In some was I was lucky, the conditions of my divorce made my split extremely cauterized. When I discovered my ex-husband was gay, I wanted out of the marriage immediately. I saw no hope for reconciliation and had no desire to work anything out. We had no children so I didn’t see the point in keeping him […]
The current court struggle against the Defense of Marriage Act in the US Supreme Court could help decide the fate of same-sex marriage in this country. If the federal government decides that limiting marriage to one man and one woman is unconstitutional, opportunities for same-sex marriage legislation could open up in states that have banned such unions. Any laws currently […]
I think I might be beginning to snap. Not actually have an emotional break down, I am healthier than I have been in years. I am just so tired of living in New York, but I love New York. My entire being has become conformed to this strange reality of subway commuting, 3 am […]
I don’t need a book or lecture to remind me that depression is a physical illness, and not something that is just made up in my head or a weakness on my part. I don’t choose to battle this demon over and over again. I know exactly what has caused this latest bout, but […]
After I left my marriage emotionally scarred and damaged, I have discovered that I am the world’s worst dater. No really…I am the world’s worst dater. I am terrible at it. I talk too much, reveal too much, ramble on and on…and I think I come across as a neurotic idiot. No, make that a desperate […]
In the American classic ”The Scarlet Letter” Nathanial Hawthorne wrote about Hester Prynne, a woman who conceived a daughter through an adulterous affair with a minister. Her community, in 17th century Massachusetts, forces her to wear a red-letter “A” upon all of her clothing as a constant reminder of her transgression, and to publicly humiliate her. […]
So any regular readers of this blog already know, I am a straight spouse. A straight spouse is a person who married someone who they thought was straight only to find out years later that their partner was actually secretly gay. My marriage was smoke and mirrors of lies, deception and ultimately betrayal. From the […]
I don’t normally write this type of post, I usually try to have a point before I write. Some of these come right out of me while others take days even weeks before I am happy with them. But the past few weeks have been so strange, painful and weird I felt I had to […]
This blog is about a lot of things, dating, divorce, and depression but occasionally a story just jumps out and screams…WRITE ABOUT ME. And strangely this one called to me. I often tell my friends, especially my young friends the following phrase after a nasty break-up “You Dodged a Bullet” Marriage is not exactly easy […]
The above pair is my favorite pair of shoes on the planet. Shoes, clothing, perfume, makeup all make me extremely happy. The above pair I don’t wear often, but every time I step out in these I feel quite happy when they are on my feet. Right after I got this pair of nearly perfect […]
