Yes, it has been a while and I have been a busy bee. So many of us have been touched by the ugly finger that is the horrible state of the economy, and I have been blanketed with requests for advice on how to survive romantically in such times.
Once you put the stress in check and are able to focus on being romantic there seems nary a spare dollar around to spend on flowers or fine dining. Men are left without their comfortable go-to devices for quick fixes when the romance is waning and ladies can’t shop for the little things that help so many of us feel even sexier. So, what are we to do?
Poetry. There it is. It is the stuff of minstrels and knights in shining armor, and when there is a knight in shining armor afoot there must be a fair maiden near. Write some love-laden words ode to the person for whom your heart years. Or if the chemistry that is love dost become misguides on its journey from heart, to head, to hand, to tip o’ the quill, go to the library (yes, the library) and take out some books dripping with someone else’s take on it.
Here are a few examples:
Passionate Hearts : The Poetry of Sexual Love, by Wendy Maltz
Between the Cracks : The Daedalus Anthology of Kinky Verse, edited by Gavin Dillard
The Best American Erotic Poems From 1800 to the Present, edited by David Lehman
Intimate Kisses : The Poetry of Sexual Pleasure, by Thomas Moore
The Nation's Favourite Love Poems, by Daisy Goodwin
Surrealist Love Poems, edited by Mary Ann Caws
New Faber Book of Love Poems, edited by James Fenton
One of my columns recently went live on a great new Philadelphia-based Web site. Broke Up.com (http://brokeup.com/) is a community of people who have recently, well, broken up. They are ready to go out and party, meet interesting others and they know that they already have something in common – (no, not being recently broken up) – their love of all of the exciting things to do in the City of Brotherly Love.
The column can help any guy or woman from any city in any country; so, don’t not go if you are not from Philly. (Did that come out right?) However, if you are from the Philly-metro area, be sure to visit the rest of the site and join the community. It is free. You don’t necessarily have to be broken-up, as BU is a great resource for getting in-the-know.
http://www.brokeup.com/component/myblog/Letty-Livingston-Is-Philadelphias...-163.html
Check out the column and send any comments and dating and relationship questions to me at help@letlettyhelp.com. I will send the advice directly and discreetly, to your inbox. All names are kept in the strictest of confidence and all submitted material is considered for publication.
Lots of Love
LL