The benefits of a May-December romance — I recently went on a first date with a 40-year-old man who was surprised when he learned my age. Halfway through the date, he said, “I usually don’t date women as old as you.” I responded, “Same here! I never date men as old as you, either. This should be…

A Manual on Easy Divorce. — I was by my father’s bedside at the ICU. I had been there for two weeks by his side, and slept there every night. He fell and broke his neck and due to his alcoholism he went through withdrawal in the ICU and it was a serious and prolonged case…

For better and for worse. — Violence and/or abuse is generally not what we think of when women imagine a life of happily ever after with a partner. Then why do so many women — including myself— often become entangled with partners who are violent? I’ve pondered this for a while now and though I don’t…

Eliminating the need for initiation might change things for us. — I have a friend who swears by a daily sex routine to maintain intimacy in her marriage. It’s not that she or her husband need to have sex every day. They also don’t continue this plan year-round. But every time they are in a rut when weeks have gone by…

“Pick a side” and other nonsense bisexual folks hear. — Have you ever heard someone making ridiculous comments to others, in particular about personal topics? I’m sure we have all witnessed such behaviour at least once in our lives. What about baseless comments about sexuality? I bet non-heterosexual people encounter uneducated, rude people more often than others. I’m an LGBTQ+…

“All clothes off — nothing should remain covered.” — The problem with Thanksgiving is that I always eat too much. I completely lack self-control, and each time grandma asks if “I want some more,” I say yes. She’s a sick cook and usually prepares three to four times more food than would be reasonable for the number of guests. …

Long-term marriages are not for the fainthearted. Falling in love is fun. Meeting your darlings on dates is fun. Moving in for the first time is — yeah, you nailed it! However, long-term marriages are for champions. Nowadays, divorce offers an easy way out, so we tend to forget there…

At some point, we’re going to have to stop allowing sociopaths to design how civilization should function. — I live in a perpetual state of astonishment at how awful people are able to hijack the narrative on virtually any subject. No matter what comment you have to offer, there is always a well-funded opposition that is able to twist your words and paint you as the oppressor. “You’re…