A journalist and author's musings on love, marriage, divorce and life
Posted in Divorce, Expectations, Heartbreak, Love, Men, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Women on Apr 24th, 2018
This week, a “perfect couple,” whose 25-year marriage was the “envy of friends and relatives,” ended in a murder-suicide. If that was a rare thing, it would be shocking but still — rare. Except, it isn’t all that rare. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than half of the women murdered […]
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 Beta marriage, Dating, Expectations, Happiness, Love, Marital plan, Relationships, Renewable marriage, Romantic relationships, Singles on Feb 20th, 2018
Millennials may be ruining everything, from sex to cruises to golf (I’m with you on that last one), but there’s one thing they are actively looking to improve — their relationships, even if they are sidestepping or delaying marriage. Which is great because not everyone wants to wed but even if they do, marriage is […]
Posted in Children, Expectations, Marriage, Relationships, Romantic relationships on Feb 12th, 2018
We’re in the middle of National Marriage Week, a campaign that seeks to strengthen marriage and that ends on Valentine’s Day. Few would argue against strong marriages, but the truth is more young people are delaying or avoiding marriage. Meanwhile, more older people are divorcing like crazy and either happily living alone or living together […]
Posted in Expectations, Happiness, Live Apart Together, Marriage, Needs, Relationships, Sex, Women on Jan 9th, 2018
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, a scathing look at Donald Trump, was just published , and while there are many shocking and horrific revelations in author Michael Wolff’s book, here are two that shouldn’t be: Trump and his wife, Melania, sleep in separate bedrooms, and they don’t spend a lot of time […]
Posted in Children, Consensual nonmonogamy, Expectations, Family, Live Apart Together, Love, Marriage, Midlife, Needs, Parenting, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex on Dec 5th, 2017
It’s December, beginning of engagement season. So if you’ve already gotten a ring, or hoping to get one this month, there’s just one thing left to do after you’re told your loved ones and friends, and posted your bling on Facebook and Instagram. No, not start planning your wedding — start planning your marriage. First […]
Posted in Expectations, Friends, Happiness, Marriage, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships on Sep 12th, 2017
Should your spouse be your everything and fulfill all your needs — be your best friend; passionate lover; devoted parent; soul mate; great communicator; romantic, and intellectual and professional equal who provides you with happiness, fulfillment, financial stability, intimacy, social status, fidelity … ? That’s what marriage has become, as my co-author and I detail […]
Posted in Dating, Expectations, Happiness, Love, Marriage, Men, Relationships, Sex, Singles, Women on Sep 5th, 2017
It’s an old saying but most of us have heard it — “Why buy the cow when you can have the milk for free?” That’s a phrase that’s both dated and sexist, so to hear it re-branded as “cheap sex” — aka casual sex — and purported to be the reason men aren’t committing and […]
Posted in Consensual nonmonogamy, Expectations, Happiness, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Renewable marriage on Aug 29th, 2017
“For life. No one wants anything ‘for life.’ It just reminds us of our impending death.” So starts Lake Bell’s new movie, “I Do … Until I Don’t,” which explores the sorry state of marriage and the promise of a seven-year marital contract. I was incredible excited to learn about this film — its premise […]
Posted in Expectations, Happiness, Marriage, Relationships on Aug 1st, 2017
What do you want out of life, happiness or meaning? I’ve been reading an advance copy of Eli J. Finkel’s The All-Or-Nothing Marriage: How the Best Marriages Work, which comes out this September. I’m excited about it for a few reasons, one because The New I Do is mentioned in it — thank you, Eli! […]
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