A journalist and author's musings on love, marriage, divorce and life
Posted in Cohabitation, Expectations, Love, Marriage, Needs, Relationship contract, Relationships, Romantic relationships on Feb 4th, 2020
What’s more romantic than what Charlie Hunnam and his girlfriend are already doing — showing up for each other day after day, year after year, even though there’s nothing legally making them do that;?
Posted in Expectations, Happiness, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex, Women on Jan 28th, 2020
Can we talk about sex? Of course we can, but most of us don’t. Oh, we may boast to friends about the great sex we’ve had (and hopefully we have) or make jokes with then about the crappy sex we’ve had (we’ve all been there), but talking about sex — what we think about it, […]
Posted in Aging, Coupledom, Expectations, Happiness, Love, Midlife, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Singles, Stereotypes, Women on Jan 21st, 2020
The desire for Brad and Jen to be romantically together is less about them being the perfect couple (they weren’t) and more about the narrative people have created for single women like Jen.
Posted in Children, Divorce, Expectations, Love, Marriage, Parenting, Parenting prenup, Relationships, Romantic relationships on Jan 14th, 2020
Most of us would agree that kids need to be raised in a loving environment and tneed their parents to love them. But love each other? Actually, no.
Posted in Aging, Consensual nonmonogamy, Dating, Expectations, Happiness, Midlife, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex, Women on Jan 7th, 2020
Here’s one way older women can get the sex they crave while also giving themselves a healthy boost — practicing consensual non-monogamy.
Posted in Expectations, Needs, Relationship contract, Relationships, Sex on Dec 31st, 2019
If sex matters to you and you expect it in your romantic relationship, there’s only one way to know if your partner’s on the same page as you are — talk about it and come to some agreements and continue to talk about it.
Posted in Aging, Beauty, Expectations, Marriage, Men, Midlife, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Stereotypes, Wife, Women on Dec 24th, 2019
The older man-younger woman dynamic generally creates unequal relationships; older women-younger men marriages appear to be much more equal partnerships. Isn’t that what we, especially women, want?
Posted in Divorce, Expectations, Family, Happiness, Live Apart Together, Marital plan, Marriage, Needs, Relationship contract, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Wife on Dec 17th, 2019
The problem is many women are all too willing to give up their dreams, hopes and aspirations once they get into a romantic relationship.
Posted in Aging, Caregiving, Dating, Expectations, Happiness, Live Apart Together, Men, Midlife, Needs, Relationships, Singles, Women on Dec 10th, 2019
While older women may want companionship, they also treasure their independence. Being in a live apart together relationship can give them both.
Posted in Expectations, Happiness, Marriage, Politics, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Stereotypes on Dec 3rd, 2019
No matter how you feel about Trump, many people wonder about his wife, Melania. Is she truly happy? Is she just waiting for the right moment to divorce? What did her “I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?” parka really mean? Does she really need to be rescued, as the #FreeMelania meme suggested? Mostly, why does […]
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