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You Direct the Spring Within by Jan Deniser As seen in Jan's relationships colum "Choosing Love" in the March 2012 issue of In Jersey magazine I was in paradise wandering from one little alcove to another, with angel trumpets cascading overhead and roses perfuming the morning air. The wonderment of spring in a garden is unmatched, except maybe by the wonderment of spring in a relationship!
The heart-wrenching pain of a breakup can be too severe to deny. But we don't have to get pushed out the door to feel the pain of rejection. n Eons ago our survival depended on being sensitive to rejection -- without the protection of the clan, we were dead meat. Now, what used to save our ...
INSIDE/NAKED RELATIONSHIPS BY JAN DENISE RELEASE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2008 Get What You Want for Valentine's Daynn Valentine's Day is for the infatuated, the brokenhearted, the deeply in love, the old and worn, the young and anxious … and, of course, the coupled and the single. It's for ...
Cheat … And You Cheat Yourselfnn "I know what it sounds like," she says, "but he's the love of my life." What makes her situation so unique is the "I." And that makes everybody's situation unique, particularly in their own eyes. It's easy to look from the outside and observe that he betrayed ...
INSIDE/NAKED RELATIONSHIPS BY JAN DENISE RELEASE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2007 A Date Isn't The Best Way To Get To Know Somebodynn Dear Jan: A divorced woman moved into the house next door to mine two weeks ago, and I find her attractive. I have seen her outside a couple of times and felt ...
INSIDE/NAKED RELATIONSHIPS BY JAN DENISE RELEASE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2007 Eat Less And Be More Satisfiednn (SET ITAL) I want to vent about fat women. I stopped out of town at a Chinese Buffet and looked around at about 100 people, probably half men and half women. Of the women, there was ...
INSIDE/NAKED RELATIONSHIPS BY JAN DENISE RELEASE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2007 Finding One In A Million … Of all the people on the planet, how is it that we end up with (SET ITAL) one (END ITAL) … and maybe even purport that one to be (SET ITAL) the (END ITAL) one? What attracts two people to ...
INSIDE/NAKED RELATIONSHIPS BY JAN DENISE RELEASE: FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2007 Perfect Love Has 20-20 From a reader: (SET ITAL) I think he loves me -- he can't keep his hands off me. The problem is: I'm not sure he knows me. We jumped into an all-consuming intimate relationship … and now that I ...
INSIDE/NAKED RELATIONSHIPS BY JAN DENISE RELEASE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2007 Put Heart -- Not Habit -- In Pet Namesnn "What do you think about guys who call everybody 'honey'?" asks a reader. n The habit reminds me of two stuffed dice hanging from a rearview mirror -- or a waitress apron tied ...
INSIDE/NAKED RELATIONSHIPS BY JAN DENISE RELEASE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2007 Reverence Trumps Celibacy, Marital Statusnn For many of us, a vow of celibacy -- a promise not to enter into marriage or engage in sexual intercourse -- is unfathomable. n During the Protestant Reformation led by ...
INSIDE/NAKED RELATIONSHIPS BY JAN DENISE RELEASE: FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2007 You Are Somebody's "10" In desperate moments, we just want somebody to have dinner with … but in our heart of hearts, we want to be cherished. We want to be completely known and loved by somebody who thinks we're ...
BY JAN DENISE Just Friends … or True Friends? The mere term "mixed company" reminds us that men and women used to be more segregated. Work, education and networking provide more than opportunity -- they practically dictate a mingling of the sexes. n So, wouldn't refusing friendship with the ...
INSIDE/NAKED RELATIONSHIPS BY JAN DENISE RELEASE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2007 Don't Declare War In Ange n From a reader: (SET ITAL) I am really wondering if I made a mistake in marrying Donald. I thought we were in the working it out stage, but now I am not so sure. Now, there are moments when ...
Familiar words from a reader: "I know breaking up is the right thing to do … but I can't seem to follow through." n "Dump him!" my nieces used to say in a detached tone that matched their words. Often I was eager to take their advice … it seems I was born dreaming of greener pastures, broader ...
INSIDE/NAKED RELATIONSHIPS BY JAN DENISE RELEASE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2007 Meet, Date and be Merry -- or Marriednn (SET ITAL) I am 54 and was divorced in 1998. I have not had a serious relationship or sex since 1996. I have been to all types of singles groups and, of course, nightclubs, which ...
INSIDE/NAKED RELATIONSHIPS BY JAN DENISE RELEASE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2007 You Have More Than A Talking Partnn Some of us love to talk -- or give directives. And when we've done what we love to do, we leave the ball in our partner's court! n Recently, I talked to Sam about spending more ...
INSIDE/NAKED RELATIONSHIPS BY JAN DENISE RELEASE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 What You See Is What You Get! One day everything seems perfect. Another day (maybe the very next day) nothing seems remotely perfect. What happened? The company downsized, he screwed up again, she dumped you, one ...