Fertility: Can It Happen on Your Timetable?

I met Rachel Lehmann-Haupt two years ago when I interviewed her for my documentary “Seeking Happily Ever After.” Rachel was finishing her non-fiction book In Her Own Sweet Time (Basic Books, 2009), an honest and personal exploration of the many new fertility choices available to women today. As you will see below, Rachel is forthright, [...]

What’s So Horrible About Needing a Man?

In the past couple of years, I asked many single women whether they believe they need a man in their life to be happy. It was one of my interview questions for my upcoming documentary Seeking Happily Ever After, a film that explores why there are more single 30-something women than ever and whether they are [...]

First Date: Letting Go of the Controls

A lot of us feisty women are used to taking the reins. We have to exert control if we want to excel in our jobs (or just hold onto them in this rough economy) and negotiate the best deals for ourselves. But all this limit setting can be a problem when we apply it to [...]