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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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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On the chart of the most stressful events in life, divorce comes right after the death of a loved one. In many ways, divorce feels like a death — something has ended and couples, no matter who decided to end the marriage or not, often go through the five stages of grief. Some get stuck […]
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Posted in Caregiving, Divorce, Expectations, Gender, Happiness, LGBT, Marriage, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Stereotypes, Wife, Women on Feb 18th, 2020
It’s 2020 — guys, it’s time for you to do your share of the domestic duties. It shouldn’t have to be said — again — but yet here we are. In the same week that marriage historian Stephanie Coontz wrote how hetero marriages could learn a lot from same-sex couples when it comes to equality, […]
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What’s more romantic than what Charlie Hunnam and his girlfriend are already doing — showing up for each other day after day, year after year, even though there’s nothing legally making them do that;?
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Can we talk about sex? Of course we can, but most of us don’t. Oh, we may boast to friends about the great sex we’ve had (and hopefully we have) or make jokes with then about the crappy sex we’ve had (we’ve all been there), but talking about sex — what we think about it, […]
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Posted in Aging, Consensual nonmonogamy, Dating, Expectations, Happiness, Midlife, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex, Women on Jan 7th, 2020
Here’s one way older women can get the sex they crave while also giving themselves a healthy boost — practicing consensual non-monogamy.
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If sex matters to you and you expect it in your romantic relationship, there’s only one way to know if your partner’s on the same page as you are — talk about it and come to some agreements and continue to talk about it.
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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 Aging, Caregiving, Dating, Expectations, Happiness, Live Apart Together, Men, Midlife, Needs, Relationships, Singles, Women on Dec 10th, 2019
While older women may want companionship, they also treasure their independence. Being in a live apart together relationship can give them both.
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