Summoning all my willpower, I ease myself from my lover's arms and slide out of bed. I pick up my discarded underwear and scoop up my dress from the living-room rug.

My girlfriend says to let it go and that everyone is entitled to their own beliefs. I told her that she was being dismissive ...

If we see friendship as a puzzle rather than a pyramid, we become more attentive to where each piece fits. This attentiveness ...