Treva Brandon, a first time bride at 50, on not having children and why she’s relieved to be past the choice. Oh My Gosh! I Forgot To Have A Baby! I didn’t exactly forget, I just lost track of time. My mind was on other things: like figuring out my career path and deciding what …
Relationships
“Not tonight dear. I have a painful vagina.” Say what? If you’re making excuses to avoid sexual intimacy with your partner due to vaginal pain, you owe it to yourself (and your partner) to treat it. “The big O” does not mean “the big Ouch.” Recapture the rapture in bed. Pain during intercourse is called …
There was a link circulating last week about what Facebook is doing to your brain. Who wouldn’t click on a hook like that? The video, packed with rapid-fire assertions suggests one theme: we have allowed ourselves to substitute e-connections for actual, IRL (in real life) ones. Depending on the presence you believe you have out …
Someone once said, we all have friends for “ a reason, a season or a lifetime.” Once you’ve reached the age of 50, and especially if you have surpassed it, this concept makes a lot of sense. Having the right friends, at the right time, is important. I’m proud to say I have friendships that …
Once upon a very long time ago there lived a young, single mom who believed that her place in the world was driven by her relationship with, well, the world: her kids . . . her boss . . . strangers she passed on the street. If you haven’t guessed yet, that young, single mom …