Unwed Parents

A report published by the National Marriage Project showed that the number of Americans who have children and live together without being married has increased  twelve-fold since 1970.  The report states that children are now more likely to have unmarried parents than divorced ones.  The report also  states that the rise of cohabitation is a growing […]

Gender Equality in the Workplace

If you are a woman and you think you are getting paid the same as a man doing the same job—don’t bet on it!  Just because women aren’t asked to get their boss coffee anymore doesn’t mean there is gender equality in the workplace. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, female attorneys make only […]

Divorce Or Not To Divorce

To divorce or not to divorce, that is the question!  Many women ask themselves this question when they find out their husband has been cheating on them.  Being the good wife and standing by a cheating husband is not what women want to do anymore.  This despicable behavior is all too common and accepted in […]

Bisexual Men

It was probably not a surprise to bisexual men, who have long asserted that being attracted to both the opposite sex and the same sex is normal, when a new study came out confirming this. Researchers at Northwestern University did a study which was published online in the journal “Biological Psychology.”  They relied on stringent criteria […]

Social Networking Overload

Are you becoming a prisoner of your social networks? Are you suffering from social networking burnout?  It’s time to reevaluate the sites you have joined or may want to join.  First you need to streamline. If you’re logging into multiple social networks to post the same content, you can use sites like OnlyWire, Ping.fm and HelloTxt […]

Men You Shouldn’t Date

These are the guys you should forget about: —Rebound Guy: He’s always comparing you with his ex. Avoid him until he’s healed; —Disappearing Guy: If he always has excuses like “work’s really busy”—there is usually something else going on. The giveaway is erratic contact; —Slick Guy: If his life looks like a magazine spread (sports […]

Fairy Tale for Women of the 21st Century

Once upon a time, in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self-assured princess happened upon a frog as she sat contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a verdant meadow near her castle.  The frog hopped into the princess’  lap and said, “Elegant Lady, I was once a handsome prince, […]

Pre-prenups

On March 6, 2010, in Blog, Divorce Advice, Lawyers & Legal Matters, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

Pre-prenups also known as cohabition agreements or cohabs are the latest thing.  It’s a dating prenup which has contractual guidelines for relationships and relation-splits.  People want to protect themselves, their property and their pets in case of a  break-up.  They are particularly common in New York where common-law marriages aren’t recognized and unmarried couples are […]