I wish I’d seen this report last week, when I was writing about heartbreak. There’s not a great deal of scientific data mentioned, but it does offer some indications that marital demise may shorten your lifespan. Specifically, this article positions divorce as being as likely to kill you as smoking. And the reasons cited – […]
Hot (News) Flash! French Women Over 50 Have More Sex!
Now now. You knew I couldn’t resist a story like this. The Huffington Post offers a report by Debra Ollivier, exploring the phenomenon that French women over 50 have more sex than their American counterparts. At least, so says a study conducted in 2001, and followed up by recent questions from Ms. Ollivier, described in […]
How Many Ways Can You Break a Heart?
The broken heart… and its impact on health.
Whose Needs Come First?
Single life, married life, kids, boss… So many conflicting priorities.
Conflicts
It’s been the best of times. It’s been the worst of times. Okay, let me try that again – without lifting from the Literary Greats: It’s been a good few weeks, and a rough few weeks. Sometimes, there’s just not enough of you to go around. The kids (whatever their ages) want your attention. Your […]
Letting Go
Reinvention through dreams of life before and after divorce, processing the post-marital landscape.
How Was YOUR Year in Review?
My year? Mixed bag. 2011 started off with some mighty mountainous tasks, and Sisyphus himself would have had a little chuckle as the boulder held the upper hand. But the months plodded along all the same and there were unexpected highs (Hello – a big scholarship to college for my son!), seemingly unending lows (Can […]
Old Love Letters: Treasure Them or Toss Them?
Old love letters may threaten current partners. Now what?
Divorce Over An Affair From 6 Decades Ago?
Seriously? I just came across this news brief from The Telegraph: A 99-year old Italian man is divorcing his 96-year old wife of nearly eight decades. Marriage is no bed of roses, but what could possibly prompt this sort of action? You got it. An affair. An affair which he uncovered a few days before […]
Cranky
I love having my children home. I love having my children home. I love having my children home. I do. Really. I love that my sons are home from college and here for awhile. But it’s been less than a week, and the Grand Central Station Effect is wearing me down sooner than anticipated. Contrary […]