A journalist and author's musings on love, marriage, divorce and life
Posted in Aging, Children, Divorce, Expectations, Happiness, Love, Marriage, Midlife, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships on May 15th, 2018
If your marriage makes it to the 20th year — when you’re likely at midlife — you’ll either be the happiest you’ve been in your marriage, according to a new study, or you’ll be heading to divorce court, as so many 50 and older people have been doing in recent years, either happily — if […]
Posted in Caregiving, Children, Expectations, Family, Fathers, Happiness, Marriage, Mothers, Needs, Parenting, Relationships on May 8th, 2018
We are coming up on Mother’s Day and I am reflecting on my life as a mom and here’s what I’ve come to realize — I was a bad mother. Not to my two boys (well, they’ll have to be the judge of that but, hey, that’s what shrinks are for), but to myself. For […]
Posted in Beauty, Expectations, Marriage, Men, Relationships, Sex, Women on May 1st, 2018
Robots are coming and they’re either going to take your job or save your marriage. Say what? Most of us have heard how robots will impact the workforce … but a marriage? Yes, says economist and Dollars and Sex author Marina Adshade. Recently the professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver read from […]
Posted in Coupledom, Expectations, Happiness, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Romantic relationships on Apr 17th, 2018
You’re happily married. Are you sharing that with the world? Ali Wentworth is worried that you’re not. In an excerpt from her new book, Go Ask Ali, in Town & Country, the comedian shares her “dirty little secret” — that she’s been happily married to George Stephanopoulos for 17 years: Deep breath. Here goes: I’m […]
Posted in Aging, Children, Divorce, Expectations, Family, Marriage, Midlife, Relationships on Apr 10th, 2018
Across the globe, fewer women are having babies, sometimes by chance — whether the lack of a romantic partner or fertility issues — but often by choice. While childfree couples tend to divorce more, I wondered if childfree couples tend to split early in the marriage or later — the typical midlife crisis years or, […]
Posted in Cohabitation, Expectations, LGBT, Marriage, Relationships, Romantic relationships on Apr 3rd, 2018
Actress Anna Faris is divorcing her second husband, Chris Pratt, and is now wondering what the heck is the purpose of marriage anyway. In a recent conversation on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast, Faris said: I need to figure out what the purpose is. Is it safety for your children? Is it convention? Is it so […]
Posted in Children, Divorce, Expectations, Family, Marriage, Relationships on Mar 20th, 2018
The news broke last week that Donald Trump Jr.’s wife, Vanessa, filed for divorce after 12 years of marriage and five children, ages 3 to 10, together. And immediately, Twitter exploded with “serves him right” jabs, which didn’t sit right with everybody. “Really weird and upsetting to see folks acting gleeful at the Don Jr. […]
Posted in Divorce, Expectations, Marriage, Needs, Relationships on Mar 13th, 2018
Whether you’re a fan of Melania Trump or not, one thing is clear — she doesn’t look too happy in her marriage to The Donald nowadays. And recent allegations that Trump had an affair with Stephanie Gregory Clifford, aka porn star Stormy Daniels, while Melania was pregnant with their son Barron, can’t help. Yet, in an […]
Posted in Coupledom, Divorce, Expectations, Happiness, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Stereotypes on Mar 6th, 2018
Maybe some could see it coming. Maybe some feared it could happen. Maybe some were genuinely shocked. Nevertheless, Jennifer Aniston and hubby Justin Theroux have split after more than four years as a committed couple and two years as a married couple, and now Aniston’s romantic life will be mercilessly scrutinized while Theroux will just […]
Posted in Children, Family, Friends, Marriage, Relationships, Singles on Feb 27th, 2018
We attach a lot of meaning to marriage — love, commitment, children, financial security, etc. But does marriage make you a family? That’s what attorney, feminist writer, author and newlywed Jill Filipovic claimed recently in an article on why she changed her mind about marriage. It was not an easy decision for her — marriage […]
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