People ask me all the time for the secret to life-long relationships, and I often answer that it has more to do with behaviors than love. Coming to terms with the fact that love may not be enough is a painful reality. Love is just one facet; the behaviors we choose in relationship are the […]
My quest to find the answer on how couples stick together is completely driven by my own cataclysmic failures in relationship. During the entire 20 years of my adult life, I have strung together 2-year relationships, give or take, including one that led to a 6-month marriage. If you were to ask me why I […]
Last year, Global Glue Project had the honor of filming Crimson & Will, two of the six Burning Man founders. Burning Man is an annual celebration of community, art, and self-expression held in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. Over 65,000 participants helped create, and then dismantle, Black Rock City this year, and when the event was […]
Time and time again we hear Global Glue Project couples speak about the importance of telling the truth, even when it’s hard. In Erica & Michael’s chapter Staying In Truth, Michael says, “When you are in your truth, you can love more.” A dear friend of mine reminds me of this same idea by often […]
This past July, the Global Glue team traveled to Oregon to film an AMAZING couple that has been together for 70 years. While we were filming inside their hand built log home situated within the Umpqua National Forest, a young couple stopped by. The house is situated up a windy road above the Umpqua River. […]
When you are in a relationship with an alcoholic, you wait for the moment when your partner admits that they have a problem and are willing to make a change. In Crimson & Will’s Glue Film, Will talks openly about his alcoholism and the moment he made the choice to live a different life. He […]
How many couples regularly check in to see if their behaviors match their original wedding vows? Recently, I visited a friend who is going through one of the most stressful times in a marriage—the arrival of baby number two. Their attention is now divided between two children, with its juggling of daycare and jobs, and […]
It amazes me to see this Global Glue couple, Helen and Sydney, after 70 years of marriage, appear to get butterflies when they kiss. The look on Helen’s face is that of a schoolgirl who just kissed her childhood crush in this must-see 35-second clip. My brother (DJ Pierce) and I are the team behind […]
Through Global Glue Project, for over four years I have been listening to the stories of how couples met, what the glue is that keeps them together, and what obstacles they have overcome. One of the fascinating commonalities to the stories is the number of couples who experienced love at first site. Many couples report […]
Fear of ‘popping the question’ is real, and notoriously women often wait in agony for their partner to commit. In this hilarious and awesome clip of Gaby & Robert’s Glue Film, in just under 2 minutes, Robert tells the story of Gaby’s ultimatum, and her serious chutzpah. After dating for about a year, Robert was […]