A journalist and author's musings on love, marriage, divorce and life
Posted in Divorce, Infidelity, Marriage, Men, Sex, Women on Jan 20th, 2012
You’re married and you discover that your spouse is unfaithful. You’re devastated and consider getting a divorce. But, divorce doesn’t seem to be enough — shouldn’t someone pay for the anguish and shame the affair has caused you? Yes, according to Louisiana State University law professor and tort expert William R. Corbett, whose 2001 paper, […]
Posted in Divorce, Marriage, Men, Sex, Women on Jan 9th, 2012
There have been lots of responses to my Huffington Post piece “Why Men Need to Cheat” (at last count, 4,042 comments and a lot of responses throughout the web, including one by Chopper Papa), but I then I got an email from a reader who calls himself U.G. Gold. Mr. Gold, a self-described conservative (take that, Culture […]
I shouldn’t be as surprised as I am about the responses to my latest Huffington Post piece, Why Men Need to Cheat — more than 3,800 comments! — but I am. I’m not surprised that the topic would upset people; hey, infidelity is a hot topic (because so many people have their lives touched by […]
At a holiday get-together this weekend, friend and I were talking about what we’d do if could let go of our real jobs (and health insurance) and reinvent ourselves. Curiously, we both would immerse ourselves in art — she, paper mache, me, collage — not unlike what longtime broadcast journalist Dana King is doing with […]
Posted in Divorce, Expectations, Infidelity, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Sex on Dec 1st, 2011
When the anatomically correct, customizable, touch-responsive, personality-changing sexbot named Roxxxy was unveiled at the Adult Entertainment Expo in 2010, it — she? — was met with a lot of snarky responses. Only losers and perverts would be interested in shelling out $7,000 for a glorified sex toy, many said. Inventor and TrueCompanion founder Douglas Hines […]
Posted in Divorce, Family, Parenting, Uncategorized on Nov 23rd, 2011
As we slide into the Thanksgiving holiday, I am feeling pretty thankful for a lot of things, including the chance to have met and been able to profile Dixie James and her daughter Holly. Their story is pretty inspiring; Holly was born with Down syndrome, and anyone who has a special needs child knows how […]
Posted in Divorce, Family, Marriage, Men, Stereotypes, Women on Nov 16th, 2011
I have been thinking a lot about marriage recently. Not to be confused with thinking about marrying — I am not. Having done it twice, I think I’m pretty much done with that institution. I just can’t see how it would add anything to my wonderful relationship that I’m absolutely committed too (and vice versa). […]
Posted in Family, Marriage, Parenting, Uncategorized on Sep 23rd, 2011
I was at a memorial service recently, the most moving and beautiful service I’d ever been to. Fortunately, I haven’t been to too many — although I know that will change in future years. My friend’s husband was a famed illustrator and a beloved art teacher, and the speakers — whether friends, fellow teachers and […]
Posted in Family, Marriage, Uncategorized on Jul 19th, 2011
So Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are planning to divorce but remain business partners in their reality TV show “Q’Viva!,” according to the Huffington Post. All I can say is, good luck! It seems sort of romantic to go into business with someone you love and know so well; who better than a spouse to […]
Posted in Divorce, Expectations, Fathers, Marriage, Men, Women on Jul 13th, 2011
Gabriel Aubry is being a bad dad. Well, we don’t know that for a fact; all we know is that actress Halle Berry, with whom the model had a daughter, now 3, is claiming that he’s been neglectful. She may be right, she may be wrong, but in the eyes of much of the world, […]
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