Critically Curious Musings
It was a beautiful November morning in Southern Alberta. The radiant blue sky flirted with the winter wheat, magically framing the splendor of the Rocky Mountains on the drive from Lethbridge to the Mormon Temple in Cardston. In a few short hours I would marry my best friend— committing myself to him not just…
The drive from Vancouver to Whistler is always a thrill, especially on warm spring days— each corner revealing yet another beautiful vista as the road unfolds in a gentle incline into the mountains of British Columbia. It was on such a spring drive that I was listening to On Being with Krista Tippet, one of…
It’s Sunday morning, and I am scrolling through my Flipchart news feed when I land upon The Guardian’s “Dear Mariella” relationship series with the following letter: My father’s terrible behaviour means I can’t be intimate with men[1] “The dilemma: I’m in my late 30s, single, no children and I’ve never been in a long-term relationship….
My guilty pleasure is watching the reality TV show Married At First Sight. Each season a team of “experts” pair 6 strangers into 3 couples who marry, honeymoon, and move-in together. At the end of 8 weeks, the couples decide if they would like to stay married, or get a divorce. This show captivates…