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It felt like my whole life was training to find a man.
Everything I learned about fashion and cosmetics. To be attractive to men.
Everything I learned about the social graces. To delight and entrance a man. [Read more…] about You’re Nothing If You Don’t Have a Man? REALLY?
Growing up, I knew what was expected of me.
I was supposed to get married, support my husband, and have children.
That was my job in life. That’s what productive citizens did. They settled down and had a family as soon as possible. [Read more…] about You’d Be A Great Wife Someday
In my last article, we looked at his Adaptive Child…
And today we’re getting honest about ourselves.
You were once a kid, too. [Read more…] about You’re Not the Girl You Once Were – And That’s a Good Thing
Are you tired of ending up in relationships where you do all the work?
Tell me if this is familiar:
Both of you put in a long day’s work, but when you come home, you start in on the 1001 chores that need doing… [Read more…] about Stop Doing All the Work in Your Relationships
I knew it had happened.
Some years back, I was enjoying Vegas, dressed to kill, amid an audience of attentive and interesting young men, when it hit:
The realization that I was middle aged. [Read more…] about Middle-Aged Woman or Mature Goddess?
Everyone feels like an expert on love.
We’ve all been in relationships. We know how they work. We’ve dissected our friends’ relationships. Surely that gives us more expert status than the average psychology major! [Read more…] about So You Want to Be a Love Expert?
What makes you a catch?
What makes ANY man lucky to be with you?
Can you think of, oh, say 5 reasons?
When I ask women do this exercise, they tend to answer with things like: [Read more…] about If He Won’t Do This, You’re in Trouble
Anne Lamott has some unusual dating advice.
About 6 years ago, she was overwhelmed. She was in her sixties, helping her son raise her grandson, and she was in full people-pleasing mode… [Read more…] about She Met Her Future Husband in 3 Months By Doing This
Did you know happiness is a U-curve?
From about age 18 until the end of our 40s, we gradually grow less happy.
And then, from our mid-50s onwards, we gradually grow happier until we’re just as happy at 65 as we were at 25.[1] [Read more…] about Love Your Age
Every time we start a new year there’s hope.
There’s hope that THIS year will finally be different.
Something will change.
Something will get better. [Read more…] about New Year, New You? 4 Goal Ideas for 2023
