The latest technology trends that are supposed to make life easier for us can add layers of complication to your dating life. Why? Technology opens the Pandora’s box of modern romance. Once you start texting, Internet stalking, and friending dates, you’ve opened the box, and there’s no turning back. We are supposed to manage technology;…
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Three Short Essays on Celebrity
1. Why Do Celebrities Play Such A Big Part In Our Imagination? I have a theory that celebrities are just characters in my head. At any moment driving to work or walking down the street, I think about the people in my life. The ones I know glide alongside the celebrities in a constant, mental kaleidoscope….
Finding Pride and Home: The State of LGBT Housing
I’m honored to win my second National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Excellence in Online Journalism Award for my Caring.com report, Finding Pride and Home: A Look at Housing for Older LGBT Adults, and to be one of Huffington Post’s Best Journalists Covering LGBT Issues, too. Moving to an assisted living home should never mean…
Dating 101 for Boomer Women
When it comes to dating & relationships, I write for all ages, sexes, orientations, and…just about every type that comes to mind…getting the latest from experts, interviewing people about their experiences, offering my own thoughts, and bringing the latest research and trends to the fore. This is a piece I wrote specifically for women in…
The Male Caregiver: A Profile
Here are a few selected columns from my health and caregiving writing published by PBS Next Avenue. And this particular piece is about being a male caregiver. The Male Caregiver: Profile of an Expanding Role -Dave Singleton Family man. Good son. Devoted husband. These monikers fit with our perception of the male persuasion and their…
The Mandates: 25 Real Rules for Successful Gay Dating
How do you win the dating game if you’re a gay man? After many years of serial monogamy – and in the early years of the exploding online dating phenomenon – Dave Singleton went to the front lines to find out, exploring the lives of other gay men who found themselves on the dating fast…
Behind Every Great Woman There’s a Fabulous Gay Man: Advice from a Guy Who Gives It To You Straight
Published by Penguin, Behind Every Great Woman There’s a Fabulous Gay Man delves into the powerful dynamic between gay men and straight women. Julia Roberts and Rupert Everett had each other in My Best Friend’s Wedding. Sarah Jessica Parker had close gay male friends in Sex and the City. It’s definitely a two-sided relationship– gay…
The Male Caregiver
As societal expectations catch up to the reality, the label should no longer raise an eyebrow. The sheer numbers of men in this role are impossible to ignore. Read my report on The Male Caregiver.
Profile of Alzheimer’s Researcher Claude Wischik
Is this man leading us forward in the fight against Alzheimer’s? I profiled Dr. Claude Wischik, a renowned 63-year-old researcher who’s spent the last 30 years immersed in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. He wants to change the current focus of Alzheimer’s research and he isn’t afraid of stirring controversy to do it.
On Meditation and Purpose
Let’s have a moment of silent appreciation for meditation. It seems to be having quite the year. Media attention, such as Time magazine’s recent “Mindful Revolution” cover story, has placed it firmly in the pop-culture zeitgeist. Findings from recent studies, like this one from the Association for Psychological Science, show that mindfulness meditation, which cultivates…