Posted by Delaine - May 11, 2013 - Advice, Grief/ Anger, Infidelity, Phases/ Stages, Relationships, slideshow, Surviving
It was my deepest, darkest secret – something that nourished me, tortured me, yet ultimately tore my family apart: After seven years of marriage, the birth of three kids, and weathering the emotional storm of my husband’s infidelity, I made the choice to have an affair. Now I’m not revealing this today as some kind of [...]
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Posted by Delaine - April 30, 2013 - Cougars & Single Moms, Dating & Sex, From the Dating Trenches, Longing...and Learning, Sexual Issues & Kinks, slideshow
It happened years ago when I first got divorced: I was 37 years old, trying to re-acclimatize to singlehood and the dating trenches when – (blush) I went to a sex club. Now before going any further, let me just say that I am not some nympho or slut or kinky sex goddess; I’m just a [...]
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Posted by Delaine - January 31, 2013 - On Writing My Book, slideshow, Support & Girlfriends
So this past weekend I was invited out for drinks and appies with the moms of my son’s hockey teams — a great opportunity to get to know each other outside the rink. And inevitably, as the evening wore on, a question was posed to me that I normally avoid: “What do you do for work, Delaine?” the team manager asked [...]
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Posted by Delaine - June 10, 2012 - On Writing My Book, slideshow
It is with great excitement that I share with you, my readers, that my memoir, The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom, is now under option in Hollywood! My book is being considered as a film or TV series, and I’ve also been approached to host a TV show (gulp)! Who knows when or [...]
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Posted by Delaine - June 10, 2012 - On Writing My Book, slideshow
If your ex has the kids this coming Father’s Day weekend and you’re in the Calgary area, I would love to connect with you at one of my book signings! The first will be at the ArtsPeak Festival in Canmore on Saturday, June 16th. I will be in the author’s ‘tent’ all day and doing a [...]
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Posted by Delaine - February 27, 2012 - Between the Sheets, Concerns & Fears, Cougars & Single Moms, Dating & Sex, From the Dating Trenches, Internet Dating, Longing...and Learning, Phases/ Stages, slideshow, Support & Girlfriends, Understanding Men/Women, Women's Sexuality
On the heels of recent letters I’ve received from divorced women – many who’d just finished reading my memoir – it really struck me how we all share many of the same fears and challenges as we attempt to date after divorce: How do I know I’m ready, how do I handle rejection, how do [...]
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