My best thinking happens in the shower. Whenever I have to do something mentally taxing, I always take a long, ponderous shower before I get started. (more…)
Taking off your underwear is liberating. Your balls can finally breathe (more…)
Most people want to have children sometime in their life and expect this will happen when the time is right for them. In Australia, the “right” time to have a first child has shifted from being in the mid-twenties a few decades ago to around 30 today. In 1991, less than a quarter (23%) of women having their first child were over the age of 30. In 2012 this had risen to more than half (55%). (more…)
Conventional wisdom. Common knowledge. Whenever you hear something super interesting preceded by “they say,” don’t blindly believe it. Because when it comes to matters of biology, “they” apparently have no clue. (more…)
You know your man isn’t perfect. He may be your main man, but he also forgets to clean the grinds out of the coffee maker. He may be your moon and stars, but he also wakes you up when you are sleeping with his spectacular snoring. (more…)
You agreed to stick it out through sickness and health and for richer or poorer, but marital vows don’t address the other big things that can untie your knot—boredom, feeling out of touch, or worse, platonic friendship instead of an in-love partnership. While honeymoon headiness will inevitably decline, that doesn’t mean your relationship has to take a nosedive as well. In fact, some of marriage’s best highlights—raising a family and developing a deeper, more profound connection—require years of togetherness. (more…)
There was a time when infertility was seen as a women’s problem. Not anymore. (more…)
You love your partner. But even if your relationship is strong, marriage can, at times, feel a little stale. (more…)