I always try to give different perspectives to questions here so I’m excited to add another view on the question from the other week from the student who is close to her family and in love with an Israeli solder she met while studying abroad. Several women commented that the woman posing the question did […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Relationships’ category
Want A Great Relationship? Start with Yourself
I’ve been sharing some 40:20 wisdom over at WTF Is Up With My Love Life?, a resource for dating int the “post-dating world”. There Jessica Massa and Rebecca Weigand share what they have learned in their twenties about dating in the modern age where the old rules of romance no longer apply. Check out their […] Read more…
Find Work You Love, Subjects That Interest You & Your Passions
Q. I’m 26. I grew up in a very close-knit family, and finally gained independence when I moved from the suburbs to the city for college. Last semester, I studied in Israel, met an Israeli boy and we fell in love. Now I am back and we are trying to make a long distance relationship work. […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (84)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something would give a 20-something as their “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1. To look at every decade as a chance to reinvent yourself. Life is a jigsaw puzzle. I don’t know what it is or where it will finish but there is always another piece to complete the puzzle. If […] Read more…
Focus on Finding Out What You Want
Today’s post is a reader submission. I love her perspective on freeing yourself from expectations and getting into what’s right for you. ~ I would love to leap back in time, and tell myself: Don’t worry about whether or not a guy likes you. Worry about whether or not YOU like THEM. It’s better to […] Read more…
3 Real Life Dating Lessons
Today a 40-something reflects on her 20-something dating days…from signs he’s the one, to signs he’s definitely not! It’s fun to date for fun. Don’t rush… “I dated many men in my 20s and had so much fun. My experiences opened me up to new music choices, cuisines, political views, and so forth […] Read more…
6 Breaks You Need to Give Your Friends
A few weeks ago I answered a question on how to break up with a friend without burning bridges. The gist: “ Be honest or just let that friend drop away. Don’t respond and don’t think twice about cutting out negativity, or toxic ties even if it’s family. Sadly many times it is. Then you are cordial […] Read more…
20-Something Question: Education or Climb the Ladder in My Post Divorce World?
Q. I just turned 26. As of last month, I’m also divorced. I am intelligent and talented but when I got married I was regrettably also very naive. My ex was incredibly threatened by me intellectually and bullied and discouraged me from completing my education. At this point I have completed one year of college. […] Read more…