Category Archives: Better-than-nothing

26-Minute Memoir

Posted on January 1, 2014 by

Earlier today I posted about a 26-Minute Memoir writing exercise I recently ran across. I’ve now completed the exercise, and while it didn’t turn out as I envisioned it might, I’m going to post what I produced. Honestly, when I started … Continue reading →

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I don’t know what normal is.

Posted on August 5, 2012 by

I wrote a post yesterday about getting back on the dating horse. But I’m not so sure I want to. Life is peaceful now. There is no daily drama. I’m not constantly irritated and frustrated. I’m content. In contrast, a … Continue reading →

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Oh what a difference a year makes.

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

One year ago today. Mack and I were making up after a breakup. On my office floor. He allowed himself to reunite with me, but only after I apologized and groveled after breaking up with him. Because he was wearing … Continue reading →

Posted in Abusive Relationships, Affair, Better-than-nothing, Breakup, Commitment, Drama, Forgiveness, Gaslighting, Liar, Love, Manipulation, Marriage, Mid-Life, Mindfucking, Relationships, Sex Voodoo, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Relapse & Recovery

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

Last night I got a little melancholy. I think it’s still too soon to listen to Adele while cooking myself dinner on a Friday night. For a moment, I felt a twinge for Mack. I forgot the abuse, and remembered the … Continue reading →

Posted in Abusive Relationships, Better-than-nothing, Breakup, Depression, Domestic Violence, Gaslighting, Getting Unstuck, Manipulation, Mindfucking, Moving On, Relationships, Settling, Starting Over, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 21 Comments

No More Drama! (And This Time, I Mean It.)

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

William Wordsworth wrote: Strange fits of passion have I known. Wordsworth wrote of imagining the death of his lover. Rather than a fit of passion, to my thinking, it sounds as if he was suffering from drama he created with his thoughts. I wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Abusive Relationships, Better-than-nothing, Breakup, Chemistry, Domestic Violence, Drama, Liar, Love, Manipulation, Mindfucking, Moving On, Relationships, Settling, Sex Voodoo, Starting Over, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Beware Chemistry

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

Personal experience has taught me time and again that chemistry is not necessarily a good thing when it comes to choosing a romantic partner. When I feel that inexplicable pull to be with someone I otherwise wouldn’t imagine dating in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Abusive Relationships, Better-than-nothing, Chemistry, Commitment, Drama, Liar, Love, Manipulation, Marriage, Mindfucking, Oxytocin, Relationships, Sex Voodoo | Tagged , , , , | 10 Comments

Vagina Worthy

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

I recently read a post on a terrific blog Sex on the first date and one of the commenters used the term “vagina worthy.” This harkens back to the Seinfeld episode where Elaine has a limited number of contraceptive sponges (due … Continue reading →

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Codependent, Still

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

Because woman cannot live on antidepressants alone, I went to a therapist this week. My previous therapist, whom I’d stopped seeing a couple of years ago because I thought I had it all figured out, has retired and moved to an … Continue reading →

Posted in Better-than-nothing, Depression, Getting Unstuck, Love, Marriage, Mid-Life, Moving On, Relationships, Settling, Starting Over | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Train Wrecks and Moths

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

Now that I’m getting the depression under control, I’m beginning to ask myself some difficult questions. Like why it was so hard to end things with Mack, even though I’d been wanting out from the moment I got in. Why … Continue reading →

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How to Get Over Breaking Up With Someone You Love

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

There are lots of books and articles out there on how to get over being dumped. Most of them include the same list of ways to get through it: long luxurious bubble baths (with mood-lifting aromatherapy), walks in nature, massages, ice cream … Continue reading →

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