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If you’re single and looking, you have a list. Maybe it’s not written, or even long, but you have soulmate ‘musts and wishes’ – at least in your mind. If you’re a woman, these usually include, “a sense of humor,” or “a good career,” or like a friend of mine who never forgot what her mom told her, “tall with a full set of hair. Think of your children.” If you’re a man, the list may include, “great legs,” or “likes basketball,” and maybe even, “makes lasagna like my mom.”

Unfortunately, The List is typically a very mental thing. Career, personality, hair, body, food – all the usual suspects are there. But when it comes to love,  all of these activities, vocation, and looks won’t count as much as something else: feelings. Read More…

Recently, I told a friend about someone I had met a while back and how I’d felt an immediate connection to this person. My friend looked at me with wise eyes and asked, “connection or attraction?” Interesting point. How many of us mistake the feeling of attraction for a potentially lasting connection with someone, what we can develop into a healthy relationship? Plenty – as evidenced by the increasing divorce rate based on “irreconcilable differences”. But the question begged to be asked: When you first meet someone, how do you know when it’s love and when it’s lust? Read More…