Getting Stuck on the Word “Stranger”?
Consequential strangers. From the moment I saw the term Karen coined to describe people on the periphery of our close social circles, I loved it. And so did most people. They declared it “intriguing”...
View ArticleDownsizing: Jets vs. Sharks
TV imitates life. The economy and the ills of the health care system set the scene for this season’s Gray’s Anatomy. In the first episode, we learn that financial difficulties have forced Mercy West...
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We Need New Words to Describe Relationships
Guy Owens and I are very distantly related–he’s the husband of my ex-husband’s first cousin! Our paths would have never crossed but for the fact that I still spend most holiday’s with my ex’s...
View ArticleOutsiders Can Make a Marriage Stronger
Sandy (not her real name) was “moved to tears” after hearing me talk about the importance of connecting with consequential strangers in our everyday life. She later explained in an email: [My tears...
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What It Takes to Connect Face-to-Face (in the age of the Google brain…or in...
I’m back in Paris, on the prowl for a new set of consequential strangers–following my own advice about what it takes for a place to feel comfortable. It’s not easy here (see this post about my last...
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Bi-Postal Blogging
I can’t believe I launched another blog. What could I have been thinking? Only a few months ago, I was bemoaning the hype around social media, wondering how to get back to my writer self. But I...
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