A journalist and author's musings on love, marriage, divorce and life
Posted in Aging, Consensual nonmonogamy, Dating, Expectations, Happiness, Midlife, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex, Women on Jan 7th, 2020
Here’s one way older women can get the sex they crave while also giving themselves a healthy boost — practicing consensual non-monogamy.
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 […]
Posted in Consensual nonmonogamy, Expectations, Love, Marriage, Millennials, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex, Wife on Jul 16th, 2019
Miley Cyrus’ in-your-face admission that her sexual attraction for others didn’t necessarily end once she married is an important, honest discussion.
Posted in Consensual nonmonogamy, Coupledom, Expectations, Happiness, Heartbreak, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex on Nov 20th, 2018
It’s almost Thanksgiving, the beginning of the holiday season and the kick off of “engagement season.” The pressures around the holidays make many of us unhappy, and even if we’re generally OK with our situations — partnered or not — it’s hard not to buy into the whole “most wonderful time of the year” thing. […]
Posted in Consensual nonmonogamy, Expectations, Men, Needs, Relationships, Sex, Singles, Women on Oct 30th, 2018
#MeToo stories have been dominating the news for the past year, and many men are exploring their own behavior toward women and what masculinity means to them — all necessary discussions. Women, men are finally beginning to understand, have sexual agency. But based on a discussion I had with a 52-year-old man I had just […]
Posted in Consensual nonmonogamy, Expectations, Infidelity, Love, Marriage, Needs, Relationships, Sex, Women on Sep 18th, 2018
For many years everything I read and heard, and thus believed, is that women aren’t good at casual sex, only have affairs for love, eventually become disinterested in sex and do best in monogamous relationships. OK, but my lived experience proved otherwise. True, I’ve been a serial monogamist, which I interpret as being pretty good […]
Posted in Aging, Consensual nonmonogamy, Dating, Expectations, Happiness, Love, Marriage, Midlife, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex, Singles on Aug 28th, 2018
Four years ago, I explored dating at midlife, which has proven to be one of my more popular posts. Four years ago — when I was four years younger than I am now, sigh — I noted that a number of my 50-something, empty-nester, divorced female friends had happily found love again. Some cohabited. Some […]
Posted in Consensual nonmonogamy, Live Apart Together, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Tragedy on Jun 12th, 2018
With the back-to-back suicides of two beloved icons, designer Kate Spade and chef, author and TV personality Anthony Bourdain, just last week, many of us are wondering — why? They seemingly had it all: money, fame, successful businesses and loving, committed partners. But as people try to wrap their head around their suicides, they inevitably […]
Posted in Children, Consensual nonmonogamy, Happiness, Live Apart Together, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Romantic relationships on May 29th, 2018
Actor Hugh Grant got married last week to his longtime partner, Swedish television producer Anna Eberstein, the first time the father of five has tied the knot. He’s 57. That in and of itself is not weird — more couples are having children outside of marriage and many “perpetual bachelors” marry later in life, as […]
Posted in Children, Consensual nonmonogamy, Expectations, Family, Live Apart Together, Love, Marriage, Midlife, Needs, Parenting, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex on Dec 5th, 2017
It’s December, beginning of engagement season. So if you’ve already gotten a ring, or hoping to get one this month, there’s just one thing left to do after you’re told your loved ones and friends, and posted your bling on Facebook and Instagram. No, not start planning your wedding — start planning your marriage. First […]
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