on these devices for work, entertainment, and to stay in contact—but with these also comes the stress of constantly being bombarded with “noise,” always being …
This holiday season, do you want those beautiful Jimmy Choo’s you have been eyeing for a while, or would you like to be surprised with the front row seats for a concert of your favorite band? In other words, would you like more ‘stuff’ or would you like to go for memorable experiences that you …
Spring is in the air! And when the weather begins to warm up, instead of a cold chill, it’s love that’s in the air! While vata lovers are social butterflies—charming, witty, and breezy—pitta lovers are passionate, organized, and like to lead(if that is your thing). Kapha people are the love bears we need on a particularly …
What happens when you fall in love? After a while, the soap opera begins, you start demanding. When you start demanding, the love diminishes. The joy fades away. So then you say, “Oh I have made a mistake in this relationship.” Then there’s struggle and pain to get out of that relationship. After getting out …
I seem to have one of those faces that invites all manner of advice from strangers. Some of it is well meaning. But most of it feels like an aggressive judgment of my entire being, a kind of property assessment.
The day my father died, I was at the grocery store buying bananas. I remember thinking to myself, “This is insane. Your dad just died. Why the hell are you buying bananas?” But we needed bananas. We’d be waking up for breakfast tomorrow morning, and there wouldn’t be any bananas—so there I was. And …
One of the great joys of my life is collecting stories of the ways soulmates meet and come together. It’s pretty empowering to realize that even the most mystical, magical encounters required the soon-to-be lovers to take action—to deliberately put themselves in the “right place at the right time.”
Love has been described as an intangible connection between two people that feels exceptionally good and yet, the word and experience of love, cannot be easily defined.
There is wild, crazy “being in love,” and there is the love of a child, friends, family, pets, co-workers, neighbors, community, etc. Then there is “divine love” and connection to God, Goddess or whatever higher power you subscribe to.
If you are seeking to feel loved, cherished, adored, supported with a devoted partner, the truth is there are many potential partners if you eliminate things that truly will not contribute to your long-term happiness because meditation and yoga and working on yourself relentlessly are zero indication of someone’s actual values.
My belief is that there can be great attraction from opposites as long as there is also connection, compatibility, chemistry, clear communication and a shared vision for the future with that person.
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