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For some, the word intimacy conjures the image of smoking hot sex, while others imagine a dreamier kind of romantic idyll.  Like so many things in life, it turns out that intimacy is what you make it, sublime or ferocious–sexy or sweet, it is all up to you and your partner.  In this episode, Alvean and Doug talk frankly about love, sex and intimacy in a relationship, how intimacy is obtained and maintained throughout our lives.  For more and a complete transcript, click here:LL60-What is Intimacy

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True love, something well beyond infatuation or romantic engagement endures and changes us as we grow closer to one another, There are valuable lessons to be learned by observing those who are blessed to have found that deeper and abiding relationship and Alvean and Doug offer some insight and examples for their listeners in this episode of LoveLife.  For a complete transcript, click here: LL59-What has true love taught you?

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There is a common misconception that humans come with use by dates when it comes to marriage.  Phrases like confirmed bachelor or old maid are pejoratives used to describe those who appear to be chronologically past the age of matrimony.  But is there any truth to this?  Are we ever just too old, too set in our ways to find love?  Alvean and Doug explore the myths and truths behind the idea in this episode of LoveLife.  For a complete transcript, click here:LL58-Is there a use by date….

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As the song goes, regrets I have a few.  It is part of life.  We are fallible and flawed and one day we are likely to do or say something that on reflection we regret.  Regrets can be useful reminders that help us avoid making the same mistakes later in life but they can also become corrosive leading to bitterness and heartache.  Alvean and Doug talk about the nature of regret in this episode and offer some advice about how to move on without losing sight of the lessons we are meant to keep.  For a full transcript, click here: LL57-Your Biggest Regrets

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Parenting , as someone once said, is the last of the unskilled occupations.  Most of us have only our own life experiences to guide us and we tend to mimic or counter those experiences in our own lives depending on how we felt about them as we came of age.  In this episode, Alvean and Doug discuss what can be a particularly thorny or rewarding passage for couples that have remarried and are raising children that may not be their own.  For a complete transcript of the episode, click here:LL56-Relating to children from a prior relationship