A journalist and author's musings on love, marriage, divorce and life
Posted in Divorce, Expectations, Marriage, Needs, Relationships, Women on Mar 18th, 2020
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 […]
Posted in Cohabitation, Expectations, Love, Marriage, Needs, Relationship contract, Relationships, Romantic relationships on Feb 4th, 2020
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;?
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.
Posted in engagement, Expectations, Marital plan, Marriage, Needs, Parenting prenup, Relationship contract, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex, Weddings on Nov 5th, 2019
You and your partner have a unique relationship– why would you want to have the same marriage everyone else has?
Posted in Children, Expectations, Gender, Men, Parenting, Relationships, Stereotypes, Women on Sep 17th, 2019
Recently, Ryan Stephens — a self-proclaimed “father, voracious reader, strategist, optimistic contrarian” — asked on Twitter, “How do you help transform your son into a good man?” and then detailed bullet points he and his wife, Alaina, follow based on a post on their Dialed in Men blog. So, I questioned whether being a good […]
Posted in Marriage, Mothers, Politics, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Single parents, Singles, Stereotypes on Jul 30th, 2019
Young women seeking inspiring role models on how to build a satisfying life need look no further than the female presidential hopefuls.
Posted in Divorce, Expectations, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex on Jun 4th, 2019
‘Sexless marriage’ is one of the top phrases people Google for help, usually when they already believe they’re in one. Isn’t there a better way?
Posted in Caregiving, Children, Expectations, Family, Fathers, Gender, Happiness, Men, Mothers, Needs, Parenting, Relationships on May 14th, 2019
Women are unhappy with the unequal division of labor; here are 36 questions to see if your partner will be the kind of man you want to have kids with.
Posted in Caregiving, Children, Cohabitation, Expectations, Family, Happiness, Love, Marital plan, Men, Needs, Relationship contract, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Women on Dec 11th, 2018
When Mandy Len Catron wrote about her relationship contract with her partner in the New York Times’ Modern Love, it get a lot less love than her earlier and much-read Modern Love essay on the 36 questions that can lead you to fall in love with anyone, which led to her charming and insightful book, […]
Posted in Caregiving, Children, Expectations, Family, Fathers, Gender, Happiness, Marriage, Men, Millennials, Mothers, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Wife, Women, Work on Dec 4th, 2018
When I wed for the second time, my hubby and I knew we wanted to have kids. We agreed that we wanted someone to be at home, and since he was older and much more established in his career than I was, we decided he’d be the breadwinner and I’d be the homemaker. Still, I […]
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