What This Nice Guy Wishes He'd Said On All His Dates

I've written before that I used to go on a lot of dates, and I've written more recently that I think I'm a pretty nice guy. Th...

Letting the Skeletons Out of the Closet for Halloween: 30 Things We Don't Want to Admit We Do During Divorce

Because it's Halloween week, and because I really like connecting with you guys, I thought it was about time to address the whole ...

8 Tips for Liking Your Stepchild -- When You Don't

For years, I thought I didn't like kids. It turns out I just didn't like badly-behaved kids. But then again, who does? The kids...

The New York City Marathon and Your Divorce: Basically the Same Thing

Several months of dedicated, grueling, and emotional work. Crying before dawn and after sunset. Every muscle in your body aching and nearl...

The 3 Kinds Of Men You Definitely Don't Want To Date

When I started dating, my life felt like a Fellini movie. I'd been with one person for 32 years, so going out was shiny and hyper-real...

Suck It Up For The Kids

I observe how well my friend and his ex-wife co-parent. They are respectful, communicate and even share their family dog together. To furt...

Can Therapy Save Your Dating Life?

By, Nikki Martinez, Psy.D., LCPC Have you ever wondered why you keep being drawn to the same type of person? Have you ever asked yoursel...

6 Steps to Forgiving Your Ex-Spouse

By Terry Gaspard for Divorce Magazine Forgiveness is one of the most misunderstood concepts because many people believe it means forgetti...

Do Wealthy People Go By Different Standards When it Comes to Child Support?

An athlete earning $5,000,000 per year would pay the unwed mother of his child $245,500 per year in child support, if you go by the child ...

Tips for Coping With Divorce-Related Anger

By Jane Zatylny for Divorce Magazine Divorce-related anger can literally make you crazy -- causing you to say and do things you'd nev...

13 Reasons I Sing the Every Other Weekend Blues

There are some things I will never get used to. Take daylight savings. We gain sleep -- every chronically overtired mom's BFF -- but i...

10 Ways to Stay Positive After a Divorce or Breakup

Getting back into the dating scene but focusing on the negative aspects of the breakup will only drive you crazy and prevent you from gett...

Dating Diary 7: Sexual Signals -- Does He Want It Or Not? We've Been Dating For Weeks, But...

This week High50 's midlife dating columnist hopes her Muddy Farmer will finally make a move on her, and realizes she might have to take...

10 Ways To Boost Your Dating Life Over 50 By Breaking Out Of Your Comfort Zone

Dating as a woman over 50 can feel vulnerable and the last thing you want to do is step outside of your comfort zone, right? But that...

Friend or Foe? Sometimes in Divorce You Just Don't Know!

No one should go through a divorce alone. You need a robust support system, consisting largely of friends and family. But a funny thing ha...

The Number 1 Reason Why You're Still Not Happy

I recently had an entire Saturday to myself. I mention this because it's a rather unusual thing for me to have an entire twenty-four h...

What If Everything We Believe About Divorce Is Wrong?

Marriage is hard work but worth it. If you end up divorced, it means you didn't try hard enough, you don't know what commitment me...

Every Other Monday Is Always Bittersweet

A number of my friends have told me how fortunate I am that every other weekend is mine to do with whatever I like. Some of these friends ...

'The Only Thing My Husband And I Have In Common Anymore Is Our Kids'

By Mary Sauer It was two months after the birth of my second child and my husband and I were sitting in the corner booth. We were sharing ...