The Romance of Twilight

July is national Share a Sunset with Your Lover month. The idea is so simple, and just like the source of its inspiration, therein lies its beauty.

The coffee table book of the same name, created by Melissa Chamberlin, Ph.D., is appropriately short on prose, and long on soothing images awash with orange and purple sublimity.

Description

“In this short and straightforward book Dr. Melissa Chamberlin provides the reader with some well taken suggestions concerning intimacy and communication. These suggestions are framed within a task…sharing a sunset with one’s lover…This book is recommended to anyone who wants to enhance intimacy with their partner by taking time to enjoy the little things that often go overlooked.” ~Howard J. Ruppel, MPH, Ed.D., Ph.D., DACS

Just what is it that sunsets “do” to us? How do they manage to arrest us in our busy tracks, to silence our mouths and minds and make us pause to take in their powerful panoramic grace? And why is this ineffable experience heightened when shared with a sweetheart?

In the author’s own words, “When you look at a sunset in real life or in a photograph, you feel like you are falling in love with each other again because your phenylethylamine levels are rising. Cuddle up with your sweetheart and read Share a Sunset with Your Lover. Experience the magic of emotional closeness with your lover tonight.”

So get your “love hormones” ready, and please join us in enjoying the following photos, as submitted by our very own Lilo members.

from Pat Bevington

"South Lake Tahoe Magic! :) " from Jay Rodriguez

"South Lake tahoe!" from Gina Moore

"This was just taken last week in Long Beach during an
amazing trip I took to California. During the visit
I got to meet a dear long distance friend in person
for the first time - the highlight of the whole trip!"
from Amy Allen

Thank you to all those who shared their sunsets and their love.

Warmly,

Lilo