“I am not the master of my heart; it has been captured and drawn out of its comfortable resting place, stretched and bounced like a plaything” (Longing to Love, p. 125). Thus Tim Muldoon describes how it has felt for him to first of all fall in love with Sue, and now with their child. [...]
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In chapter 9 of Longing to Love, “When We Finally Arrived at the Same Place,” we see how Tim and Sue were of different minds on adoption. First, they were at different places when it came to being concerned about pregnancy; Sue became concerned right away, and Tim didn’t. This is not so unusual in a [...]
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“Now I understand that there can exist an intimate language between people that can never really be shared. Perhaps the sounds can be imitated; perhaps one might come to appreciate elements of the grammar. But the poetry unfolds only within a deep relationship, the reciprocity of unconditional love giving rise to the freedom to self-reveal [...]
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If you haven’t already, I encourage you to read chapter 6 of Longing to Love: “How Love Blooms into Fascination.” The chapter is posted below. It’s an honest and insightful reflection on sexuality in marriage. Tim Muldoon states that there’s a great difference between the idea of sex and the acts of love that develop [...]
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On page 5 of Longing to Love, Tim Muldoon makes this profound observation: “She [his wife, Sue] has pondered the journey that she, in her longing to be a mother, has trodden, and the work she’s had to undertake at different stages to bring me, a less agile emotional traveler, along on the journey.” He [...]
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