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Mar 09 NO comments
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Wed Advice Column: Editing My Shoe Collection?

Dear LBB: My husband has been pressing me to get rid of at least half of my shoes. He doesn’t understand why I need [[number deleted to remove the shock that even I experienced]] pairs of shoes. No matter how I explain the different heel heights, styles and colors required for a modern woman, he [...]

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The Wednesday Advice Column for the Late Bloomer Bride: Finances

We get a lot of questions over here at Chez LBB. Many questions come from the single ladies (and men) wanting to know how to get their own trip up the wedding aisle after age 40. Some of the questions are about when a situation calls for compromise or standing one’s ground. And, there is [...]

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Marriage: You Must Change Your Life

Back in the 1990s I tried my hand at songwriting. I got pretty serious, hiring musicians, booking studio time, going to workshops. One of the workshops I attended was led by Rosanne Cash, called the Essence of Songwriting, at the Omega Institute in the Hudson valley. Sixteen of us – some quite advanced in their [...]

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The Marital Space, His Space, Your Space, Give Me Some Space!

And, now for the third characteristic of what makes a woman who marries over age 40 for the first time far different from the 20-something bride. For 20 years I had a home to myself. Same goes for the couch, the bed and the bathroom. Whether the TV was on or off was up to [...]

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Marriage and the Fast Lane (and the Slow Lane, and the “Pick a Lane Already!”)

Are you someone who likes to live in the fast lane? Making things happen quickly? Or do you like the Power of Slow, taking your time making decisions and life changes. Now, which one is your spouse? Child, God bless you if you match. Husband and I do not. He is the turtle. I am [...]