Love is in the Air . . . or depending on the state of your love life it could just be gas!

Just this past week I received an e-mail with the heading “:we have a gorgeous selection” suggesting that my manly prowess may not be all it could be. Funny, I never used to receive these e-mails with such frequency prior to crossing the half-century mark . . . Besides a flaccid libido, based on the other electronic notifications I am receiving through e-mail, Facebook connections and in general from the virtual realms of You’re Not Good Enough, Not Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Hate You!, it is becoming quite clear that I somehow went off the track. But where? Then it hit me, I need to be less like Elmer Fudd and more like the guy on the Old Spice Commercials! The above is an excerpt from my February 10th post "Ahhhh . . . If only I were the Old Spice Guy!" Of course men and women both have different views of romance, especially on this the most revered day for love . . . Valentine's Day! Joining me to help us navigate through the at times conflicting Venus - Mars view of love is none other than the incomparable first lady of the romantic arts Rhonda Ricardo, whose book Cherries Over Quicksand tackles some of the most challenging questions surrounding the relationship between men and women with insight, sensitivity and humor.