Tag: Michelangelo

For decades now, people have admired the rapport between my husband and I. Whether we’re presenting on stage together or chatting with friends in our living room, the chemistry is obvious and apparently enviable. A curiosity. Where, I’ve been asked, does it come from?

If only I could take my inquirers to Paris. Because my answer is there, in the Louvre Art Museum, specifically in the "Salle des Etats," where Mona Lisa sits composed in the midst of constant chaos: hundreds of photographers clamoring for their shot at any given moment.

"The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life." ~Oscar Wilde

I know my marriage is an anomaly. For many, happy marriages seem rare. As much as we all long for a relationship that we can grow old in, we don’t really believe in them. I think many people confuse the early "in love" experience with the ongoing effort of creating a love that works.