Judy’s Silent Rejection

From audio journal episode:  AJE-2010-05-31-21-52.  I thought when I got back in touch with [Judy] a few weeks ago (details  here), that things would be different this time.  But so far, we’ve only talked once on the phone in nearly … Continue reading

Avoid Distracting Compassion

When an already-existing attraction is suppressed due to prejudices, diagnosis biases, and ill-informed judgments, eliciting compassion might work to persuade someone to lower these barriers and allow their underlying feelings to come through.  But the joy of being kind is … Continue reading

Outer Vs. Inner Beauty

Dear [Ballerina], Hi. How are you? I hope you’re well and that you remember me, because it’s been five years since we last spoke. You remember that summer of 2004 when I winked at you on the web. I wanted … Continue reading

Tom’s Love Quest Summary

Hello. It’s Tom here again with some background about me to help put this whole love quest thing into context. Let’s see. I’m a 48 year old single white male. I never married, never had children, nor do I want … Continue reading