Posted in Caregiving, Children, Expectations, Family, Marriage, Mothers, Parenting, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Single parents, Stereotypes, Women on Apr 7th, 2020
There are so many things to be paying attention to and concerned about during the coronavirus pandemic. We are facing something we have never experienced before, with huge health ramifications right now that are sure to grow, and economic ramifications that will last for a long time, with no end in sight. And we are […]
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Maybe you’ve been unhappy in your marriage for a long time. Maybe you just came to that realization. Maybe you’ve been going to marital therapy or have been reading up about divorce. Maybe you’ve spoken to a divorce attorney. Maybe you were close to deciding what to do — and then the coronavirus pandemic hit. […]
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Posted in Caregiving, Children, Divorce, Expectations, Family, Marriage, Mothers, Parenting, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Wife, Women, Work on Mar 10th, 2020
There was an uncomfortable moment at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony when Donald Sylvester gave his acceptance speech after winning an Oscar for sound editing the film Ford v Ferrari. “The real support comes from home. So I want to thank my wonderful wife of 34 years, who gave up her editing career for me […]
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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.
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Maybe you saw or heard climate activist Greta Thunberg speaking at the United Nations Climate Action Summit this week. It was impossible not to feel her passion and anxiety when she challenged adults about their inaction — “How dare you.” Just 16, Greta can see the future and she’s worried. As she should be. She […]
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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 […]
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Posted in Children, Cohabitation, Divorce, Expectations, Family, Happiness, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Romantic relationships on Sep 10th, 2019
Liv Tyler and her fiancee of four years haven’t tied the knot yet, but there are good reasons why.
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Andrew Yang wants to subsidize family counseling for couples but by the time people seek counseling, damage has been done. Here’s a better idea.
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Posted in Children, Consensual nonmonogamy, Coupledom, Dating, Expectations, Family, Happiness, LGBT, Love, Marriage, Millennials, Parenting, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex, Single parents, Singles on Jul 23rd, 2019
Your kid’s in their late 20s. Maybe flirting with their 30s. You know, millennials. They’re forging ahead in their career or graduate school or basically anything else that seems to indicate they are on a path toward self-sufficiency (and what parent doesn’t want to see them nail that?) and a meaningful life. They’re adulting! There’s […]
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Posted in Aging, Children, Expectations, Family, Fathers, Men, Midlife, Parenting, Relationships, Singles, Stereotypes on Jul 9th, 2019
Men who are childless at midlife aren’t given the same empathy as women. Why?
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