Tag Archives: relationships

Be Your Hero

Posted on February 3, 2018 by bonnevivantelife

When people think of relationships in February, they usually think about intimate relationships–their spouse, significant other, ex-lover. Too often, people don’t examine the relationship you have with yourself. It’s precisely this relationship you have with yourself that dictates and frames … Continue reading →

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Grace, Hope & Lebenslüge

Posted on April 23, 2016 by bonnevivantelife

Lebenslüge. Life lies. What a great German phrase  a new friend shared with me. She asked me at the end of our first meeting, why I tell myself life lies, lebenslüge. I couldn’t answer her immediately because I fell in … Continue reading →

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The Secret to a Successful Relationship

Posted on March 20, 2016 by bonnevivantelife

My friends finally conceded it is difficult to date me. I’m a little complex, a bit of an overthinker, and not very conventional. I’m an acquired taste. My friends declared I needed to date my equal, and I shouldn’t waste … Continue reading →

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The Houses We Live In

Posted on November 11, 2015 by bonnevivantelife

I’ve been having minor, yet irritating, disagreements with my dad the past few weeks. I’m having some minor renovations done in the house, as well as changing lots of things within the house. He’s been visiting to help me out. … Continue reading →

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Saying Good-Bye

Posted on November 19, 2014 by bonnevivantelife

“I don’t know how to say good-bye.” La Chica writes this in an important note to me about her feelings of her good friends moving away. I don’t blame her. No one knows how to say good-bye. It’s hard and … Continue reading →

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Connecting the Dots

Posted on August 19, 2014 by bonnevivantelife

I’ve only recently felt I deserved to claim I am a writer. It’s a tenuous claim, because when people ask what I write, I tell them I write a blog. Many people dismiss this as not really being a writer, … Continue reading →

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How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

Posted on August 9, 2014 by bonnevivantelife

How do you heal a broken heart, a friend ponders painfully. First, one must let go of the beloved one. Sounds simple, but what does that mean really? Well, the obvious things are you stop seeing the person. You stop … Continue reading →

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Beggars Can’t Be Choosers

Posted on August 7, 2014 by bonnevivantelife

“Please. Don’t do this. Don’t go,” I said softly. No, I begged softly. I tried not to beg loudly because that’s unbecoming. But my pleas were in fact begging. Because I knew if he walked out that door that night, … Continue reading →

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Marriage Salad

Posted on August 5, 2014 by bonnevivantelife

I was the last of my friends to get married, and the first of my friends to get divorced. I do tend to do things ass-backwards. So I don’t know how much stock anyone wants to put into my advice … Continue reading →

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My Sangha of True Love

Posted on July 21, 2014 by bonnevivantelife

I’ve deleted one of my online dating site profiles. Another one I’ll leave up simply because I paid a discounted price for an entire 6 months from the start because I’m cheap, but I won’t really be participating in this … Continue reading →

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