Lori Gottlieb

From Generation X to Generation Me

Rhiana Maidenberg | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Raising Children, Motherhood, Generation X, Parenting, Lori Gottlieb, Generation Me, Parenthood, Parents-How-To, Parents News

In contrast to our upbringing, we resolved to be a more constant presence in our children's lives. The problem is that these children are now dependent on their parents. As a mother of toddlers, how do I combat this trend and raise independent children, while still being an active participant in their childhood?

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Why You Don't Need To Baby Proof Your House

Rhiana Maidenberg | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Kiddie Pools, Portable Pools, Toddlers, Child-Proofing, Motherhood, Lori Gottlieb, Babies, Babyproofing, Dr Gary Smith, Parenthood, Parents-Moms, Parents News

In my house I have one simple test for the necessity of baby proofing: if there is a possibility of death, or loss of a major limb, we must be vigilant. If not, then that is why Johnson and Johnson invented band-aids.

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So, What Do You Do?

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Careers, Sarah Z. Wexler, Identity, Lori Gottlieb, Being Judged, Marie Claire, What Should I Do With My Life?, Women News

For a woman, a job isn't just a job. It's a comment on who she is.

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Is There Such Thing As Perfect Parenting?

salon.com | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Perfect Parenting, Mr Good Enough, Lori Gottlieb, Pamela Paul, Divorce, Divorce Parenting, Single Parenting, Divorce News

There are two kinds of parents in the world. There are those who strive to re-create for their children the blissful upbringings that they themselves ...

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Authors Duke It Out For NYC Book Signing Outlets

The Wall Street Journal | JOANNE KAUFMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Signings, Books, Lori Gottlieb, Bookstores, Barnes and Noble, Book Signing, Authors, Nyc Culture, Books News

Which authors get to sign at which New York locations is a tricky gavotte involving publishers, chain bookstores and other venues. In fact, independen...

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Marry Him - A Conversation with Lori Gottlieb

Julie Spira | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Marriage, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Sascha Rothchild, Dating, Greg Behrendt, Lori Gottlieb, He's Just Not That Into You, Julie Spira, Marry Him, Dating Advice, Joel Stein, Healthy Living News

It was two years ago today that Lori Gottlieb's Atlantic magazine article, Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Right was released. The piece rai...

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Why "Settle" For Lori Gottlieb's Narrow View Of Life? Live Your Own

Melissa Lafsky | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Marriage, Lori Gottlieb, Marry Him, Dating, Relationship Tips, Relationships, Relationship-Advice-Cheating, Healthy Living News

Not once in her endless lovelorn musings does Gottlieb ask: What about what my potential partner wants? What about considering how I could work on myself, find my own peace?

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A New Book Urges Wannabe Brides To Settle -- Look What Happened to Jenny Sanford for Following That Advice

Jill Brooke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Silda Spitzer, Hillary Clinton, Jenny Sanford, Lori Gottlieb, Style News

Jenny Sanford's book is called Staying True written because her husband wasn't true blue. Of all her revelations, one sticks out in my mind.

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Love Stories: Is Marriage Necessary?

Wednesday Martin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: History of Marriage, Mark Sanford, Divorce, The Politician, Andrew Young, Infidelity, Marriage, Monogamy, Elizabeth Edwards, Staying True, John Edwards, Jenny Sanford, Lori Gottlieb, Valentine's Day, Remarriage, Remarriage With Children, Marry Him, Healthy Living News

While marital and couples therapists tell us how to save our marriages, sociology, anthropology, and human behavioral ecology suggest that it isn't so much married couples as Marriage itself that's in crisis.

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Should You Marry that Rude, Stinky, Creepy Person Since You're Not Perfect Either?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Singled Out, Psychology Today, Backlash, Matrimania, Single Life, Media, Atlantic Magazine, Friendship, Marriage, Therapist, Caricatures, Singlism, Single Women, Couples, Marry Him, Issues, Condescension, Prejudices, Relationships, Books, Lonely, Singles, Myths, Feminism, Settling, Cnn, Clients in Therapy, Stereotypes, Jon Stewart, Living Single, Alone, Lori Gottlieb, Healthy Living News

Once upon a time, a reporter for a major magazine declared, in all seriousness, that women should just get married already - even if it means settling...

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Will U B My Good Enough Valentine?

Melanie Chartoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unavailable Parent, Arranged Marriage, Indian, U.S.A., Lori Gottlieb, Marry, Anima, Valentine's Day, Cougar, Matchmakers, Rabbi, Books News

Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough, impeccably researched tome, is mandatory reading for girls who've not yet grasped the "unavailable parent" part of their inability to let someone love them.

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'Marry Him': 5 Reasons You're Wrong About Mr. Right (VIDEO)

wowowow.com | Lori Gottlieb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marriage, Lori Gottlieb, Relationships, Dutton, match.com, Mr Wrong, Marry Him, Dating, Penguin, Mr Right, Dating Over 40, Atlantic, Books News

A couple of years ago, I wrote a magazine article called "Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough." In it, I confessed that, having found...

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Why "Marry Mr. Good-Enough" is Dark Ages Nonsense in a Modern Disguise

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.25.2011

Ms. Gottlieb argues that we're here to procreate -- in an unhappy union with a mismatched partner, if need be; below, Lesley M. M. Blume begs to differ.

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