Satire: Understanding relationships

by Michelle Burkhardt

Things were quite peaceful in the Garden of Eden, until.... Adam looked at all the animals that he was to rule over and saw that each one had partner. There were a male and female of each kind, yet, he did not have a ...read more

by Takako

I don't know why people hold onto that view that life is happily ever after, and of why hardship would not affect them like it does others. I guess I also held the myth of a blissful marriage and the children running aroun...read more

by Stuart Leopold

This year I will have been married for 40 years. That having been said, I know that I can make the following statement without fear of contradiction; I DON'T KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS! Especially those betwe...read more

by Gayla Pledger

Self-Contradiction: Or, knotting your own shoe laces Have you ever been engaged in conversation with someone who insists upon contradicting themselves, usually while believing they are arguing with you? I encounter ...read more

by etmetter

She works the day shift, eight hours. I work nights, 12 hours. For those who do not understand completely, this means she works five days out of the week, and I work a very different schedule. On a given week I'll work ...read more

by CPage

Miracles happen now and then. "You can stop talking now", my youngest son, Sam, interrupted, already embarrassed by an illustration. About a year earlier his freind had teased him about something I'd said in a sermon a...read more

by D-rock the All-Mighty One

So my mind has been going about a hundred miles a minute lately. Way too much on the brain. I haven't been able to write lately as much as I did before. Seems that every time I get a good idea going something comes up. ...read more

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by N. Ray Maxie

"Well, I should've Gotten Up and Moved." Safety talks. I love it. Doing traffic and automobile safety talks to civic o...read more

by SuzannePo

So you think you wanna be in a relationship? Thinking it's time to commit to that special someone? Forsake all others and all that jazz? Can I offer a piece of advice? There's a train boarding at 2:15. Be under it. ...read more

by Christie Webb

A relationship is kinda like a when you get a pet as child.When you first get that pet you are happy to do things for it.The whining is enduring instead of annoying.You love to fill his little bowl with food and water.As t...read more

by Joseph Aaron Friedman

Crossing Gender Boundaries Trying to find the Psychological, spiritual, and emotional viewpoint of man wound up being harder than I thought it would be. Trying to figure the same for woman was almost as difficult, altho...read more

by Michael Raymond

Battle of the Sexes The subject of equality between men and women has been debated and challenged in virtually every forum available. From court rooms to talk radio, from newspapers to television specials, this topic, a...read more

by Michael Aubrey

This is difficult: to offer any believable reason this writer understands relationships. At the risk of having my penis whacked off I find myself writing this article. It concerns a genuine relationship that began almost 4...read more

by Elaine Sihera

Why Fear Causes All New Relationships to be Based on a Lie. For those who have never tied the knot, fear and anxiety surrounding marriage can often reach paranoid proportions. Many fret about the potential divorce and...read more

by Joseph Wardy

We think of relationships as our capacity to connect with others. But with 60,000 thought a day, our first relationship is with self. Since 80 percent of these thoughts that enter our mind are negative, how do we initia...read more

by Arna Shines

Step I Spend the first two or three decades -of your life- apart. Meet each other. Spend a lot of time together. Realize it will save gas if you don't have to go across town to see each other. Remember it will be chea...read more

by Kelly Hosking

What do you think it's like to be a bride? No really, I'd like to know. Is it really like a full time job like some say it is? I would imagine that maybe it would be if you were an absolutely crazy control freak. What I...read more

by Greensky - Shane Barnard

Understanding relationships can become a book of many pages. Going back to the beginning of creation, believe it or not, man was placed on earth with the purpose of having a relationship with its Maker. No need to mention...read more

by Mark Putnam

Viet Cong torture chambers, border shootouts with drug cartels, and the long, dry heat of cattle ranching had all left their scars on Judd Grutty. But none of it compared to the office of Dr. Jane Myers-DeLeon-Frederickson.. .read more

by Lou Ruggieri

Wanted: Significant Other Description/Position Summary: Our company's department of public relations currently has a part-time opening for a Significant Other with potential for full-time employment. We are looki...read more