A journalist and author's musings on love, marriage, divorce and life
Posted in Divorce, Expectations, Heartbreak, Love, Men, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Women on Apr 24th, 2018
This week, a “perfect couple,” whose 25-year marriage was the “envy of friends and relatives,” ended in a murder-suicide. If that was a rare thing, it would be shocking but still — rare. Except, it isn’t all that rare. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than half of the women murdered […]
Posted in Coupledom, Expectations, Happiness, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Romantic relationships on Apr 17th, 2018
You’re happily married. Are you sharing that with the world? Ali Wentworth is worried that you’re not. In an excerpt from her new book, Go Ask Ali, in Town & Country, the comedian shares her “dirty little secret” — that she’s been happily married to George Stephanopoulos for 17 years: Deep breath. Here goes: I’m […]
Posted in Aging, Children, Divorce, Expectations, Family, Marriage, Midlife, Relationships on Apr 10th, 2018
Across the globe, fewer women are having babies, sometimes by chance — whether the lack of a romantic partner or fertility issues — but often by choice. While childfree couples tend to divorce more, I wondered if childfree couples tend to split early in the marriage or later — the typical midlife crisis years or, […]
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 […]
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