A journalist and author's musings on love, marriage, divorce and life
Posted in engagement, Expectations, Marital plan, Marriage, Needs, Parenting prenup, Relationship contract, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex, Weddings on Nov 5th, 2019
You and your partner have a unique relationship– why would you want to have the same marriage everyone else has?
Posted in Aging, Expectations, Love, Marriage, Men, Midlife, Millennials, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Stereotypes, Women on Oct 29th, 2019
Dennis Quaid’s fiancee is almost 40 years younger than he is, but being closer in age doesn’t guarantee you’ll have a “better” or more “real” marriage
Posted in Expectations, Friends, Gender, LGBT, Men, Relationships, Stereotypes on Oct 22nd, 2019
As soon as I got the Airbnb inquiry from a man to rent the bedroom in my house for one night so he and his (unnamed) friend could take part in a race early the next day, I had a gut reaction. I’ve had experience with friends sharing an Airbnb before. “To be clear,” I […]
Posted in Aging, Divorce, Expectations, Midlife, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex, Women on Oct 15th, 2019
We have many myths about menopausal women. What we really need is understanding and education, not only for us but also for our romantic partners.
Posted in Divorce, Expectations, Infidelity, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex on Oct 8th, 2019
No matter what kind of punishment society puts on people’s sexual lives, they are most likely still going to risk it.
Posted in Divorce, Expectations, Marriage, Relationship contract, Relationships, Romantic relationships on Oct 1st, 2019
Demi Moore’s new memoir reveals an essential truth — if you don’t know why you’re getting married, the marriage is probably not going to be a healthy one.
Posted in Children, Coupledom, Expectations, Marriage, Millennials, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Singles on Sep 24th, 2019
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 […]
Posted in Children, Expectations, Gender, Men, Parenting, Relationships, Stereotypes, Women on Sep 17th, 2019
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 […]
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.
Posted in Expectations, Infidelity, Marriage, Men, Needs, Relationships, Sex, Stereotypes, Women on Sep 3rd, 2019
Recently, I was asked why my former husband cheated on me. I hadn’t really been asked that before although I certainly have talked openly about his affair — how it impacted me, our kids, our marriage, etc., etc. But why he had an affair? That was a new one, so I had to think, all […]
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