Annie Dennison


Annie Dennison's stories:



It’s unrealistic to expect 100% unconditional love (unless you’re my cat)

It’s unrealistic to expect 100% unconditional love (unless you’re my cat)

It’s the middle of the night, I'm exhausted, and I want tosleep.

Unfortunately, getting some shut-eye is the lastthing on his mind. That’s why he keeps letting me know, in subtle andnot-so-subtleways, what he wants.

It starts with the gentle rubbing against me. Then it progresses to serious nuzzling.

And ifthe rubbing and nuzzling don't rouse me sufficiently, he intensifies his efforts with some pawing.

No matter how tired I am, though, it'simpossible for me to work up any genuine ...

Your sexual reputation, hand-written thank you notes, and other old-fashioned things

Your sexual reputation, hand-written thank you notes, and other old-fashioned things

“I don’t believe in email. I’m an old-fashioned girl. Iprefer calling and hanging up.” (Sarah Jessica Parker)

“It is better to be old-fashioned and right than to be up-to-dateand wrong.” (Tiorio, an ethical philosopher type)

According to the dictionary, an old-fashioned person favors ideas, customs, and styles of days gone by.

I'm waiting for someone to call me old-fashionedfor the ultra-fem, vintage clothing pieces I sometimes wear. But it's never happened.

Yet a man once told me that I wasbehind the ...

A man who brings out your best

Do you have one of those relationship dealbreaker lists?You know, the list that describes the qualities you have to have in a man,along with the qualities you simply won’t tolerate?

If you’ve taken the time to write such a list, I'm impressed!

Now put it away.

Then, being as honest as you can be with yourself, make twobrand new lists:

  • The “Good Qualities I Bring to a Relationship” list

And...

  • The “Not-So-Good Qualities I Bring to a Relationship” list

Why these two lists? Let ...

Be gentle with me, Wombat (my BlogTalkRadio interview)

Be gentle with me, Wombat (my BlogTalkRadio interview)

When you listen to a recording of your own voice, do you like it?

I don't. And wouldn't you think that would stop me from broadcasting my voice live across the Internet?

Hell no.

At 5 pm PST/8 pm EST tonight, the very charming Wombat of KissNBlog is going to interview me for his BlogTalkRadio show.

(Ha! Brave man, that Wombat.)

Amongst other things, he and I are going to talk about when to have sex. Not with each other, ...

The other gift that keeps on giving: a guilty conscience

The other gift that keeps on giving: a guilty conscience

“I mean, I felt terrible. And in thebeginning, I mean, I was completely devastated. I mean, can you imagine thekind of guilt that you would feel, and the responsibility?” (Monica Lewinsky)

“Guilt is the pledge drive constantlyhammering in our heads that keeps us from fully enjoying the show.” (Dennis Miller)

“I don't believe in guilt. I believe inliving on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person, anddon't judge people in your life. I think you should ...

When a man opens a door for you, do you slam it in his face?

When a man opens a door for you, do you slam it in his face?

A man in my past -- let's call him Mr. Manners -- opened the door when we entered and exited restaurants and other public places during dates.

But wait. That’s not the whole story.

After opening the door, this guy stepped through the doorway before I did.

Sometimes Mr. Manners even allowed the door to start closing in my face as he raced ahead. After a month of this, his attractive backside walking away from me became all-too-familiar.

And I ...

Please tell me it’s not almost Valentine’s Day again

Please tell me it’s not almost Valentine’s Day again

Considering that I’m in the business of helping people find and keep love, you'd think that I'd be a fan of THE romantic holiday of the year, Valentine's Day.

Well...I'm not.

But if it's a big holiday for you, by all means, enjoy! And hope you don't mind my poking a bit of fun at it.   

It's just that every year, during the first two weeks of February leading to V-Day, I can't help but notice how some people ...

When your friend’s husband or boyfriend comes on to you

Should you tell your friend about her guy’s bad behavior? My answer is, “Itdepends.”

I’m a big believer in trying to “nip it in the bud” with the man at first, ratherthan telling the friend. This means communicating to him -- in a lightheartedway or not -- that you haven’t forgotten for a nanosecond that he’s involvedwith your friend. You don’t flirt along with his off-color comment. You avoidhis wandering hands. And you do your best to steer clear of him. ...

Living apart together (LAT) relationships

Living apart together (LAT) relationships

Depending on the person you're talking to, it can be awkward explainingthat you and the man in your life aren't married, but happily livingtogether.

But how about explaining to someone that you and the man in your life are happily married -- and living apart?

An increasing number of people in marriages, or in other committed,long-term relationships, are choosing to keep their own places ratherthan move in together. And these Living Apart Together (LAT) couplesclaim that their relationships are better because ...

We don’t want to make the same mistakes with a new wrong man (and we don’t have to)

If you’re like many women, you’ve been through a divorce orother serious relationship ending. And when it happened, at least one of thefollowing thoughts probably haunted you for a while:

"I'm a failure in love"
"I'll never find love again"
"The pain I'm feeling will never go away"
"Hell will freeze over before I completely trust or love anotherman"

Eventually, with time, and some work on yourself and yournew life without the ex, these kinds of thoughts don't haunt you. Or ...

Women who inspire

Two weeks ago I met and had a conversation with an amazingperson. As a journalist and producer, she goes into war-torn countries andhelps get genuine news -- as opposed to government-sponsored propaganda -- outover the local radio waves. What this woman does every day takes incredible courageand conviction. And honestly, I know I couldn’t handle her job.

But that one conversation I had with her is still inspiring me.

Women’s real-life stories can do that. There are lots offamous, and not-so-famous, extraordinary ...

If you expect to get rejected, is it more likely to happen?

If you expect to get rejected, is it more likely to happen?

Rejection is one of life’s most unpleasant little realities.Every time you start a relationship, there’s a risk that the other person coulddecide to walk away before you do. So, on some level, knowledge of that risk isgoing to be in your mind.

But that doesn’t mean you go into relationships, expecting to get rejected.

Or maybe…….you do?

One of the worst things about expecting rejection -- evenfrom a man who isn’t on his way out of the relationship -- is that ...

Flattering a man

“Men are delusional. Hugh Hefner lounges around in abathrobe with three live-in girlfriends. You know guys are sitting at homewatching the Playboy Channel and thinking, ‘That could be me. I’ve got a bathrobe.’” (Denise MunroRobb)

While my husband’s doing the dishes, I like to come upbehind him, stroke his back, and tell him in my most seductive voice, “You have no idea how sexy you are right now.”

Not so coincidentally, I occasionally say the exact samething whenever he ...

Sometimes in love you’re the pigeon, and sometimes you’re the statue

Sometimes in love you’re the pigeon, and sometimes you’re the statue

“I’m not shooting for a successful relationship at thispoint. I’m just looking for something that will prevent me from throwing myselfin front of a bus. I’m keeping my expectations very, very low. Basically I’mlooking for a mammal.” (Janeane Garafalo)

Have you ever gone through a Basically-Looking-for-a-MammalPhase? I have. And at the lowest point of the phase, I temporarily talked myself into thisguy, “Dick.”

Honestly, I knew from the get-go that Dick was trouble. ...




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