Essays from Oregon about love -- romantic, married, love for kids, love of a dying parent, love among men in a men's retreat, the love that "philosophy" rarely talks about, the deep need for true, happy, alive Self Love, the search for enlightened relationships where you share a spiritual life with your lover, the need for women to save the world by using wisdom gained from motherhood. Loving teens, who deeply need the support and aren't going to do it your way. Being with a dying parent, forgiving, loving her. Getting to know the new lover and loving stuff you may not like. Seeing your kids graduate. A brokenhearted friend trying to love again. Love in your 80s. Divorce craziness. Fighting with a lover, processing, owning your shit, negotiating, going beyond blame, telling the radical truth. What Women Want; What Men Want.