My husband, Sheldon Good, has his ideas about how to pick a wife and live happily ever after. Success comes when there is compatibility and compromise in marriage. “A man should marry someone like his sister,” he says. “Why?” I ask him. “Because backgrounds will be similar,” he replies. “The similarity in one another’s lifestyle prevents a […]

Some of you, dear readers, have been married for 20, 30, 40 or more than 50 years! And while a long-term relationship can have significant rewards — as well as challenges — such as having a partner to share your joys and sorrows with, keeping the romantic spark after 50 can be difficult. Let me […]

Our lives are filled with several types of relationships. Let’s talk about how to keep relationships alive that we have with our partners, children, grandchildren, and girlfriends. Here are the keywords that I’ve learned over the years that keep my relationships alive and well! Partners Attention: Your partner should always come first. I learned this from […]

A new relationship begins when one person is encouraged to enter into ‘conversation.’ Conversation is an art. Though I do not profess to be artful, I realized when I was quite young that I really enjoyed initiating conversations. I knew even then that you need to start a conversation to start a friendship. I also […]

I love when people tell me their home is their castle because so much goes on inside those four walls. Your home is the place where your positive and negative emotions flow, where decisions are executed and children are raised. It’s the place where arguments happen, recipes are tested and holidays are shared. It’s behind […]