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Monthly Archive for December, 2011

Can you reinvent yourself in a marriage?

Posted in Divorce, Marriage, Midlife, Sex on Dec 28th, 2011

At a holiday get-together this weekend, friend and I were talking about what we’d do if could let go of our real jobs (and health insurance) and reinvent ourselves. Curiously, we both would immerse ourselves in art — she, paper mache, me, collage — not unlike what longtime broadcast journalist Dana King is doing with […]

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Married … but not

Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 11th, 2011

I had the great pleasure of interviewing longtime broadcast journalist Dana King recently. Her honesty and warmth was refreshing; we don’t always expect that from public figures. I am inspired by her transition at midlife from news anchor to artist, her decision to go gray (she looks great!) and by her dedication to her children, […]

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Can loving a robot lead to divorce?

Posted in Divorce, Expectations, Infidelity, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Sex on Dec 1st, 2011

When the anatomically correct, customizable, touch-responsive, personality-changing sexbot named Roxxxy was unveiled at the Adult Entertainment Expo in 2010, it — she? — was met with a lot of snarky responses. Only losers and perverts would be interested in shelling out $7,000 for a glorified sex toy, many said. Inventor and TrueCompanion founder Douglas Hines […]

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