Last weekend, I was catching up on a little Oprah –thank goodness for DVR– when I came upon her October interview with J.K. Rowling, the genius behind the Harry Potter franchise. The seven books in the series are full of danger, adventure, and wizardry. But the Queen of the Book Club, Oprah Winfrey herself, picked [...]
A few years ago, I said goodbye to a trio of girlfriends headed to Europe for a summer abroad. When they left, all three were married or in serious relationships. When they returned, all three were either single or seriously confused. I kept in contact with them through email and Skype and, as the summer [...]
Thanks to famous cheaters like Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton, Richard Burton, and JFK, torrid tales of scams and scandals have sold both hard newspapers and gossip mags alike for decades. Familiar story lines full of ardent affairs keep soap stars employed and, in the last few years, Oprah Winfrey has repeatedly received sky high ratings [...]
You say potato and I say potahto, You say tomato and I say tomahto Potato, potahto, Tomato, tomahto, Let’s call the whole thing off ~ George and Ira Gershwin I was riding the subway last week when I had to turn up my iPod to drown out the couple bickering in the seats next to [...]
“It’s normal to get lost midway along the marital journey. Successful couples are those who can renegotiate a new direction when they hit such critical relationship junctures.” -Steve and Cathy Brody, Renew Your Marriage at Midlife: A Guide to Growing Together in Love Marriage is frequently compared to a journey and I think the comparison [...]
A while back, my client Kari introduced me to “love lists.” I still use Kari’s love list idea (with a few tweaks) in my practice as a dating / life coach and I have to thank her for inspiring me! Along the way, I discovered that Kari wasn’t the only one making love lists. Countless [...]
The sparkling lights of Broadway are a big part of the Big Apple’s luster. (And a live show often makes for a great date!) A few years back, I remember reading review after review of the musical, “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” and laughed every time I saw the hilarious title. The show [...]
“When I was younger, every year on my birthday I would blow out the candles and secretly wish that this would be the year I would find true love.” Lauryn is engaged now and she recounts her single days like folks tales: the years of false of alarms when she never received her birthday wish. [...]
