A journalist and author's musings on love, marriage, divorce and life
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 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 Aging, Expectations, Love, Marriage, Men, Midlife, Millennials, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Stereotypes, Women on Oct 29th, 2019
Dennis Quaid’s fiancee is almost 40 years younger than he is, but being closer in age doesn’t guarantee you’ll have a “better” or more “real” marriage
Posted in Aging, Divorce, Expectations, Midlife, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex, Women on Oct 15th, 2019
We have many myths about menopausal women. What we really need is understanding and education, not only for us but also for our romantic partners.
Posted in Children, Expectations, Gender, Men, Parenting, Relationships, Stereotypes, Women on Sep 17th, 2019
Recently, Ryan Stephens — a self-proclaimed “father, voracious reader, strategist, optimistic contrarian” — asked on Twitter, “How do you help transform your son into a good man?” and then detailed bullet points he and his wife, Alaina, follow based on a post on their Dialed in Men blog. So, I questioned whether being a good […]
Posted in Expectations, Infidelity, Marriage, Men, Needs, Relationships, Sex, Stereotypes, Women on Sep 3rd, 2019
Recently, I was asked why my former husband cheated on me. I hadn’t really been asked that before although I certainly have talked openly about his affair — how it impacted me, our kids, our marriage, etc., etc. But why he had an affair? That was a new one, so I had to think, all […]
Posted in Expectations, Happiness, Marriage, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Wife, Women on Aug 20th, 2019
Posted in Dating, Expectations, Men, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Singles, Women on Aug 13th, 2019
Maybe instead of presenting our best and what we want in others, we might want to consider what we find challenging about ourselves as romantic partners.
Posted in Children, Divorce, Expectations, Family, Happiness, Infidelity, Love, Marriage, Needs, Relationships, Sex, Wife, Women on Jul 2nd, 2019
I’m not sure how many men read articles or buy books about marriage, and I say this as the co-author of a book on marriage. Although men have historically gained the most from the institution, it’s generally women who are attuned to a relationship’s temperature and, thus, are most likely to read up on how […]
Posted in Children, Expectations, Happiness, Marital plan, Marriage, Relationship contract, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Singles, Women on May 28th, 2019
Unmarried and child-free women are the happiest people. Or so says Paul Dolan, a professor of behavioral science at the London School of Economics. Married people are happier than other population subgroups, but only when their spouse is in the room when they’re asked how happy they are. When the spouse is not present: fucking […]
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