Boomerang marriages, serial spouses and throwback couples. We all know what they are: starting out together, parting and reuniting; moving from partner to partner, an ebb and flow of intimacy; and rediscovering someone from your past. But unless it…
Dominatrix: A Memoir
I’m on a quest to understand strong women personalities in sexuality. Women who know what they want and let people know they are in charge fascinate me. I’m not sure how much of this memoir is fact vs. fantasy,…
Understanding Men’s Passages
I’m a fan of men and I’m a fan of Gail Sheehy. This book made sense to me. Through hundreds of interviews, Sheehy thoroughly describes the state of being male today. Inspired by her husband’s mid-life search for meaning, this…
Surrendering to Marriage
Let’s face it, marriage is not all roses and chocolates. While there are highs and lows in marriage, daily life is, well, just boring daily life. Krasnow points out that today’s marriages carry a lot of expectations. Not only are…
The Other Side of Desire
Writing like Bergner’s is the type I love: journalistic observation at its keenest in sharp detail. Bergner shows us four character studies about two men and two women who have desires outside the norm. Paraphrased from the introduction, the four…
