VeryTogether's Valentine Love Story

altSavage Scout rolled down the streets of Troy, New York, working out with her roller derby buddies. Ethan saw her on a corner and approached her, but she didn't really focus her energy on him and blew him off. That was the first intersection.

Weeks later, Juli, aka Savage Scout, was surfing a transgender dating website, looking for love in what turned out to be the right place. Ethan's profile stopped her in her tracks. She emailed him, confident, only to have the email returned, account expired. She didn't give up. She'd chosen. She started to network, tracing the artistic, academic, adorable man.  She contacted a friend who had recently written an article about Ethan in the local paper and got a live email. When he didn't get back to her immediately she kept trying. »
altSitting at a dinner table where nobody speaks your language can be frightening. Trying to stay engaged in the foreign social scene can be a difficult task when everybody speaks Italian and you're trying to process a million words with the pathetic tourist vocab you learned on the plane ride over. Luckily, during my two months in Venice, I had my portable paint brush to relate to the people around me. I have found that my loyal iPhone helps me stay in the game when otherwise I would be tapping my fingers waiting for something to happen. In this case, not knowing the Italian language, the Brushes app helped me stay confident by giving me the universal language of colors and shapes. Brushes made me feel productive and “part of the group,” which is a state of mind most of us need to feel happy. »
Love. Sex. Technology Book CoverLove. Sex. Technology. What is their impact on your life? Write your story and you may win an iPod Touch, a Flip Video Camera, or a Polaroid Instant Photo Printer. VeryTogether is seeking original true stories for its upcoming eBook, Love. Sex. Technology. Describe your unusual online encounters, relationships, and opportunities. Disclose how technology breakthroughs, apps, widgets, blogs, gadgets, forums, etc have changed your life. Share your story for a chance to win. »
coupleSlow Sex Vacation Offered by OneTaste 
If you and your honey want to escape this Valentine's Day, you may want to consider a four-day exploration of Slow Sex, led by Nicole Daedone, founder of OneTaste, who teaches Orgasmic Meditation. Described as a new path to intimacy, OneTaste's approach is designed to help couples discover the depth of connection possible in their relationships, through lectures, experiential exercises and mindful sexuality practices. »

Couples & Money book cover

To hear Mary Jo and Steve tell it, their first date began like one of those syrupy romance novels. MJ had coaxed Steve into eating at Chez Renee, an upscale Art Nouveau eatery famous for its cuisine, elegance, and prices.

“There she was, positively beaming in this white silk dress,” said Steve.  “The food was incredible.  We had two bottles of Merlot and were feeling no pain at all.  There was a lot of chemistry going on.” »
When Someone You Love is Bipolar book Cynthia G Last PhDHelp and Support for You and Your Partner

Many of us live with a diagnosis – our own or our partner’s – of bipolar disorder. Cynthia G. Last, PhD, a therapist who lives with the diagnosis and has been married 20 years, details the challenges of the diagnosis and the strategies couples can apply to support each other during the mood swings and changes that characterize this illness. »
Anti-Anxiety Workbook
Anxiety can isolate us or seriously hamper the relationships we do have. In their workbook, psychologists Martin M. Antony and Peter J. Norton offer a toolkit to understand and overcome fears, worries and obsessions to help readers take back their lives. The following excerpt helps overcome anxiety about social situations. »
Orlando Leibovitz PaintingEvery person has a distinct style. What a boring world it would be if everyone were like your mother, the cheerleader from high school, your millionaire uncle or Emily Post. When relatives, friends and coworkers tell you what to think, it is appropriate to thank them for sharing. »



The minute I heard my first love story,
I started looking for you
Not knowing how blind that was.
Lovers don't finally meet somewhere.
They are in each other all along.

Rumi

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