love and life – Menstrala School

The Mating Dance to Mate-enance.

Posted on February 14, 2018March 2, 2018 by Ally Rugge in Relationships. It's All Relative.

Happy Valentine's Day from my Relationship Therapy Archives. Ever wonder what happened to the romance? Why things were so good in the beginning and then...what changed? Learn about the maturation of love from The Mating Dance to Mate-enance.

Attraction. It Doesn’t Have to be Fatal.

Posted on January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 by Ally Rugge in Relationships. It's All Relative.

Relationship Therapy Archives. How can I be attracted to others when I’m with someone I love? Understanding attraction, it doesn't have to be fatal.

I Stand.

Posted on January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 by Ally Rugge in Meanderings, Poetry & Prose

You stood before me, held my hands in yours truly. You spoke with an unwavering faith in WE...

Ms. Carriage

Posted on July 19, 2017July 25, 2017 by Ally Rugge in Ocean of Emotion, Poetry & Prose, Vulnerability Vault

I woke up and just knew. Just a few nights before, with my beloved at my side, both looking up into the sky, I said from deep inside, "if it is so, then show up in a shooting star." It did. Just then. Right there. I swear. The words had barely left me. I wished for … Continue reading Ms. Carriage →

Love. The Capitalized Kind. Part 1

Posted on June 23, 2017November 22, 2017 by Ally Rugge in Novel Ideas, Poetry & Prose

It’s all been Love. The capitalized kind. The learning kind. The honest, "I don't know how to do this" kind.