Recyle Your Old Boyfriend for Love and Money
Have you ever been to a “used date” party or auction, sometimes called a BYOB; that is, Bring You Old Boyfriend?
Although not a new phenomenon, they have been popping up in the news. Terry Schwartz writing for the Chicago Tribune says, “At these parties, reassurance is the name of the game: The men are all [...]
Couples Retreat and a Marriage Plan
The relationship between Couples Retreat and Peter Billingsley is entwined with a passion plan. The Los Angeles Times called Billingsley the perfect person for Couples Retreat. He moved from being the little boy in Christmas Story coveting the BB gun to a serious director, although originally he was to produce the movie.
Facebook Retrosexuals: back in the news
The Retrosexual story has just hit TIME magazine and the news. Facebook Reunites Long-Lost Crushes – TIME But you read it here first in my article last February. Retrosexual romance, reviving old love
The scenario goes something like this. Your lover has been absorbed with the sports channel.. Your husband is not really interested in sex. [...]
IVF clinic mix-up, parents gift, a story of love (video)
Here is a story of love, marriage, pregnancy, and unconditional love. For one family involved in an IVF mix-up, Christmas came early when they learned that a mother who had received the wrong embryo would be giving them their baby.
Octomom put in vitro fertilization (IVF) on the map. But for most mothers, IVF, which means [...]
Jude Law and ‘the condomless’ know the answer to: What is a love child?
I think to answer the question of “What is a love child?” we can start by asking Jude Law, John Edwards, Mel Gibson or perhaps even Joe Jackson, who claimed Michael had a love child.
Then there was Lil Wayne. And is there enough time to list all of those proudly pregnant or giving birth to [...]
Pushing Daisies, whimsical love, and ‘his’ and ‘her’ movies
In the world of love and marriage, the most unusal love story of the year and Emmy winner was clearly Pushing Daisies. I think it is a wonderful but sad irony that the show was cancelled Backstage Report: Cryer Sweating Win, Chenoweth Still Mourning Daisies
When Harry Met Sally, the fabulous fake orgasm, a full 20 years later
Yes, it is 20 years now since Nora Ephron did the script for what has been called “the best romantic comedy of all time.” For the past few weeks writers and reviewers have tried to analyze its success, while Nora simply seems to smile. As we all do whenever we see this scene.
Farewell Mary Travers, A Puff the Magic Dragon sing-a-long for you
Peter, Paul, and Mary hold a special place in many of our hearts. But I still remember how much she enchanted my youngest sister, Debbi, during a rehearsal in New Haven many years ago. As I have written before our father was Frank Sinatra’s sound consultant. He also developed “sound without a shell” and the [...]
In love and denial, Annie Le suspect has a devoted fiancée
If reports are true about the suspect in the Annie Le case, this is a doubly sad story of love and marriage shattered.
New Susan Boyle song leaked, listen to both ‘Wild Horses’ and ‘Cry Me a River’
A single from her newest album has been leaked and it is hauntingly beautiful.
I think if you compare both Wild Horses and Cry Me a River, you will see the similarity in tone, wistful and sad. Ironically we think of Susan Boyle’s songs as passionate love pieces. But in reality they are tinged with sadness.
According [...]
