Q. I’ve been seeing a guy for two months who I like but I don’t know if he wants a long-term relationship or just a fun buddy. He’s very busy between work, playing a sport, and renovating his house. It’s hard to spend a lot of time with him because I work at […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Relationships’ category
Flash Friday: What’s the Hardest Part of Dating Now and Then
Today is Flash Friday – when 40:20 Vision tackles an issue from both the 40-something and 20-something perspective. Joining me on this mission is Molly Ford of Smart Pretty and Awkward. For this month we put out the question to the twitterlands — what topic do you want us to take on? The answer — dating. […] Read more…
Friends With An Ex? How To Handle the New (“Toxic”) Girlfriend
Dear 40-Somethings, A few years back, I moved back to the U.S., and the prospect of dealing with a long distance romance ultimately caused the relationship between my boyfriend and me at the time to fall apart. It ended on fairly good terms, and after a while we were able to navigate the new waters […] Read more…
Making Marriage A Passion – 40-Something Guest Post
Today I’m sharing a 40-something guest post from a woman who shares “what she knows now about marriage.” I first discovered Tammy Renzi through her insightful comments on this blog, particulary about relationships. I found it refreshing that she and her husband write a blog together. Upon further reading I quickly discovered that they […] Read more…
Should I Worry About a Pattern of Breaking Up? 20S Question
Q. Since high school, I have developed a pattern of having a serious boyfriend for a year or two. Around the two year point, I end up breaking up what was previously a blissful relationship — leaving the guy feeling blindsided. Is my pattern something I will have to work to break? Or when I find […] Read more…
20-Something Questions; On Managing Relationships
Tying up some loose ends today — some incoming answers to a few recent questions on relationships both professional and personal. On Career — New Manager Relationships Another 40-sometthing provides perspective on an important issue many 20-somethings face — how do you become a manager? How do you navigate relationships when you get promoted and […] Read more…
12 Reflections on Looking Forward
Happy New Year’s Eve. It’s that time of year of looking back, reflecting and most importanly looking forward. To look forward I took a look back at some of the highlights of 40:20 Vision this year. I won’t call this a best of …but here are twelve 40-something words of wisdom to provide perspective! 1. […] Read more…
New Question: Roommates, Friendships and Making Room For Yourself
Q. I moved to a new country a few months ago. I live with a roommate who was great…for the first month. Then she started making offensive comments regarding my religion, being single, and my career. She says them as a joke, but it’s not funny. For example, “When you get a real job, you’ll […] Read more…