Sublime

These processes also apply to friendships, of course. Friendships have to be created, and that means someone has to take the plunge and make an opening bid to establish interest.

origin in the name of one of Ross Jeffries’s cats, Sargy. An hour after I sent him my phone number, Grimble called. More than Mystery, it was Grimble who would initiate me into what could only be described as a secret society. “Hey, man,” he said, in a conspiratorial hiss. “So what do you think of Mystery’s game?” I gave him my assessment. “Wow, I

“He’s your friend,” she texted back. “He’s your friend that you get to sleep with and wake up with. That’s what married life is at its most basic. A friend, your teammate, a person you trust and look forward to talking to, about anything. Someone who seems to really, really like you, who you like, too.”

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But it takes great courage to build relational intimacy, which is the oxygen of a marriage. It takes an enormous amount of courage to say, “This marriage is in trouble and we need to do something about it.” It’s much easier to put your troubles on the back burner, engage in the rough-and-tumble of life, and hope things will sort of work themselves

gentleman. Let him open doors for you, help you with your coat, even order your meal for you.

“You have a unique approach to courtship,” he commented. “I wouldn’t have thought beating Daisy at lawn games would catch her interest, but it seems to have done the trick.”