What do I want in a man?
It was World War II, somewhere in Germany and a bridge needed to be taken out to prevent the advancement...
Death
In a Tarot card reading, the Death card is unlikely to actually represent a physical death. Typically it implies an...
Saturdays
When I first began dating John “The Pilot”, we got together maybe every other week and eventually, weekly. During those...
The Morton Arboretum
We all have a place in our lives that is special, magical, grounding or “home”. For many folks I know,...
There is Always Hope
During the eight days my mother spent in the hospital, her last 8 days on earth, there were all sorts...
1986
I was beginning a new semester at Columbia College and I was now a film major. It was all so...
1985
Last night, I was scrolling through the TV guide and I came across a listing for a movie that was...
What is one thing you won’t tolerate in a relationship?
On my search for true love, I was given a list of questions that a celebrity TV talk show host...
You Make Me Smile
There they were, the words I longed for, “Do you want to marry me?” It was in a text message,...
Last-Ditch Effort
A desperate final attempt. This expression alludes to the military sense of last ditch, “the last line of defense.” I...
About Me
Groovy Gail is a Mid Western woman with a strong desire to write about her experiences and thoughts about relationships and the lies we choose to live with. Her passion for all things Mid Century Modern may have impacted her ideas about what a relationship should be like, but life’s experiences beg to differ.
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