I'm a happy woman who is single and enjoying her life. 

I've never married and have dated many wonderful men over the years.  However, when I was a teen my French dad said:  Cheryl, if you ever choose to marry make sure the guy is the icing on your cake."  While I've met many interesting, funny and charming men, (and some not so interesting)  none have been the icing on my cake.   I've travelled, worked in a variety of places, met amazing people, pursued many of my dreams...so, while I work as a life coach I remain a little confused about one … Read More

On July 4th, 1776, the American Colonies broke their ties to a tyrant King and began "The Great Experiment" of Democracy. This year, we celebrate 233 years of independence and the rights and freedoms that came along with it. And really, when you think about it, who among us has more of a claim to that inheritance than any of the single ladies out there? Because, as YourTango sees it, they remain the true residents of this land of the free and home of the brave!

In this spirit, we've rounded up the top 4 reasons why all independent … Read More

Somehow, I had the great fortune of reading YourTango's "Can Powerful Women Find Love" about five minutes before I read an article in The Onion (not yet available online) about the evolution of a romantic relationship into a mother-son symbiosis. Effective articles from The Onion are farcically expository but contain an recognizable truth at their core (some people call that satire, but some people are far smarter than I am). 

The intersection of the two pieces is this: having needs and being needed are normal. For our purposes, let's shelve the genetic (and historical) penchant for women to … Read More

I was on the phone with my friend Beth, a 31-year-old international sales exec at a major Hollywood film studio.

"I can't believe a four-year relationship could end with us living on two separate coasts," she said, "But he was traveling so much and I finally just told him, 'This is not what I signed up for when I got involved with you.' So, we're officially separated."

She sighed. I sighed.

"Anyway enough about me, what about you, Italian girl? I thought they worshiped American women in the land of pasta … Read More

From The Associated Press
By Stephanie Reitz

AMHERST, Mass. - Money may not buy love, but it might get some working wives a reprieve from the vacuum or overflowing laundry baskets.

A new University of Massachusetts Amherst study finds married women do about one less hour of housework per week for every $7,500 they earn as full-time workers outside the home, regardless of the husband's income.

Married women who work full time may be looking largely at their own salaries -- not those of their husbands -- when deciding which routine chores can or should get done in … Read More