by Guillermo Vidal | Apr 18, 2021 | Finding Love After Divorce
During a visit I made to Spain, there was a sign in the corner of a small tapas restaurant in Madrid that caught my eye. It contained this quote from Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, “Take a lover who looks at you and sees magic.” I have to admit it but Kahlo’s wisdom...
by Guillermo Vidal | Aug 3, 2020 | Finding Love After Divorce
There was a time when propagating was our species’ highest priority. History tells us that Neanderthal man and woman partnered up and created offspring. As the concept of family developed, having an exclusive love partner, or spouse and having children became the...
by Guillermo Vidal | Apr 22, 2020 | Finding Love After Divorce
What makes less sense, beating a dead horse or watering a dead plant? Does it matter what time of year you do this? This is how nonsensical the logic behind our excuses to stay in dysfunctional relationships sounds like. What good does it do for two people in a bad...
by Guillermo Vidal | Feb 12, 2020 | Finding Love After Divorce
Ask anyone how they define love and they will give you their version of romantic love. This is not surprising, as our culture bombards us with a plethora of stories by which to base our definition for love. Romantic stories make good novels and movies. Many rely on...
by Guillermo Vidal | Jan 13, 2020 | Finding Love After Divorce
We make it hard to let go of situations that are bad for us. This is particularly true when it comes to love relationships. Even when the evidence is in front of us, we analyze and rationalize another’s behavior in a way that postpones our responsibility to take...
by Guillermo Vidal | Nov 18, 2019 | Finding Love After Divorce
It is very normal for relationships, even those that started with great joy and optimism, to wither and die. No one can promise to love another forever, for we cannot foresee the future. But it is necessary to understand what a relationship’s dynamics are when one...
