Melinda Blau

Writer, Speaker, Social Observer

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Social and Cultural Observations

Everything from S&M to sharing a dog…

Adult Children Tied to the Past

From American Health
“If you believe some experts, 90% of us are suffering from the ravages of childhood.” Read more…

7 Lessons Of Handwriting Lost

From Rewireme.com
Who needs a signature when a thumbprint will do? Then, I couldn’t sign my name. Read more …

Books or Bytes: Are You Ready for the Future?

From Mount Holyoke College Alumnae Quarterly, Winter 2010
Everyone said television was the end of radio and that didn’t happen.  Read more…

The Relationship Revolution: The Internet as a New Way of Life

From The Psychotherapy Networker
I have this feeling that I’ve been left behind, and I’ll never catch up.  Read more…

The Audacity of Hype

From Publisher’s Weekly,
My eyes burn; my back aches; I’m constantly distracted. My loved ones express concern, but I can’t seem to stop myself. Read more…

The Third Home Comes Within Reach

From The New York Times
Winter in the Florida place, summer at the beach house, and a read and gold autumn at the mountain retreat. Read more on line… or here

Generation Overlap

From Nick Jr.
While the bond with your mom has taken a lifetime to develop, “generation overlap” really kicks in when you have children of your own. Read more…

The Doubles Standard

From New York Magazine
Down the staircase they file, the children and grandchildren of a diminishing breed of socialites whose New York roots run deep… Read more….

Mean Sex

From New York Magazine
Were it not for the whips, the candles readied for a demonstration of waxing, and several devices design to… Read more…

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ABOUT ME
As an award-winning journalist and author of fifteen books, my “beat” is relationships. Find out more about my work here.
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