We are all about being better lovers. We refer to it all of the time here. When you get better at loving those you are not particularly fond of specifically, the stapler swiping, lunch- stealing, forgot-to-flush bastards you work with, the love (translation: time and energy) for people you really do like improves dramatically. External…
…and its not even my birthday
Simple celebrations of love on National Chocolate Cake Day. Show someone love with their favorite flavanoid. Mood boosting, cortisol lowering chocolate cake, just like the one above (Salted Chocolate Caramel Cake), can be found at Shyndigz. Call it Valentine’s Day prepwork!
Two for Tuesday
In the quest for low cost romance, pick up your toys (um…Not those). While visiting the Glen Allen Cultural Arts Center to pick up left over items from a Make, love…work-shop. sales venture, I stumbled into the gallery to see the work of Brian Korte from Brickworkz. Korte makes beautiful recreations from toys, more specifically LEGO…
PDA
PDA is an American expression only used by salty love scrooges and lonely hearts. There is probably no such translation in French or Italian or in any other nation where physical contact knows no bounds. The French even have their own kiss. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as an American Kiss. If there were…
Magic With Your Mouth Day
June 15, 2015 is Make Magic with Your Mouth Day as it is both the unofficial holiday of “Sneak a kiss” and “Smile Power Day”. ‘Tis better to give and to receive these. Kissing has been shown to lower the stress hormone “cortisol”, I’m assuming this research is referring to people you actually like. If…
My Main Squeeze
While looking at my niece, I realize she has it all figured out. She will go about her business and then just jump on anybody’s lap and hug them when she needs to feel comfortable again. Did I ever do that? When did I stop doing that? Why did I stop doing that? Is that…
Parlez Vouz Your Boo?
You tattooed her name on your chest. She smiled. Not…what… you… were hoping for. How can you save time, money and skin? Well, take the “Five Love Languages” quiz (http://www.5lovelanguages.com/profile/). All month, we are bringing you resources to help enhance the “patience” component of love. We believe that understanding supports patience. By now, we…
“Just” Friends
I’ve heard it tell, you can’t pick your family. If the saying “the hear wants what the heart wants” is true you can’t even pick who you love. However, you can choose to be a friend to anyone and friendly to everyone. If among those you have selected one emerges as the “Best” to you…
You are sooo….
wrong for telling people what they are. We are working on improving our relational patience this month and we would be remiss if we didn’t discuss the ultimate impatience- judgement. Judgment is deciding you already know what a movie is about just because you saw the trailer. You block the flow of competing information into…
Midnight Moon
Good Afternoon Lovemakers, Well, it seems that, so far, many of the June romantic gestures are edible. This one is no exception. Its National Cheese Day. I honestly can’t believe cheese doesn’t already have its own week surely up for evaluation in the next Congressional session. Cheese provides the focal point for a perfect living…
Your First Piece
No one can remember the first piece of candy they ever got (or any of its inadequate placebos- I’m winking at you carob). Sticky sweet, soft or hard it was probably given as a distraction by your parents long before you had teeth to worry of rotting. Through a combination of addiction and nostalgia by…
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