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marriage's meaning has changed

Marriage is hard

My heart feels a little heavy just now. I'm thinking of a friend–call him Andy (not his real name)–and the heartbreak he's enduring because his wife wants a divorce. This I learned about only a few days after learning that another friend, Bonnie (not her real name), has left her husband Stu (not his real […]

give freely

Vulnerability, Expectations, and Being “Used”

Pondering friendship, vulnerability, and the question of whether we can ever be “used” by a person to whom we've truly given freely.

marriage's meaning has changed

Marriage is hard

My heart feels a little heavy just now. I'm thinking of a friend–call him Andy (not his real name)–and the heartbreak he's enduring because his wife wants a divorce. This I learned about only a few days after learning that another friend, Bonnie (not her real name), has left her husband Stu (not his real […]

give freely

Vulnerability, Expectations, and Being “Used”

Pondering friendship, vulnerability, and the question of whether we can ever be “used” by a person to whom we've truly given freely.