It was a flowing white wedding for model Rhea Durham and actor Mark Wahlberg and their three children. For the past eight years they have been members of the “committed in love but not in marriage” Tinseltown community whose children were appropriately considered love-children. Last May a report surfaced that said: Previously sharing his wedding…
Author: Rita Watson
Mail Order Brides and How a Religious Group Sees the Benefit
Despite the jokes about mail order brides they are serious business in some countries, particularly Russia, but no longer in Taiwan. They have put an end to “brokering of international marriages, mostly involving local men and Chinese or South-east Asian women, in a bid to improve its image and reduce fraud, the immigration agency said.” …
While House Beer Party Excludes Woman Who Called 911
While the beer party at the White House was taking place to smooth out the possibility of tenuous race relations, the woman who made the 911 call was in Cambridge at her job today. Lucia Whalen, a good neighbor, did what a neighbor should be doing. But she may have learned that “no good deed…
Beer summit "kiss and make-up" day at the White House
What I love about today’s Beer Summit at the White House is the non-apology nature of the get together. I think wives and lovers should take note. This is a coming together of people to reconcile some “mis-statements” and no one is offering an apology.
The Rorschach Test: marriage and sex
Rorschach inkblot from Wikipedia The Rorschach test is in the news. The entire 10 plates have been posted on Wikipedia and the controversy begins. The ten plates have been kept tightly under wraps for years. But now the copyright has expired. So it is quite natural to wonder: “Can a Rorschach test be used to…
A Relationship Tune-Up
Too often we hear the complaint from women: “He never talks to me.” As we shift into a 24/7 Blackberry, laptop and two-paycheck society, there are too many couples on overdrive moving into the passive-aggressive or snipe-at-each-other lane.
The Bridal Party Dances Down the Aisle (video)
Some of you may remember a piece I wrote about Love and Laughter a few weeks ago. I said that “Men like women who laugh at their jokes and women prefer men who make them laugh.” When I write about meeting and marrying the love of your life, it is generally from the perspective of…
Susan Boyle: Today Show Video, but no Kiss
“It’s indescribable. It’s a bit like — being plucked from obscurity is a bit like, you know, going on a long journey. You don’t know what’s going to happen. You don’t know how it’s going to end. I don’t want it to end.” In her heart of hearts, Susan Boyle is in love with her music,…
What is a mistress?
The news has been flooded with stories of politicians and their mistresses. I love this little family story. My great Aunt Agatha prided herself on being married for 75 years and she had a diamond ring on each finger – gifts to her for allowing Guiseppe, her husband, his afternoon “exercise.” We often asked her…
Surrogate mothers: for love and money
With the highly publicized recent surrogacy for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, and the revelations about Michael Jackson’s children, people are taking notice of what some are calling, “wombs-for-rent.” The phenomenon has been going on for some time now with surrogate mothers receiving from $20,000 to $30,000 or more to carry the child of…