Another post on The Huffington Post today. Advice to women on separating sex and emotion in today’s “hook-up” culture. Would love to know if more women feel the way some of the 20-somethings I have talked to do…that of course you can have guilt-free sex today but what if you don’t want to in a […] Read more…
November 2010 archive
How to Tell the Difference Between Friends and Frenemies
Female friendships are far from a sisterhood…according to an article in the New York Post yesterday (see link below). This article is one of many about the new book “Twisted Sisterhood” by Kelly Valen which reveals stories of jealousy, undermining and competition amongst women (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/18/women-own-worst-enemies-study). A study associated with the book shows that 84% of […] Read more…
Text Logic
“Texting is great for communication, but don’t confuse that with discussion” — 40-something, NYC Read more…
What Should You Appreciate More in Your 20’s?
A few things 40-somethings wish they appreciated more in their 20’s: your metabolism, your energy, your ability to bounce back from hangovers, your skin, your body, your mistakes, your freedom, sleep, independence, time, choices, sex. And then there are the big ones — the one’s many women wish they didn’t take for granted in their […] Read more…
When to End a Break?
Yesterday I had two queries from 20-somethings on whether to break up with a boyfriend or not. One was jokingly flipping a coin to decide. The other one is on a “break” and trying to decide whether to cut the tie. Of course there is no one size fits all answer. The idea of this […] Read more…
Advice on Dating an Older Man
“As a young 20 something year old (who is confident enough to know what she wants when she sees it) how to handle a relation with a man 15 years my senior?” — 20-something question Dating a man 15 years your senior you will need to ask yourself a lot of questions. Some 40-somethings recommend […] Read more…
Marriage is not Obsolete – It’s a Choice
Marriage is obsolete. That was the big news yesterday. 1 in 4 Americans believe marriage is obsolete according to a study by Pew Research Center and Time Magazine (39% vs. 28% in 1978). Of course there are lots of reasons – women can support themselves, it’s more acceptable to live together and have children out […] Read more…
what advice do you have on living together for the first time?
40-something women — what’s the one piece of advice you have Prince William and Kate Middleton, or any 20-something couple on learning to live together? A lot of 20-something women today who are in relationships do wait to get married. Perhaps living together or deciding not to get married at all. But they do have […] Read more…