I know that (some of) my long-term readers are tired of hearing me vent about this. But it’s a topic that other people keep bringing up. I’d be perfectly happy to let it die. Really. Before I go on, and just for clarity, here is how I feel about marriage and the whole, “this is [...]

I was at a friend’s party, and at one point in the evening I found myself sitting with a bunch of other women. Most of us had met before, but none of us knew each other well. Somehow, I have no idea how (I was chatting with someone about something else) the conversation got down [...]

I’m starting to really love this new tradition.  Today we have another great guest post, this time from Jolene who blogs at To Be Determined. Is divorce an “accomplishment?” Divorce and accomplishment don’t typically go hand-in-hand for me. In fact, when I was first facing divorce, almost two years ago, I equated divorce with failure. [...]

Marriage, and the decision to marry, intrigues me. I was never one of those girls who dreamed about her wedding. Never flipped through bridal magazines and stared longingly at the big white dresses. Not my thing. But marriage, as a theory and an institution, that’s something I think about. Kinda the way I think about [...]

OK, let me start out by saying that until a couple of years ago I pretty much never read girly mags. Not that there’s anything wrong with them. I think they’re lots of fun. I just didn’t. I worked a gazillion hours a week (at my old career) and in my leisure time I read [...]