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 […]
When my article “Dating After Divorce in a City of Sluts” exploded all over the internet I was strangely picked up by the humor website fark.com. I have no idea who really reads fark.com but most of the comments seemed written with a 14-year-old male perspective. I did have some supporters, but the majority of comments […]
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 have been meaning to write this one for months now. So please don’t anyone get concerned, I am doing fine. I just wanted to capture in a slightly different writing style than my usual. Also this is not in reference to any one specific person. This is a piece of fiction based on my […]
The first time it happened I was shopping with my mother in a discount department store. I felt a physical quality that was completely new to me. It was a fear, almost primal in nature that filled me with an uneasiness and mild panic. I was drifting in and out of the circular racks of […]
One particular dating archetype that I have heard a lot about lately is Mr. Spontaneous. I am sure there are women who do this sort of thing, but it is especially a problem with men in New York City. Mr. Spontaneous is the #1 complaint that I hear from women about dating in the Big Apple. […]
This particular problem is not relegated to any gender, sexual orientation or age group. Cowards in the dating world are sadly universal. I would bet that even prehistoric men and women scratched their heads over this dating archetype. What is a coward? A person who asks someone out on a date, only to then: Cancel last-minute Stand-up […]
In his recent movie review for the newly released Identity Theft Rex Reed refers to comedic actress Melissa McCarthy as tractor-sized, humongous, obese and a female hippo. Rex Reed hated the film, tearing apart the screenplay, the direction and even the very premise. He has every right to his opinion on the film as a whole; however, […]
A friend suggested I write this post, when I mentioned to her some of the things people have said to me post-split. It’s been three and a half years since my divorce but the hits keep coming! So I asked some of my divorced Facebook friends to tell me some of the worst comments they […]
Critics scrutinized the popular HBO series Sex and the City for the unrealistic extravagant lifestyles of its female protagonists. My biggest complaint with the series, and the myth it still perpetuates, is that I don’t know many single women who have that much sex. I have lived in New York now for nearly 12 years. Single […]
