Two riveting new memoirs offer good girl/bad girl takes on midlife marriage. It’s all here: regrets, rewards, restlessness, ambivalence, comfort, sex, sexual fantasies. And maybe sexual dalliance.
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Is The French President’s Wife A Cougar? Am I A Cougar?
The wife of the new French President is 24 years older than he is. Demi, Madonna and Carmen Diaz all famously like younger men. Marion Winik explores the age gap and considers diving right in.
Exclusive: The Lie I Told My Ex-Husband On His Deathbed
Teresa Elliott tells NextTribe the background on the deathbed fib heard around the world.
The Cruel Fickleness of Cancer: Fighting for a Friend This Time
How do you make sense of the destruction?
Sheryl Sandberg’s Second Book Is Far from ‘Lean In’—in a Good Way
Option B: When you can’t “lean in” (or barely stand)
Techno-Trouble: When Smart Phones Are Dumb
I have a computer, a cell phone (one notch above a flip phone) and an answering machine at the house. Like an old mama dog with a litter of pups, I don’t need something else to feed.
