Category Archives: Relationships

Movie Review: Breaking Dawn, Part 1

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

Published in The Marshall Independent TV Guide I really didn’t want to like this movie, so it was with some trepidation that I decided to review it, with visions of mobs of angry teenage girls besieging the Independent’s office with … Continue reading →

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Wow f**k! Read this.

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

Long time readers know I occasionally put in my two cents worth about the relationship scene in America today. I touched on the subject in Have Some Free Relationship Advice and A Bad Time for Lovers. I think they were … Continue reading →

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SEX!

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Stephen W. Browne

Boy that got your attention didn’t it? It seems to have everyone’s attention these days. At the latest count there are two political sex scandals in the news, one writer humiliating her soon-to-be-ex husband in print, and 24/7 coverage of … Continue reading →

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And speaking of pictures…

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Stephen W. Browne

We had an exchange at the office the other day, which I’m still chuckling over, for reasons I can’t quite explain. The weather outside was foul, and our town is still rationing sewer use. The durn college sports auditorium electronic … Continue reading →

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An indelicate question…

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Stephen W. Browne

Looking over a previous post, ‘A bad time for lovers,’ I was reminded of a question a late friend of mine asked many years ago, “Why is it that the best lays are usually disasters as human beings?” He was … Continue reading →

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A bad time for lovers

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Stephen W. Browne

There has been a bit of Net buzz lately over Kay Hymowitz’s two articles about the marriage and dating scene, published this year in City Journal. Hymowitz first looked at the scene from the point view of women’s complaints in … Continue reading →

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"Sex in the City" and Auntie Mame

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Stephen W. Browne

We watched the movie “Sex in the City” last night, from Netflix. My wife has followed the series throughout, and I’ve watched it from time to time with her to fill me in on the backstory. I’m not outraged by … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day, lessons for an older dad

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Stephen W. Browne

About seven years back I found myself an expectant father, much to my surprise. It happened right about the time in my life I had given up hoping that it would ever happen for me, a time when many of … Continue reading →

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Moms and kids

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Stephen W. Browne

Over here: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200803/single-marry is an article by Lori Gottlieb some quarters are all abuzz about, called, Marry him! The case for settling for Mr. Good Enough. Lori Gottlieb is an author, commentator for NPR, and single mother who conceived thorugh … Continue reading →

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Somebody got it

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Stephen W. Browne

Further comments from the Objectivist website on the ‘Hugh Hefner, Living Large’ post: J (male) RATING: 2.5 Stars COMMENTS: Not quite sure what the overall point of this article reallywas. Are we for or against this situation? Or was this … Continue reading →

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