Category Archives: Relationship Lessons Learned

Falling In Mutual Weirdness

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

(John Edwards Photo) Genius! Love, Russ

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Unpacking The Baggage

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

(Source: Ruby Hearts – Hope For The Broken’s photo) I love the photo and the message and believe it to be true. I’ve learned that it can be a lifelong process so am grateful that I found a patient baggage … Continue reading →

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All The Way

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

Going “All the way” sexually Heck, that’s the easy part Compared to What it takes To follow through In matters of the heart –Russ Towne

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They Were

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

They were “Committed” To each other Mostly Nearly Almost Largely Sort of Partially But one day They realized That commitment Isn’t a sometime Or partial thing It’s all or nothing And there is beauty And strength In commitment When both … Continue reading →

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Getting To Know Each Other Better

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

Our DIL Kristi (the one carrying our twin grandchildren) mentioned during their holiday visit to us that she and our son Brian bought a book with questions for couples and they use it to get to know each other better. … Continue reading →

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The Beginning of Love

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twistThoth to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.”. — Thomas Merton I got married … Continue reading →

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Clueless!

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

I occasionally re-post a story so that newer readers to this site have a chance to catch up a bit on some of the ways I’ve made a fool of myself over the years. The story below is one of … Continue reading →

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For Those Trying to Hide–Or Hide From–Who They Are

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

Be weird. Be Random. Be who you are. Because you never know who would love the person you are trying to hide. I read the above as a FB post earlier today. I wonder how many broken or boring relationships … Continue reading →

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Keys to Our Marital Happiness

Posted on July 14, 2012 by

A friend commented something to the effect that it sounds like communication is a key part of what makes our marriage successful. I thought I’d share my response with all of you and augment it in this post: Yes, communication … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 10, 2012 by

“Every human being’s essential nature is perfect and faultless, but after years of immersion in the world we easily forget our roots and take on a counterfeit nature.” -Lao-Tzu I saw this quote at http://A.Word.A.Day.org © 2012 Wordsmith.org I believe … Continue reading →

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