A man, who is still married has to be a superior man

Winter is approaching here in London and I see my energy level going downhill. As a male cousin told me a long, long time ago before the age of AIDS being a concern for heterosexuals: "you have to start winter with three partners if you want to have any chance to still have one when spring starts."

OK. It's not elegant, but at least it sets the scene: I have to deploy some energy to get to the magical "three before winter" number. I have two occasional lovers, who are both married anyway, but no one with whom to share a hot chocolate on a cold Sunday afternoon.

I know I should get interested only in non-married men, as married men are NOT going to leave their wife. But I seem to be stuck in the following perverted logics. I only seem to be interested in men, who are able to handle their current marriage, menopaused wife and agitated teenagers. If such a man is able to satisfy several women including me, then he's worth my attention. Also he has an insight into older women - which I'll become! - and life in general.

Unfortunately for my sanity, I cannot help thinking that a man, who is still married is a superior man.

Anne Paris
40 years old

Not another Sunday!

I looked at myself in the mirror before putting my 10 year old clothes on and I still look like a woman. No signs of menopause yet when my muscles will disappear and my belly will look like a barrel. How long though before it all starts?

I know that I should exercise - I almost never did except for more these 6 months when I turned 30 and decided to stop eating and exercise everyday...which reminds me that I've been invited at St James Palace to a gala with the Duke of Cambridge. It is in 12 days...No way I'm going to buy a new dress and the one I tried yesterday would work, if I lost a few pounds. Not impossible in 12 days! But why am I hungry all the time?!

The Duke of Cambridge? Not beeing English, it took me a few days to realise that the Duke of Cambridge is Prince William...the one that just got married, you know!
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Anna Paris
40 years old

What does a mid-life crisis feel like?

"Feel like?" Well I think it's too early to feel anything. Bad things happen, one after another, some seem worse than the one before, some do not seem so bad after all.

One of your parent dies? That's pretty bad. Your husband leaves? That's kind of bad. You lose your job? That's bad.

If I feel anything is the need to hurry up and do all the things that I have not done before. Not done before? Such as what? I'm not sure! Well, learn Italian, start yoga, have multiple lovers, adopt children, move to a warm and cheap place?

What is sure is that I am at home blogging while my 6 year old is watching the Simpsons...Shouldn't I be partying in the hot London clubs right now? Another failed night and one day closer to menopause!

Anna Paris
40 years old