Diva suggested that to really understand where I am, I need to make a sincere attempt to sustain an actual relationship with an Israeli man. So the next time I had the opportunity, I didn’t run away screaming or make the usual paranoid accusations while laughing in his face. I…
I am still reeling from the disorientation of learning the differences between a gigantic sexual market and a tiny one. In the U.S. I was considered very cool and easygoing. Here, I’m clingy, obsessive, and paranoid. Sometimes I freeze someone out or say something incredibly ill timed and stupid just…
Today I finished clearing out my workshop for LE’s arrival. I don’t know how long he’s going to be here this time, but it’ll probably be a couple of months. This time I’ll see if he can come up to Tiberias with me and Diva every couple of weeks or…
Yesterday, I spelled out the game. Now I’m going to make it very clear that I am not playing. If I have to be cruel to someone to keep them, I would rather not. Besides, there are a few guys around who have some damned sense. A few of them…
Over the past few months, my personal Mrs. Havisham, Diva, has been schooling me on Israeli men. She explained NMS, and this helped me a lot. Now, we’ve moved to practical dating advice, and I am having one of those, “Oh FUCK!” moments. I learned today that, for Israeli standards,…
Once upon a time, a fine, sturdy, medicine woman went on a journey across the big lake. She found herself in a strange land with many new and wonderful sights and sounds. She learned about the local plants and animals, and enjoyed many new pleasures, but she still missed some…
