Anything Worthwhile Is Tough.

Inevitably I Draw On My Own Relationships When I Write, So If I'm Writing About A Fight Between A Husband And His Wife, Of Course I'm Going To Think About A Recent Fight With My Husband. Or If I'm Writing About Sisters, Of Course I'm Going To Think About My Sister.

Maybe That's What It All Comes Down To. Love, Not As A Surge Of Passion, But As A Choice To Commit To Something, Someone, No Matter What Obstacles Or Temptations Stand In The Way. And Maybe Making That Choice, Again And Again, Day In And Day Out, Year After Year, Says More About Love Than Never Having A Choice To Make At All.

Instead Of Relief Or Gratitude, More Guilt Washes Over Me. Andy's Certainly Not Faultless - No One Ever Is In A Marriage

But I Am Content To Live In The Moment, And Allow Myself The Daily Pleasure Of Obsessing. Nothing Lasts Forever, I Tell Myself. Especially The Good Stuff. Although Typically You Aren't Faced With A Hard Deadline

I Think The Issue Of Female Friendship Really Resonates Well With Women, ... So Many Women Have A Friend Like Darcy Or Can Relate To The Feeling Of Being Second-fiddle To A Friend.