When an 85-year-old resident spent the night with her boyfriend, her aides made her a Do Not Disturb sign. The Hebrew Home at Riverdale has been recognized as one of the best nursing homes in the country. The facility offers an on-site audiology clinic, 24-hour nursing care, occupational therapy, and more. Among the services offered […]
Just like that, I found myself realizing I wasn’t nearly as straight as I thought I was. Sexuality is a topic that’s difficult to write about, for a lot of obvious reasons. Sexual identity is something that’s unique and personal to every human being, and as such, my experience is unlikely to mirror yours in […]
There’s an enduring popular image of divorced women as bitter and jaded, while divorced men are portrayed as all too happy to break free. But this proves wrong when put to the test. Women love four things, according to hack comedians and romantic comedies: chocolate, shopping, nagging dudes like it’s their job, and marriage. On […]
There were a few great outcomes from interviewing him. I was heard. I realized my feelings for him had shifted, and I actually felt sorry for him. I had been dating Chris* only a short while when he bought a new condo. He talked about meeting each other’s friends and family and moving in together. […]
Fidelity is about communicating with the people you’re seeing, following the rules you set for yourselves, and talking it out when those rules are no longer working. Our worlds are changing. We’re becoming more aware of other cultures, other religions, other practices within our communities and others. We’re starting to dissolve the idea of a […]
Understanding our sexuality is a life-long journey. “Mom, what’s sex?” “We aren’t talking about that. Ever.” And so began my halting journey into sexual education. I started asking questions when I was 8. My mother refused to talk about it. My school told me abstinence was the best option and glossed over condoms. No one […]
The responsibilities of this new life gutted me. Dating gave me permission to forge space for myself. It was a way to seize control. In 2011, I found myself single for the first time since the summer after high school. My main squeeze (3-year-old D) and I were living in a small studio apartment. I […]
Dear Dana is a bi-weekly advice column for humans who engage in romantic relationships. Please send your dilemmas, issues, conundrums, assumptions, conflicts, anxieties, worriments, obstacles, complications, predicaments, queries, questions, and any other synonyms for “problems” to deardana@rolereboot.org. Dear Dana: My husband and I recently invited our new neighbors—a husband and wife—over for dinner. The evening was […]
