Sometimes, if it’s early enough in the morning, I’ll burst awake, something suddenly pulling from unconsciousness. My heart rate is elevated, adrenaline released and instinctively I reach and look over to my other side – expecting him to be there. The silhouette of a person briefly appears from the mounds in the covers and collusions between my [...]

There aren’t enough letters in the word regret to identify the overwhelming feelings that frequently encompass it. The thought or notion of regret often correlates itself with some sort of sadness – it’s an indicator of failure; either of self or experienced through others. Regret lives through memory. Regret lives through mis-trust; of self or [...]

I’m partly fascinated, bemused and annoyed whenever I hookup or go on a date with someone and hear: “You’re such a catch, I can’t believe you’re single.” or something along those lines. This by no means is to attenuate or write about narcissism, because I promise you above anyone else, I’m not — self-esteem is [...]

A relationship begins when two people choose each other to be the others one and only. What happens when one of those people outgrows that choice; and when they’re faced with the decision to make a choice different than their original? Relationships, friendships, partnerships – all of these are based on a person or people [...]

Perhaps it’s actually the end of a friendship, but I’m not sure. It started with a text message early in the week about the ongoing saga of her soon-to-be-in-theory-ex-husband Chris. For over a year I have tried to console and push to be a positive and supportive force in Carina’s life while helping her navigate [...]

Living in this moment in history is as defining as ever, but it sometimes also feels like the most lonely time to live. Without intelligence and memory there is no history. One could say that it is this intelligence that makes the human race who we are, and before it, there was really nothing. It [...]

When I look at the relationships that I, and others, engage in, I see a frequent action that consistently occurs. The extraction of compliance.
More often than not, we wonder about the strength and fidelity of our relationships as time passes. In some cases, this concern wanes over time, and in others it grows – sometimes it simply festers.

When will the lesson be learned? You can’t order filet mignon at McDonalds.

True to the definition of a certain Type II Bi-Polar disorder, I figured – what would be the best way to come across as absolutely wreckless and impulsive while still trying to satisfy my illusive need to avoid stability? Ah, I know! Connecticut? No – but a move directly into the heart of San Francisco [...]