Here’s a link to today’s post on Medium (if you’re not a member, this will get you behind the paywall): “A Forever-After Valentine’s Gift.” Writing this piece, I was aware that some people will find it irrelevant. They don’t have A valentine. They are single by choice or by circumstance. They have friends, perhaps a […]
Welcoming a New Relationship…With a Puppy
Canine rescue organizations (and those who have had dogs) warn us about the time, the expense and the energy, especially with a puppy. For me, the drudgery pales to more important long-term considerations. A few months ago, when I finally decided not to adopt, I wrote “Stepping into Someone Else’s Paws. Writing gave me […]
Why Old-Lady “Matchmaking” Doesn’t Work
My “old ladies,” a cadre of role-model older women whose friendships I’ve cultivated for the last 25 years, don’t know each other. Except for 88-year-old Betty and Marge, 101, who both live in my building, the rest either can’t meet or don’t want to. And yet, I keep thinking they might like each other. Twenty-plus […]