Author: Elizabeth Weiss
Elizabeth Weiss is a freelance writer and web content developer. Her lifestyle and parenting articles have appeared in Forbes, Reader’s Digest, Playboy, Marie Claire, and other print and online publications. She has an MFA in creative writing and resides in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. with her husband and two children. Learn more about Elizabeth at WeissWords.com.
Georgia’s husband had more energy, and she was slightly dulled out, which ended up being the ideal combination for a couple whose appetite for life had been on opposite ends of the spectrum up to that point. “The ganja made us sexy again. We had newfound lust and sexual drive,” says Georgia. “We’re happier than we’ve ever been. We don’t need cannabis to hold our relationship together, but we also don’t deny that it helps.”
As stories buzz about the Zika virus, polluted competition waters, and a doping scandal cutting a swath of banned athletes through the Russian delegation for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, it’s a perfect time to highlight some of the most outlandish controversies associated with the Olympic Games in recent history.
Avvo’s recent survey on relationships, marriage, and divorce found that some people are morally comfortable with non-monogamy while others are not—and the attitudes of the two groups differ strongly. If your boss happens to be in the naysayer faction, and learns about your open relationship, dismissal from your job might not be far behind—and your employer is totally within his or her rights to fire you
Wedding ring coffins. Divorce eulogy services. Divorce parties. Divorce transition specialists. There are plenty of unconventional methods for coping with divorce. But if you want to be trendy, without incurring any expense, consider the latest fad: the divorce selfie.
The use of smartphones while driving is, as you might suspect, a bad thing, but they can actually come in handy after an auto accident. If you’re well enough after your fender bender to walk around, there are dos and don’ts of gathering auto accident evidence with a smartphone.
Age discrimination is easy enough to feel and experience, but it is awfully difficult to prove, particularly when employers have the right to select their candidates based on experience, education, and skill set.
At an age when gender ideas are often fluid—boys will wear plastic heels as proudly as girls wear neon construction hats—the discussion is often generic (girls wear makeup and boys don’t) and wildly inaccurate.
For many, social media is tempting and addictive, and it could tank your marriage before it really even begins. Do you need a contract to prevent Facebook and its BFFs from tearing you and your significant other apart?
None of the 50 US states recognize marriage between more than two people. So when a polyamorous relationship disintegrates, the legalities can be gnarly, particularly when children are involved.
Just because same-sex couples have fought long and hard for the right to marry doesn’t mean the marriage will be immune to arguments, infidelity, or a dying spark. It follows, then, that with same-sex marriage comes same-sex divorce.