At some in a relationship or marriage, we sit across from our partner and wonder where the romance and passion went… Remember back when he’d wine and dine you and go the extra mile just to see you smile? How he was keen to only put that best foot forward, and how special you felt [...]
Back when I first got separated and started online dating, I was insulted if any younger man called me a COUGAR. In my mind, ‘cougar’ meant older woman in leopard-skin leotards, teased hair and fake nails that wouldn’t quit. I might be in my late thirties, but excuse me, I wasn’t desperate, skanky, OR a [...]
Studies have shown that it’s the ongoing hostilities between divorcing parents that really emotionally damage and traumatize children. So how do you protect your children’s emotional well-being if divorce matters are in the Red Zone, the two of you aren’t speaking, and you can’t even stand being in the same building as him/her? You may ‘know’ you should smile and talk civilly and put [...]
At three and a half years into my divorce, I no longer feel like I’m mourning my marriage. The grief, the fear, the heartache of betrayal - they lie behind me now, serving as sources of strength and wisdom, not pain. But getting over my marriage is one thing, getting over my ex’s behavior during our divorce is another. [...]
This is such a huge moment for me, a personal milestone like no other, that I wanted to share it with all of you! Honestly, if someone had told me three years ago that I was going to not only write a book, but get a deal with a major publishing house, I’d have say, [...]
We enjoyed each other for hours. And it was as wonderful as the other four times we’d been together. Passionate. Intense. Deep. Stress-relieving. But as I lay snuggled against him in the aftermath, eyes closed, brain off in Post-Orgasmic Wonderland, I suddenly heard: “I love you, Delaine.” My eyes flew open. Did I imagine that? Oh God, on no, he actually [...]
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