ESSAYS & ARTICLES
"How Do We Delay Our Divorce?"
Dear Goddess, my husband and I still live under the same roof, but have been awaiting the time when we could afford to get a …
Stop Trying to Please!
I’m hearing a lot about the problem many women have of “handing themselves over” to the dating process–that is, feeling that, once they decide …
The Confrontational Gene: It's in You, So Use it!
I’m just back from The University of Vermont, where one of my darling goddess-daughters, Ryan, just graduated from the Honors School, and where former Vermont …
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"I'm Being Shunned for Getting Divorced!"
Dear Goddess, I’ve recently gotten a divorce. Suddenly I’m finding that some people–particularly people at my church–are acting chilly towards me. I feel as if …
Courtship Anxiety, Part 2: Awaiting The Call
Okay, since yesterday, little has changed: He still hasn’t called. You still have a stomachache. You still are furious at yourself for regressing to this …
You LIKED that Blind Date. Now What?
It’s Saturday and you’re dressing for a blind date, who is to arrive in ten minutes. You’re wishing that you were spending the night …
Oprah and The Love Goddess: "Trust Your Gut!"
Here’s what I so love about Oprah: In yesterday’s commencement speech to the Duke University Graduating class of 2009 (where her godson-William, son of …
Sex is not enough
When she talked about her new lover, she always talked about sex. In fact, she always looked as if she’d just HAD sex. Flushed, beaming. …
The (Continued) Curse of The Old Girlfriend
A friend points out that I omitted a whole section, in my last blog, about the possibility that it’s not YOU obsessing about the ghosts …
Ghosts of Old Girlfriends
Here’s what you know about her. She was gorgeous. Thin, long-legged, big-breasted; oh– and successful; and speaks four languages; and….blah blah. You are obsessed …