Meghan Markle has been compared to many American women who have married into royalty. Two of those women are Grace Kelly and Wallis Simpson, and while everyone now sees how Simpson and Markle are similar, there is something deeply hidden with the connection between the Duchess of Sussex and the late American actress Grace Kelly. […]
In honor of Independence Day, we asked around for the best things about being single and independent. Here’s the top ten! 10. Hooking Up “Kissing total strangers when you’re out at bars or on dance floors. No names, no numbers exchanged, just random frenching.”—Sonia “Ahh, guiltless, shameless flirting with strangers.”—Jocelyn 9. Being Selfish “Planning for […]
If someone suggested that you were holding out for a relationship to save you and magically solve all your problems, you’d adamantly insist they’d gotten you all wrong and briefly consider slapping them in the face, right? Expecting a guy to save you sounds ludicrous on a surface level, and even reminiscent of the dreaded […]
Since 1998, I’ve filled two passports, trundled through innumerable airports and navigated the border crossings of 28 countries — almost always by myself. Occasionally I’ve been accompanied by a boyfriend, sometimes by a brave friend I’ve convinced to join me, but most of the time I wandered out into the throng of waiting touts alone. […]
My ex-boyfriend’s parents have been married for years, but they sleep in separate beds. At first, I found this practice strange, a manifestation of a marriage that no longer had the sparkle, one that had become more comfortable and practical than anything else. I was wrong. His parents were, in fact, perfectly content, deeply comfortable and […]
There is just something about an older woman that younger men find incredibly attractive. In the words of the infamous Samantha Jones talking about a younger prospect potentially making a move on her man – ‘I have tricks she hasn’t even seen’. Whether it’s their experience, independence or confidence, there is no denying the fact […]
You might have been able to hear a lot of things about some gaps that exist, like how there is a gap between gender pay or the gap you will have or already have in your resume when you have taken time to focus on raising your children. However, there has been one gap that […]
We were all surprised when Harry and Meghan decided to split their ways with Kate and William and to leave Kensington Palace and create their own office. The idea was not well received by the Queen in the beginning, but she ultimately let them have their own office which would be located in the Buckingham […]
Growing up, I saw singledom as the “default” way to live. My first impression of my (divorced) parents were as singles, and they were carrying on just fine, so I figured that was just the way things were. I managed to remain pretty oblivious to the society-wide pressure to marry longer than most kids, and […]
