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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Posted in Divorce, Expectations, Family, Happiness, Live Apart Together, Marital plan, Marriage, Needs, Relationship contract, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Wife on Dec 17th, 2019
The problem is many women are all too willing to give up their dreams, hopes and aspirations once they get into a romantic relationship.
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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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Posted in Children, Divorce, Expectations, Family, Happiness, Infidelity, Love, Marriage, Needs, Relationships, Sex, Wife, Women on Jul 2nd, 2019
I’m not sure how many men read articles or buy books about marriage, and I say this as the co-author of a book on marriage. Although men have historically gained the most from the institution, it’s generally women who are attuned to a relationship’s temperature and, thus, are most likely to read up on how […]
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“Love Actually” writer Richard Curtis and Emma Freud have been together 28 years and have for kids together. They’re not married. Here’s why it matters.
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