Divorced Woman Asks for Group Hug

1998

August 25th, 2014 . Jackie Pilossoph

I don’t know one divorced woman or man (or anyone on earth-divorced or not) who doesn't have days or even longer times when things seem to be imploding in their worlds. In my own situation, I describe those periods of time as feeling like I’m ...

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Boyfriend Great With Kids, But No Passion

1995

August 22nd, 2014 . Jackie Pilossoph

What would you do if you found a great guy (or girl), who you adored, and who your kids LOVED, but when it was just the two of you, you had zero interest in taking your clothes off?  In other words, there was no passion. That's what I address in t...

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Ugly Divorce? Feeling Pretty Is Important

1990

August 20th, 2014 . Jackie Pilossoph

  I’m not sure I’ve ever met a person going through a divorce who didn’t describe it as “ugly.” Isn’t an ugly divorce sort of expected? I mean, we can all say we know this one couple getting divorced who are really amicable, who a...

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Your Ex-Husband’s New Girlfriend: Love Her, Hate Her or Indifferent?

1984

August 17th, 2014 . Jackie Pilossoph

I’ll never forget the first time I ever met my ex-husband's new girlfriend. She was beautiful, blonde, much younger than me, and the worst one: NICE! I felt sick. I felt old. I felt ugly. I felt depressed. I really wanted to hate her guts. The p...

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Everything My Partner Does Irritates Me. Of Course it Does!

1981

August 15th, 2014 . Jackie Pilossoph

From a reader who says, "Everything my partner does irritates me:" Jackie, Why, when people are in a serious relationship, do they sometimes irritate one another to the point where they don’t even want to talk? Is getting annoyed with your signific...

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