A journalist and author's musings on love, marriage, divorce and life
Posted in Caregiving, Children, Expectations, Family, Marriage, Men, Mothers, Parenting, Relationships, Wife, Women, Work on Apr 30th, 2019
The workplace today is not suited for anyone who has kids or who has to caregive. It’s especially hard for women, who generally do the caretaking.
Posted in Caregiving, Children, Divorce, Expectations, Family, Fathers, Marriage, Men, Mothers, Parenting, Relationships, Single parents, Stereotypes on Apr 23rd, 2019
Former First Lady Michelle Obama caught some flack recently when she compared what our country’s going through under Trump to living with “divorced dad.“ We come from a broken family. We are a teenager where, you know, we’re a little unsettled, you know, and having good parents, you know, is tough. Sometimes you spend weekends […]
Posted in Family, LGBT, Marriage, Politics, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Single parents, Singles on Apr 9th, 2019
The variations on a theme of family our would-be Democratic presidents are presenting can only help those who have chosen a similar path — or would like to.
Posted in Children, Expectations, Infidelity, Love, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships on Mar 26th, 2019
Felicity Huffman’s scandal and Kellyanne Conway’s misplaced support prove that there’s always an asterisk when it comes to commitment in a marriage.
Posted in Dating, Expectations, Love, Marriage, Needs, Relationship contract, Relationships, Romantic relationships on Mar 12th, 2019
J.Lo didn’t need to marry again, but J.Lo said didn’t need to marry again but now that’s engaged, was she really telling the truth to her partner and herself, or did she just change her mind?her engagement proves that there are no guarantees in love.
Posted in Children, Cohabitation, Coupledom, Expectations, Marriage, Millennials, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Singles, Women on Mar 5th, 2019
What are we to make of a feisty, smart, independent 29-year-old Latina like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? Well, we’re probably going to wonder about her romantic love life.
Posted in Expectations, Love, Marriage, Millennials, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex, Wife on Feb 19th, 2019
It’s easy to see why marriage feels scary for Justin and Hailey Bieber. But it’s not marriage per se that’s scary — it’s the idea of marriage as an “until death” commitment that’s scary. And who is taking on more of the scary stuff.
Posted in Coupledom, Dating, Expectations, Marriage, Men, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex, Singles, Stereotypes, Women on Feb 5th, 2019
Presidential candidate Cory Booker has never been married while presidential candidate Kamala Harris once dated a powerful politician. Why are we still questioning the romantic choices of single people?
Posted in Caregiving, Children, Expectations, Family, Fathers, Gender, Happiness, Marriage, Men, Mothers, Needs, Parenting, Relationships, Single parents, Wife, Women, Work on Jan 22nd, 2019
The transition into motherhood impacts a woman in numerous ways and the decisions that are made in the first critical weeks after birth have long-lasting and often unhappy consequences for a marriage.
Posted in Caregiving, Children, Divorce, Expectations, Family, Gender, Infidelity, Marital plan, Marriage, Men, Mothers, Parenting, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Wife, Women, Work on Jan 15th, 2019
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos both contributed to the wealth of their family. She isn’t “walking away” or being “awarded” that wealth: she earned it.
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