Monthly Archives: August 2011

The Continuum of the Heart

Original post: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 10:05AM by Carl Frankel Intimacy is one of those feel-good words, like “community,” whose meaning we tend to take for granted. It’s a nuanced concept, though, and merits a closer look. So let’s … Continue reading

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Have You Fallen Out of Love?

Don’t be so sure. “Love” means many different things. by Carl Frankel Love: the word means different things to different people—and different things to the same person at different times. What’s in a word? Here are some meanings of “love:” Erotic … Continue reading

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The Sounds of Silence

Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 03:57PM by Carl Frankel Imagine this: you and your partner aren’t talking. What scenario are you envisioning? Perhaps you’ve assumed you’re arguing and the silence is pregnant with words not spoken. Or maybe you’re imagining … Continue reading

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Sexless Marriages: 5 Tips For Re-Igniting The Spark

Friday, July 1, 2011 at 03:52PM by Sheri Winston It’s all over the news—there’s an epidemic infecting long-term intimate connections. Partners still love each other, but they’ve lost that erotic charge. Sexless marriages are apparently commonplace. I hear the moans … Continue reading

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The Power of Positive Relationships

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 03:24PM by Carl Frankel Our culture specializes in compartmentalization. In medicine, for instance, we have cardiologists, dermatologists, orthopedists and so on. We do this vis-à-vis our relationships, too. We tend to think of them as … Continue reading

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Is He or She a Keeper?

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 08:33AM by Carl Frankel We’ve all fallen for someone, but that doesn’t mean the object of our affections is right for the long haul. How do we know if he or she is great for … Continue reading

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These Are Not Vaginas!

Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 10:06PM by Sheri Winston Despite the name, Jamie McCartney’s Great Wall of Vagina is actually a series of casts of vulvas. While I appreciate the appreciation, I’m really tired of people calling female genitals a … Continue reading

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Communication Woes Got You Down? Try the KRUCH rule!

Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 08:14AM by Carl Frankel It happens all the time. Well-meaning people hurt their partner by letting that angry thought leak out, or inadvertently phrasing something tactlessly, or fudging the truth only to have it leap … Continue reading

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Two Steps to Being a Great Lover!

Monday, May 16, 2011 at 11:52PM by Carl Frankel Would you like to be a great lover, both in and out of bed? If so, and I suspect the answer is yes, come up close and I’ll whisper you a … Continue reading

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Touching is for Earthlings, Feeling is for Martians

Monday, April 25, 2011 at 08:03AM by Sheri Winston There’s a big difference between touching and feeling. When you touch something, you experience it more abstractly and less intimately than if you’re feeling it. Touch is mediated by all sorts … Continue reading

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