The Dancing Irish Love Boat
I got dumped three weeks ago and had to leave my perfectly sunny and warm life of paradise in Mexico, and go back home to the East Coast in January. Walking out of Newark Airport was like setting foot into nuclear winter after vacationing in the sun, with my flip flops at the bottom of my backpack and the only sweater I owned on my back. I spent the next week trying to re-adjust to walking in shoes on concrete in actual snow or rain, falling down the stairs of Penn Station and cursing the Father Winter I was sure I'd never have to see again. FULL STORY >
How to Make Love Last
On December 5, 2009, I will marry John Mooney, a fine Limerick export, and I just can't wait! As I cleverly dodged the patches of ice on the Manhattan sidewalks last Wednesday morning on my way into the office, I quietly pondered the ingredients of a successful long-lasting marriage. What is it that makes a marriage last? I wondered. Is it good communication? Having the same circle of friends perhaps? Maybe passion? Unsure and badly wanting the answer, I decided to ask the experts, those who have gone before us and withstood the test of time (and many a disagreement or two). FULL STORY >
A Fine Place to Daydream Racehorses Romance and the Irish
Former New Yorker writer Bill Barich is best known for his horse racing book "Laughing in the Hills," published 25 years ago now. For his latest book, Barich has again written about horses, but this time added Ireland as a topic as well in "A Fine Place to Daydream: Racehorses, Romance and the Irish." Barich fell in love, moved to Dublin and took quickly to the Irish love for the race track. FULL STORY >
Marrying in Ireland?
A couple who are planning to tie the knot in Ireland must adhere to a number of regulations for the marriage to be legally recognized by the state. Regardless of the kind of ceremony the bride and groom are planning to have in Ireland, the state must be provided with three month's notice of intention to marry. It is, in most cases, required by the state that the notice be given in person to a local registrar three months in advance of the marriage; however, in very restricted circumstances (maybe the bride and groom are undocumented and can't travel before the wedding) then an allowance may be made to meet the registrar a number of days before the marriage. FULL STORY >
Irish Matchmaker
Dear MTN, My husband and I have been together for 20 years. Our sex life is.. FULL STORY >
