There is a fine line between not meant for each other and going through a hard time. He was a great guy but we were disconnected. We were young and living in the suburbs when most of our friends still lived in the city. It was weird — the loneliest time in my life […] Read more…
I get a lot of questions about marriage. It’s hard to imagine a relationship that is supposed to last longer than many of us have been alive at the time we get married. Older woman know stuff we can’t know yet. There is most likely a point where you start asking yourself questions. Is this […] Read more…
Find fun in what you’re doing and know that it will always get better. Believe that it will always get better whether it’s your next relationship, the women you meet in your life, your career. It’s all going to be okay. It always gets better. I don’t think any woman will die from any of […] Read more…
This is where my 40-something panel provides their perspective on readers questions. This panel is made up of women who I have interviewed for 40:20 Vision who agreed to weigh in with their perspective and wisdom gained through experience and observation. Today we have one woman’s answer to a woman who is lost in her marriage. […] Read more…
My husband and I may get in fights but we get along all the time. It should be two ways all the time. Resentment will build if one person thinks the relationship is great because they get what they want…and the other person isn’t. You have to support each other. I don’t mean who is working […] Read more…
Younger women often ask..what is it really like to be with the same person for 15, 20, 25+ years….as long as the life they have lived so far. Here is one woman’s reflections on her 20 year journey of marriage: 1. The key to our happiness was when we realized that we are not going to change. […] Read more…
If you’re looking for a partner, what I tell my kids and what I would tell 20 somethings, is to make sure that you are connected in a real way to that person. Ultimately, it’s not all about goals and ambitions. It’s more about wanting to truly spend time with the person, to have a […] Read more…
What i wish i knew then. Well there is the obvious ones, what I call the five “S’s — sleep, sip water, sunglasses, sunscreen and don’t smoke. I was insecure…I suppose as you get older you realize everyone was! You just can’t put all your time and energy into one person. You end up not […] Read more…