As long as you cite it & give proper credit, that's absolutely fine. Thanks for asking. =)

Absolutely! One of those "must read" books for anyone, especially those in relationships.

Thanks for reading (and commenting)! I truly appreciate it. Any suggestions for further topics?

"We all can learn from one another if we put big ass egos to the side." I agree wholeheartedly. You never know where wisdom comes from (as long as you know what it actually sounds like, anyhow).

To me, the distinction between writers and bloggers lies in their content. A blogger who uses their blog solely as a journal, with no desire for human interaction (I don't know who even does that), isn't really a writer, in my opinion. Writers, bloggers, journalists, etc, are absolutely being questioned more now than ever before, mainly because print publications are declining. It's also a little scary to note that the "freedom of the press" clause originally (and perhaps still does) extend only to those publications with paper copies. But whatever... I digress.

Seems these days everyone and their auntie is a writer. So be it. Just because you call yourself a writer doesn't mean you have any talent. I could call myself a painter because I slap some oil on a canvas. The fact that you do the verb doesn't make you talented. That's the real distinction for me. And it's also an area that, for the most part, is in the mind of the reader.

I don't care if people are experts or not. As long as they have a well thought out opinion and usually an illustration or personal experience to back up their point, I'm ok with that. It's up to me, as the reader, to filter out the foolishness.

And look what I have done here... I have pulled a Bene and posted a whole blog as a comment. LOL. :-)

Wasn't really trying to slide it past... Just wasn't gonna make a whole new blog post about it. LOL. Thanks! You'll definitely being hearing more about it as it is something new.

I dug myself into a NICE hole with that one, huh? Tee hee hee. But I'm glad we worked it out. This whole "in a relationship" thing is very much a learning experience.

Shooo... you right! I'll be wanting to find me a winter boo it get all snuggly with. Dang! I hate how predictable that is!

That's awesome! I'm glad you had a good time. I've never been one to do the typical touristy things but the red bus looked kinda cool. What did they tell you about?

That whole third paragraph just made me do a *church shout* and run around my room. Wholeheartedly agree with you!

To some extent, I have to wonder how much I'm afraid of it actually working as opposed to the relationships failing. It makes me think about the quote about how our greatest fear isn't of failure, but of success. But who really knows? Seems like my heart changes almost daily sometimes. But I'm glad to know I'm not the only "crazy" one out there.

Glad I could be both real and hilarious at the same time. (Funny how I didn't really think about our emails last week until now — remember that I mentioned it had been a while since I've done a transparent post? Here you go.)

Does it make it sexism if I assume it in men too? Well, maybe not to the same degree, but I'm still surprised when I see men that are attractive and intelligent too. I think, and it seems from other's experiences it's across the board.