Divorced parents with children find the idea of re-entering the dating scene disconcerting and confusing. As an adult you need to have 'adult-only' time with friends and with dating partners. "Well-meaning" relatives may 'suggest' that single mothers shouldn't date but don't listen to them. The happier you are, the more...

The strength of women when faced with untrue and unfair laws can be phenomenal. In November of 2012, NJ Women for Alimony Reform, WAR, was founded by Sheila Taylor. Ms. Taylor created the organization in response to statements from the NJ Bar that current alimony laws exist...

Should you take back someone who has lied to you, not once but many times? It all depends on you as a person. How much are you willing to put up with and how much time are you willing to spend with a liar?

The key ingredient in any relationship...

A year into grad school I found a wonderful place to live. It was a loft in downtown San Francisco's SoMa district. It was large, airy, and had a fantastic view. The owner was interviewing prospective renters and I was one of them. I made it known that I wanted...

I love Brooke Elliott; I'd love to have her as my best friend. She exudes energy, happiness and a positive attitude. The fact that her show, "Drop Dead Diva," has been renewed for a new season makes me happy. Brooke Elliott and her character, Jane Bingum,...

If you want to be successful in your career, don't have children.

It's interesting to note that while women have significantly advanced in their chosen professions, there is still a huge imbalance in the number of women who have made it to the top of their fields. ...

Sex is a hot topic and most American women are very open and honest about their sexuality. The normal aging process doesn't seem to impede sexual desire, either. There's a common misconception that as women age, they lose interest in sex. But a new University of California-San...

I had to go to Italy as a "woman of a certain age" to realize what a sexy creature I was! The Italian males gave me appreciative glances in fancy restaurants and gallerias. Comments of "Bellissima, Bellissima!" were a common occurrence, boosting my self-esteem and making me feel that getting...

My friend Sally was all but incoherent with indignation on the phone as she tried to relate the story of how she was dismissed from her position as business editor of a monthly newspaper.

"I was fired by email! Do you believe this?!"

Trying to make her feel a little...

It is time to for the church to really take responsibility for the pain it has caused, the innocence it has stolen and the lives it has ruined.

The almost-unheard-of step of resignation by a reigning pontiff has touched off a feeding frenzy of speculation. What's the real...

My best friend's fiancé once called her "my little muffin top". For her, the endearment was cataclysmic. She didn't speak to him for a week. He didn't know why, but finally found out through mutual friends that he had hurt her feelings. A muffin top, he was told,...

I am a woman who curses and my husband loves me. Oh, I don't do it on a daily basis; I don't pepper my speech with my infamous F-bombs every time I open my mouth. No, nothing like that. I'm not proud of it nor am I ashamed of it....

He's good-looking, hot, smart, sophisticated, fun and sexy. Oh, and one more thing: He's gay. You love your gay male guy, but would you risk falling in love with him? It's an issue that more than one woman has had to deal with in a relationship that is a perfect...

Paula Broadwell is an intelligent, well-educated woman; a 1995 West Point graduate who, according to the New York Times, has been a lifelong high achiever, beginning when she was still a high school student. She was homecoming queen at her high school, valedictorian of her class...

I am afraid of guns; they scare me to death.

Several years ago I was at a friend's house when a financial dispute over some stocks broke out between her and her soon-to-be ex-husband. Though it was only loud shouting and no physical interaction, the police were called by the...

When President Barack Obama was telling the story of his grandmother, a woman who became a bank vice president but could go no further because of the glass ceiling; when he said that she had had to train men who would go on to make higher salaries and gain positions...

Todd Akin made a statement about "legitimate rape and how a woman's body can take care of all that", and Paul Ryan called rape a "method of conception," yet neither man will ever know the reality of rape and what it does to a woman. Mr....

Since I write a lot about positive body image, you'd think that I am well over the idea that weight should be something that I allow to define my life. Yet the vestiges of my past life as a woman obsessed with weight still linger. A good example is vacation...

What is it about women's breasts that can stir so much interest in today's society? They are, after all, a normal part of all women regardless of race, ethnicity or religion. Breasts play an important role in defining the special functions of the female body and have enormous cultural significance...

Everyone please repeat after me: "Vagina, vagina, vagina!" Silly? Sure it is but it makes a profound statement to anyone who says that the word is "vile," "disgusting" and not to be mentioned it in front of women or "mixed company."

Two weeks ago, while the Michigan House of Representatives...