Older women are attractive and sexy. More and more starlets over 40 are topping the lists of “most beautiful” celebrities. Is the world finally waking up to the beauty of older, confident, experienced women? There are plenty of examples among Latinas: Salma Hayek (45), Jennifer Lopez (42) and Sofia Vergara (40) consistently make the “most […]
Valentine’s Day looms. Oh, that day when lovers have dinner together at fancy restaurants and give each other mushy gifts. Despite its commercial aspects, El Día de Los Enamorados is a date that arouses a twinge of longing in the hearts of many single people. But I like to think that Valentine’s Day is just […]
If you are a young or middle-aged professional lacking self-confidence at work, are constantly passed over for promotion, or feeling like you aren’t being paid enough, it’s not just because the boss doesn’t like you or the system isn’t fair. You may be an underearner, which means you demonstrate certain habits and behavior that hold […]
Our Little Roses Ministry (OLR)in San Pedro Sula (Honduras) is a loving home for 73 orphans—poor or abused girls who otherwise would have no place to go. There are no governmental social services or funds for Honduran children who become victims of violence, poverty or disease, and many disadvantaged families abandon their daughters or force […]
January 6 marks El Día de los Reyes Magos, or Three Kings Day in Spain and many Latin American countries. Children wake up that day excited to see whether Melchor, Gaspar y Baltasar have left them toys if they behaved, or coal if they were naughty. WHERE IT ALL STARTED The tradition originated in the […]
When the year 2012 was approaching, we began to hear of strange Mayan prophecies predicting that the end of the world would happen in December. No wonder people joked about it, recalling other apocalyptic prophecies, such as the Y2K effect that never was. Actually, the Mayan calendar, according to some interpretations, says that the close […]
Times have definitely changed. More and more women in America are choosing not to marry, or are staying single after a divorce. But as Latinas, we have to deal with our parents, aunts and grandparents breathing down our neck all day, asking Why don’t you have a boyfriend? or When are you going to get […]
Could you forgive infidelity? Should you forgive a cheater? If you are asking yourself this question, it means that a part of you is willing to forgive your partner’s infidelity. But, there is not a universal or simple answer as to whether cheating is forgivable or not. Each woman’s ability to forgive depends on the […]
It has taken me a while, but I have finally learned how to love being single. My happiness doesn’t depend on having a boyfriend or wanting to please a man. Instead, I feel more sensual and powerful than ever. That is, of course, after having gone through all the stages of love: having a crush, […]