There are no perfect men of course, but some are more perfect than others, and we can use all of those we can get.
Merle ShainSex deepens love and love deepens sex, so physical intimacy transforms everything and playing with it is playing with fire.
Merle ShainLoving someone means helping them to be more themselves, which can be different from being what you’d like them to be, although often they turn out the same
Merle ShainGirls gave sex to get love and boys gave love to get sex and conning girls was the favorite indoor sport.
Merle ShainI'm not sure there can be loving without commitment, although commitment takes all kinds of forms, and there can be commitment for the moment as well as commitment for all time. The kind that is essential for loving marriages - and love affairs, as well - is a commitment to preserving the essential quality of your partner's soul, adding to them as a person rather than taking away.
Merle Shain