A journalist and author's musings on love, marriage, divorce and life
Posted in Cohabitation, Expectations, LGBT, Marriage, Relationships, Romantic relationships on Apr 3rd, 2018
Actress Anna Faris is divorcing her second husband, Chris Pratt, and is now wondering what the heck is the purpose of marriage anyway. In a recent conversation on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast, Faris said: I need to figure out what the purpose is. Is it safety for your children? Is it convention? Is it so […]
Posted in Dating, Expectations, Gender, Men, Relationships, Women on Mar 27th, 2018
“Let a man be a man.” That’s the advice I got recently from a friend, the newish husband of a longtime gal friend. We’d been talking about dating and it got around to who pays on the first date, fully aware that “date” can mean many things but basically I was talking about a first […]
Posted in Children, Divorce, Expectations, Family, Marriage, Relationships on Mar 20th, 2018
The news broke last week that Donald Trump Jr.’s wife, Vanessa, filed for divorce after 12 years of marriage and five children, ages 3 to 10, together. And immediately, Twitter exploded with “serves him right” jabs, which didn’t sit right with everybody. “Really weird and upsetting to see folks acting gleeful at the Don Jr. […]
Posted in Divorce, Expectations, Marriage, Needs, Relationships on Mar 13th, 2018
Whether you’re a fan of Melania Trump or not, one thing is clear — she doesn’t look too happy in her marriage to The Donald nowadays. And recent allegations that Trump had an affair with Stephanie Gregory Clifford, aka porn star Stormy Daniels, while Melania was pregnant with their son Barron, can’t help. Yet, in an […]
Posted in Coupledom, Divorce, Expectations, Happiness, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Stereotypes on Mar 6th, 2018
Maybe some could see it coming. Maybe some feared it could happen. Maybe some were genuinely shocked. Nevertheless, Jennifer Aniston and hubby Justin Theroux have split after more than four years as a committed couple and two years as a married couple, and now Aniston’s romantic life will be mercilessly scrutinized while Theroux will just […]
Posted in Children, Family, Friends, Marriage, Relationships, Singles on Feb 27th, 2018
We attach a lot of meaning to marriage — love, commitment, children, financial security, etc. But does marriage make you a family? That’s what attorney, feminist writer, author and newlywed Jill Filipovic claimed recently in an article on why she changed her mind about marriage. It was not an easy decision for her — marriage […]
Posted in Beta marriage, Dating, Expectations, Happiness, Love, Marital plan, Relationships, Renewable marriage, Romantic relationships, Singles on Feb 20th, 2018
Millennials may be ruining everything, from sex to cruises to golf (I’m with you on that last one), but there’s one thing they are actively looking to improve — their relationships, even if they are sidestepping or delaying marriage. Which is great because not everyone wants to wed but even if they do, marriage is […]
Posted in Children, Expectations, Marriage, Relationships, Romantic relationships on Feb 12th, 2018
We’re in the middle of National Marriage Week, a campaign that seeks to strengthen marriage and that ends on Valentine’s Day. Few would argue against strong marriages, but the truth is more young people are delaying or avoiding marriage. Meanwhile, more older people are divorcing like crazy and either happily living alone or living together […]
Posted in Divorce, Expectations, Family, Marriage, Midlife, Relationships on Feb 6th, 2018
When my marriage was falling apart, my former husband and I went to marital counselors to help us. The first one was useless. The second one patiently listened to our story, one that included infidelity — how common! — and keep saying, “OK, but let’s talk about the drinking.” My former husband didn’t want to […]
Posted in Children, Expectations, Family, Infidelity, Love, Marriage, Men, Mothers, Relationships, Sex, Women on Jan 30th, 2018
You’re pregnant with your first child. Can’t speak what that’s like for a man but for a woman who has maybe wanted to be a mom for a long time, and who sometimes wondered if that was going to happen, it’s a wonderful, scary, exhausting, overwhelming thing. I’m sure it was for Melania Trump, too, […]
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