We have all been there at one point in our lives, desperate for love from a partner, seeking to gratify some emotional need. We see ourselves through our partner’s eyes and therefore become emotionally dependent on them to love us and see us in the best light. So when they are not... »
While out and about one night in San Francisco’s SoMa District, my friend Kari and I ventured into Slim’s to watch a local band called The Frail. Unlike its name, the band, especially the lead singer and drummer, enthralled the audience with an energetic and spunky performance. It was a different story,... »
When thinking about happiness or longevity in a relationship, we generally think of it in terms of whether or not our partner is someone we want to share our future with, or ultimately, someone we want to marry. We look at our partner in terms of how he or she contributes to our... »
The one question I always found difficult to answer, especially when asked by a significant other or a hope-to-be-significant-other is “What are you looking for in a relationship?” I would stammer and falter through the answer, trying to piece it together as I hear the words come out of my mouth. It’s not because... »
We meet strangers every day. We sit next to them on the bus, walk amongst them on the street, shop with them in the local supermarket. We may even work with them in the office. Some we see only once in our lives. Others we see almost every day: people... »
Life is essentially a composition of moments, memories and fragments pieced together. The beauty of that life depends on how one paints each of those fragments. We can either paint it as nothing more than a regular meal of overcooked couscous, for instance, or paint it as a life-defining moment of beauty... »
“Never a cover, always a party” is the motto of San Francisco’s holiest of meat markets, the Holy Cow. It is a sacred mating ground where you’ll find the shortest of skirts and the tightest of shirts, not only on women but also on men. It calls itself an over 21... »
For those of you who are not familiar with the Marina, it is San Francisco’s premier meat market, teeming with young, beautiful, twenty- and thirty- somethings, dressed to the nines like peacocks in search of a mate. Every night, the restaurants, bars and clubs are filled to the brim with happy, drunk and sexually... »
While living in Hong Kong, I spent most of my lunches at the local zoo watching a family of buff-cheeked gibbons. They seemed like a perfect family unit of father, mother and three kids. The mother spent most of her time tending to the needs of the baby girl. The two boys... »
As I reflect on the great love stories of our grandparents’ generation, I can’t help but speculate on the love stories that will be passed on from my generation of post-baby-boomers. Will the stories be of great adventures, lifelong partnerships and happy marriages or will it be a series of messy divorces, short-lived... »
