Can men and women really be friends?

It’s the age-old question. Debated amongst many. I caught “When Harry Met Sally” on cable the other night (it was a Monday, the only night a week I am home by myself, sans boyfriend or work events). I guess the movie “proves” that men and women can never be 100% friends – the potential for […]

Why do we care about the marriages of strangers?

In the early years of my marriage, and even before that, when my ex husband and I were dating (ie. when things were good) I would open the New York Times style section to read the Modern Love column.  The “vows” section, a two page spread of wedding announcements, didn’t interest me, although for some […]

Meet the Fockersteins.

My parents know I’ve been seeing someone (I’ll call him “John”). Immediately after my divorce, they were the drivers of the “Cougel needs to find another husband” bandwagon, but that was almost four years ago, and since then I’ve had my share of bungled dates, breakups, and experiences that seemed to have stemmed their concern. […]

Do women want to marry their dads?

This is a common question. Many books have been written about it. But I wonder if the question is open ended and its answer varies for everyone. Some therapists claim that a woman who marries a man like her father probably had a difficult relationship with him (or he was absent) and she spends her […]