50-Plus Singleistas and the Remarriage Gap

The over-fifty divorcee: will she have a second shot at love?
In the movie It’s Complicated, Meryl Streep’s character, a successful baker named Jane, had a 10-year love drought (okay, she dated one guy in all that time, for a measly eight months) before she finds herself being wooed by two desirable guys her own age—
One [...]

Dudes, or Dildos? Sex Toys and Your Sex Life

Do sex toys enhance your sex life?
Great question.  In fact, Duke University is currently conducting a study on the topic—to the consternation of Reverend Joe Vetter of the Duke University Catholic Center, who claims that it hurts more than it helps.
In other words, he thinks women will find their toys more pleasurable than their boys.
He’s [...]

Don’t Let Mr. Wrong Keep You from Finding Mr. Right

There’s a good chance if you’re a single women over the age of 21, you’ve had a few bad experiences with some not-so-nice Mr. Wrongs.
Needless to say, those past experiences have made you more than just a little gun-shy—which is why some totally innocuous remark from a potential Mr. Right brings back a flood of [...]

SMW’s Last BACHELORETTE Recap!

Okay, it’s big night for Jilly!!!!
Her “Meet My Parents” night takes place on the Big Island, in  Hawaii…
Jilly’s parents come to meet the guys.  Ed fits in well with them all, as they hula on the lanai.
Jilly: “There’s not much Ed has to say to convince me that he’s in love with me…”
Her family weighs [...]

Sex & the Single Woman

Don’t miss Sex & the Single Woman’s online adventures in dating. Consider this your new stomping ground for all things related to the single woman’s lift…from bad dates from hell, to the gal pals who get us through it all, to the unexpected pleasures of flying solo.
About me: I’m Erin, a Texas-born, 30-year-old writer looking [...]

Bachelorette: Jake the Pilot Gives SMW the Dish!

As you’ll hear in the audio clip below, I had a great time on the air with Rochelle and Pam of Chat With Women Radio (KKNW, Seattle) as we discussed both their interview with THE BACHELORETTE’s Jake the Pilot, and the odious Wes.
Just click here, and you can hear it all…
To recap:
Jake explains that, the [...]

We Talk to Jake the Pilot! SMW Bachelorette Recap, 7/7/09

Stop the presses! Tune in to Rochelle and Pam of ChatWithWomen.com Radio (streaming live on KKNW, Seattle, 8am PT) to hear Jake the Pilot dish about BACHELORETTE Jillian’s choices. I’ll be joining them, too, to dissect Jake’s POV…
Now, about Monday’s show:
The Bachelortte goes to SPAIN:  There is so much at stake her: it’s love, marriage [...]

Vote Now, in THE BACHELORETTE Elimination Contest!

SingleMindedWomen.com’s BACHELORETTE Elimination contest closes at 4pm ET today, so CLICK HERE AND VOTE NOW!
GREAT PRIZES, including
-$100 in Sephora Makeup
- A sterling silver necklace for Big Girl Workshops; and
- A copy of my book, THE COMPLETE IDIOT’S GUIDE TO FINDING MR. RIGHT!
The show is on at 8pm Mondays, ABC TV…
Let’s all watch together,
—Josie Brown
Relationship Channel [...]

Not Close to Your Sister? Here’s How to Change That

Holiday gatherings bring up a lot of pent-up emotions — particularly between siblings. Rivalries between sisters is to be expected. If you can really relate to the Cameron Diaz/ Toni Collette movie based on Jennifer Weiner’s book In Her Shoes, my guess is that your relationship with your sister is not as close as it [...]