Whether you have kids or don’t have kids — by choice or by circumstance — shapes your life in countless ways. One path isn’t necessarily better than the other, but differences between the two can create friction at times. We previously asked HuffPost readers without kids to reveal the parent behaviors that really get under […]
Note: This essay includes details about the author’s experience with sexual abuse. I had my first date when I was 25 years old. The guy was someone I’d shared a class with in college. We had a chance meeting and chatted for a few minutes, and he asked me out. After seeing a movie, we […]
Steve and I found each other in midlife — both of us a bit weathered but willing, both ready for a second chance. Our bond was forged in trust and curiosity, and the outdoors was our refuge. We hiked, paddled and talked… about everything. Anything. I was magnetically drawn to the way his brilliant mind […]