Since appearing on the Modern Love podcast, I’ve heard from so many people sharing their own stories of depression, loving someone who struggles with mental health challenges, and the role luck and timing plays in love. With permission, I’m sharing a recent question from a reader, along with my answer. Hi Stefanie. My name is Libby (as you can tell by the form, but I think it’s … Continue reading And There I Was
With her 47th birthday rapidly approaching, my best friend, Lisa, has dipped a toe into online dating for the first time. Lisa is professionally successful, slim and lovely, hilarious and brilliant, cooks like Ina Garten, dresses like a model, and has a head of hair that would make a Disney princess angry. In other words, she is rich, gorgeous, generous, sensitive, and authentically cool (and I am … Continue reading It’s a Date
I received the below email from a reader on New Year’s Eve. With her permission, I’m replying here. Dear Stefanie, I’m 37 and single and not a mother. I was engaged for a while and have been in a series of relationships for the last 12 or so years. I recently realized I want to have a family, but I’m mystified as to how I … Continue reading The Life That Will Be Your Life Forever
Working Without a Net 