Category: blogging through scary close

blogging thru Scary Close – chapters 15 and 16

“You complete me” is the line that lost me in the movie Jerry McGuire. It’s just such a ridiculous concept. Having this expectation of another person is CRAZY. I mean it. Downright crazy. But it sounds so romantic. This whole idea that getting married will… Continue Reading “blogging thru Scary Close – chapters 15 and 16”

blogging thru Scary Close – chapter 14

Chapter 14 is called Do Men Do Intimacy Differently? This is the longest chapter in the book, and the one all the women will run to in attempt to understand the men in their lives. Will it accomplish that? I’m not sure. The first… Continue Reading “blogging thru Scary Close – chapter 14”

blogging thru Scary Close – chapters 12 and 13

Vulnerability and openness act as the soil that fosters security. (pg. 157) In chapter 12, Don writes about a friend who cheated on his wife when their children were very young.  He chose to tell them what he did, once they grew old enough… Continue Reading “blogging thru Scary Close – chapters 12 and 13”

blogging thru Scary Close [the risk of being careful – chapter 11]

I remember being part of a ministry in college where we were trained to be mediators for our fellow students. We had a wonderful pastor and counselor train us during a weekend retreat each year. Showing us how to listen, how to manage conflict,… Continue Reading “blogging thru Scary Close [the risk of being careful – chapter 11]”

blogging thru Scary Close – chapters 9 and 10

Deception in any form kills intimacy. (pg 103) If you’ve been lurking around here at all in the last 18 months or so, you’ve probably realized that I’m working on living an authentic life. A lot. I don’t think that’s meant that I was… Continue Reading “blogging thru Scary Close – chapters 9 and 10”