Posted in Cohabitation, Coupledom, Dating, Divorce, Expectations, Happiness, Live Apart Together, Marriage, Millennials, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Singles on Mar 31st, 2020
“Can your marriage survive the coronavirus?” asks CNN. “How to avoid a lockdown divorce,” advises the Spectator. “This is the secret to successful self-isolation with a partner; Spoiler: It’s not going to be easy,” warns Stylist. “Coronavirus: Divorce rates in US could see spike if couples are forced to stay indoors for long, warn experts,” […]
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Posted in Coupledom, Dating, Expectations, Happiness, Midlife, Millennials, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Singles, Stereotypes, Tragedy on Nov 12th, 2019
Emma Watson’s “self-partnered” comment and the buzz over Keanu Reeves’s girlfriend illustrate our obsession with being partnered.
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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
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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 […]
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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 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.
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More young men than ever aren’t having sex, but young women seem to be doing just fine. Are women finally embracing their sexuality and casual sex?
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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.
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Relationship contracts aren’t really about limiting a partner’s NPR listening and football watching.
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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.
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