Love Archives * Qryptonyght

Sunday March 7th, 2021Friday May 14th, 2021

3 Tips to Keep Your Marriage Tight in 2021

This year, I will celebrate eleven years of marriage. In Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, he discusses Simon and Chase’s 10,000 hours theory. This theory suggests that 10,000 hours which takes about ten years of deliberate practice in a field, is required to achieve mastery.

According to the 10,000 hours theory and the ten plus years of marriage I possess, I am an expert husband! I am not a perfect husband, but I do possess sound advice for men with an interest in maintaining a long-term committed relationship.

Thursday July 23rd, 2020Thursday July 23rd, 2020

Let Love In

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs puts the human need for love and belonging halfway up the totem pole of needs. To my mind, as important as the other components are, giving and receiving love is paramount. If the human need for love is unmet, all else is adversely affected and no one is happy.

Maslow theorized that if a particular need is unmet, an individual is motivated towards fulfilling that need

I know this may seem terribly presumptuous of me, but I don’t agree! My theory is that motivation to pursue love is dependent on the unique circumstances and experiences of the individual. Some lack the capacity to allow themselves the degree of vulnerability and acceptance that love demands.

Thursday July 9th, 2020Monday March 8th, 2021

The Goodbye

We are all very cognizant of the fact that death is inevitable, but we somehow manage to hide it away in some dark recess of our minds. This deep dark place where we hide death is very far removed from our every day life; so much so that we never prepare ourselves for its appearance. Death will come, it will claim me, you, our loved ones and acquaintances.

He loved to joke around, tell funny stories, sing karaoke, play soccer and he absolutely loved my sister.

Two days ago I lost someone I’ve known since I was about 12 years old. He was an amicable, funny guy – sometimes inappropriately so! I seem to remember several instances of my sister saying “Stan shush!” in the middle of one of his stories because she knew exactly where it was going since she’d heard it several times before. He loved to joke around, tell funny stories, sing karaoke, play soccer and he absolutely loved my sister. They were married for the past 30 years and were very much in love with each other up until the day he died.