may-december
She was 17, he was 42. Advice about how one couple handled their age difference.
The last thing I expected from my senior year high school internship was to fall for an older man. I was looking to learn about the TV news business. I wasn't interested in finding romance and I certainly wasn't after a husband. But when I met Tom our connection was immediate. I was 17; he was 42—old enough to be my father (though my real dad was 59 at the time). But the significant age difference didn't impede the attraction either of us felt. It was easy to forget about the 25 years that separating us while I was … Read More
One woman explains what she's learned from her husband, who is 25 years older than she.
Billy Joel and his wife of nearly five years Katie Lee are splitting up. A "friend" of the couple told the New York Daily News that the age difference of 33 years drove the couple apart ( 15 Common Divorce Mistakes). I doubt it. Maybe, like so many couples that end up divorced, they just weren't meant to be. You never hear anyone say "Dick and Jane are the same age—that must have had something to do with their breakup." I call BS on blaming the age difference when it comes to divorce. Though, admittedly, I'm biased. … Read More
"What Would You Do," ABC's new reality show, pits old friends against a new boyfriend.
Have you seen this new show on ABC, What Would You Do? It's like Candid Camera or Punk'd, but more serious. The show puts people in morally ambiguous situations to see how they would react. Last night's episode featured Sherry, a woman who wants to marry new boyfriend Mark, a much younger man (she's older than his mother). The setting is a steakhouse where Sherry is introducing Mark to her friends. When Sherry leaves the room Mark reveals that he wants to get hitched for a green card, but he asks her friends not to tell. The … Read More
Sexual dysfunction, big girls having sex, depression, and the Blue Angels.
Per the Chicago Sun-Times, there is a link between television viewing habits and teen sex. "Aw crap," is right. Kids who watch the raciest shows were twice as likely to get knocked up, per the Rand Corporation. Expect to hear A LOT about this study and how Friends, Sex And The City, and That 70's Show are tearing about the moral fabric of teens. Friends maybe.
We can't blame Friends for this one; diabetes (pronounced die-ah-bee-tus, Rodney Dangerfield) can cause dysfunction. The problems are likely to happen in men and women but more likely to be untreated for women. … Read More
