Tag Archives: tell the truth

Nothing Left Unsaid

Posted on June 5, 2022 by janieleeds

I have loved my first boyfriend for years, decades even if I’m honest. He was my first kiss and while we could never really be on the same page at the same time (couldn’t live with him, couldn’t live without … Continue reading →

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Follow Up To Starbucks Guy

Posted on January 6, 2020 by janieleeds

Let me know what you think of this date… I checked to see today if he’d confirm our date, but there was no notice.  So I just showed up at 2pm at the appointed Starbucks.  I walked inside and he … Continue reading →

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Lies Are Sticky

Posted on September 12, 2017 by janieleeds

I think some of us have EX’s who believe their own lies.  How do you handle it when the kids come home with Daddy said blah blah blah and you know damn well that none of it is true?  Or … Continue reading →

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Time Marches On

Posted on July 15, 2017 by janieleeds

As I looked in the mirror this morning at my 50 year old face, an imperceptible groan escaped me.  Startled by my own reaction, I studied the face that stared back at me in the mirror.  The litany from that … Continue reading →

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How Does A Marriage Fall Apart? Miscommunication

Posted on July 10, 2017 by janieleeds

A marriage falls apart when communication gets garbled and partners don’t talk it out.  For example, one partner says something, but what the spouse hears is something completely different than what’s intended – that’s garbled.  Because of our childhood backgrounds … Continue reading →

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