Two words of advice, especially if divorcing: Never assume.
The Friendship Fix
Friendships often falter after serious life events.
Take a Chance
When risk-taking takes a powder, what you’re risking may be a fulfilling life.
Kelsey and Kayte: Happiness at any price?
I’m harping. Can’t help it. This particular celebrity divorce (and subsequent engagement) has gotten under my skin. In part, because I feel no sympathy whatsoever for the wife, Camille Grammer, fully cognizant that the (sur)Reality lens distorts, and we really don’t know much about her. Me Generation, Part Deux? But I’m appalled at parading around […]
The Problem with “Positive Denial” is Denial
Positive attitude is one thing. Denial is something else again…
When Marriage Ends And You Don’t Know Why
Why a marriage ends: Sometimes not knowing is worse than knowing.
What Do You Do When There’s Nothing You Can Do?
Sometimes, all you can do as a parent of teens is sit back and hold your breath.
Sex and the Divorced Dad, Part Deux
Awhile back I asked for input from divorced dads willing to talk about sex and dating. I was curious (naturally), and wanted to see how their experience stacked up to the female side of the solar system. I make the distinction between divorced dads and other single dads because, let’s be honest, divorce is often […]
Remarriage Rules of Grammar: Past Imperfect, Future Conditional?
Oh, those French tenses! Imperfect, simple future, future perfect… If only life were that easy! I heard from a 40-year old colleague recently, about her upcoming remarriage. It got me thinking about pasts perfect and imperfect, present imperatives, and futures – of all sorts. And then of course – ghosts of marriage past. The woman […]
Women Walking Away
When women turn their backs on each other, or what they need most.