Tag: Relationships
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the big bangs theory
For the last 45 years, I have hung onto the belief that because of the shape of my face, size of my forehead and how fine my hair is, I had to have bangs. Whether these beliefs were based in any fact is now entirely debatable. Because over the last 6 months, I quietly grew them…
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deep dive dating survey, part 3
This week, I am publishing three questions posed for my survey by mom friends about their own kids. A few of the young adult respondents thought that these questions were coming directly from me and answered specifically about my son’s dating life – but most responded about their own experiences. Because the survey was anonymous,…
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deep dive dating survey: insights from 20-somethings, part 2
Here is the second set of responses from my eight question informal survey about dating in your 20’s right now. Consistent with my last post, I have bolded each question and then portions of answers that I thought were the most revealing. The first question was inspired by a friend who told me that her…
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deep dive dating survey: insights from 20-somethings
A few months ago, I started a really fun project inspired by the frequent conversations I have with my friends. We, as moms of 20–somethings, are often discussing dating norms and comparing them to when we were navigating the same challenges in the 1980’s/1990’s and early 2000’s. Because my kids do not seem to enjoy…
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binge report: retro edition
In May 2020, I wrote a post called “streaming in place” about how my husband and I were having issues navigating and communicating about which shows to watch together and which to watch separately. Since 2020, our circumstances have changed significantly because of the end of Covid quarantine, our kids both living on their own…
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an optimist and pessimist get married
On the day of my wedding, I remember very clearly thinking to myself, “What is so different about being married after you have been dating for a few years?” I really thought that I knew everything about my future husband and myself and that getting married would just make us “official.” In my brain, after…
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wanna date my son?
A few weeks ago, I was in the back row of a crowded 7:30 pm yoga class. Just to be clear, this is not a flex and I am not good at yoga. Because I have trouble staying focused about 90% of the time, my mind tends to wander during exercise classes and I think…
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from chaos to calendar
For most of December, I was gearing up to write a post similar to the one I wrote last January: New Year’s Resolutions I’d like to make for other people. (Translation: A list of annoying habits I wish they’d quit.) This year, though, I found myself coming up short. The only subject that stood out…
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london: week seven
Here is what I had on my to do list for our last week in London: Pimlico Road shopping, Alfies Antique Market, Nomad & Ned Hotels, lunch at Dean St Townhouse, The Saatchi Museum, and The John Sloane Museum. I was also planning to write about how to wear thick, wool sweaters underneath a winter…
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london: week one
The first week of our London experiment flew by. Despite the fact that my husband lost his wallet the day before we left, we had no delays getting here and seamlessly settled into our apartment. We are loving our accommodations which, unlike the last two short term, furnished apartments we rented in New York, are…
Do I have chalk on my face? by Denise Geschke 