She didn't call them when he broke her nose in a fit of delusional jealousy, although she sat him down and pointed to her bloody, disfigured face and said, "What if someone did this to your daughter?" But she did call 911 one time and one time alone -- about a decade ago, before New York passed its mandatory arrest law -- when Michael threatened to leave and take their daughters.
In addition to those you might expect – money, sex, time with loved ones, time alone – people said sunshine, space to think, writing with really sharp pencils, extra strong coffee, arriving somewhere early, a baby's first smile of the morning, beans on toast (with lots of cheese) and feeding the ducks.
"We wouldn't have taken the eventual champions to a tough Game 7. I'm not looking for any consolation prize, but in the same breath I've got to give my guys credit and the players that we brought in here credit for reaching levels that a lot of people in this business haven't reached one time, let alone back-to-back-to-back".
At one time John and Mary alone accounted for a quarter of all babies born.
We rotate through and try to break off and give each one of the kids time alone with one or both of us so that they know that even thought they are part of a big family now, they still are loved for who they are individually.
After the birth of a child, couples have only about one-third the time alone together as they had when they were childless, according to researchers from Ohio State.
Last week, when Snowden gave his first live interview at the SXSW conference, I couldn't get into the room where he was telecast, let alone one-on-one time with him.
After a night with the pair of them, the guy chooses one woman to spend time alone with in a private apartment for a few days.
I was terrified of the loss of aloneness, of being driven to a senior center where I would confront a huge jigsaw puzzle, a class in square dancing, and find myself taking part in a community sing: 'Just a song at twilight.' " As he has aged, he confides, he has spent more time alone -- "one of the reasons these years have been the best of my life".
