We say it to little kids all the time: "don't judge a book by its cover!" In other words, just because a book is shiny and new doesn't mean it's a great read. The same holds true... Read more >>

Rich or poor, famous or not, singles are often looking to meet “The One.” But how best to go about it? If you know people who know people (especially interesting and attractive ones), you... Read more >>

You’ve heard it all before. Sixty is the new fifty and fifty the new forty. It’s no news. Looking young may be one thing, but feeling and acting it is an entirely different issue.... Read more >>

Tears start to course down the cheeks of my patient, her immediate response to the message I just conveyed to her. Minutes before, with great angst anticipating the depressing effect my words will... Read more >>

Last week on the subway in New York, I overheard three guys discussing another friend’s impending engagement. “When he told me he bought her a ring, I almost started crying,” one... Read more >>

I bought a colorful Brian Andreas print from a boutique shop the other day. It’s a crazy line drawing of a woman holding a clock. The picture reads, “Everything changed the day she... Read more >>

The other night I was asked to do a short radio interview on a local Austin station about midlife dating. Anyone who knows me knows I have an awful lot to say on THAT subject. Anyone who knows me also... Read more >>

Find out what your date’s house looks like before you go. Everyone knows how to Google someone (don’t forget the quotes around the name), but did you know you can see almost any home or... Read more >>

After years of dreading the upcoming event, it has finally arrived. This week I will turn the big forty, and surprisingly, I do not care. Is it because I feel and look better than I did the day I... Read more >>

Our nation, so recently transfixed by race and gender, has narrowed its eyes to scrutinize yet another cultural issue—age. Consider the presidential contenders. John McCain, a... Read more >>