Sasee Magazine

A few years after we got married, my husband and I thought it would be fun to each write down what we thought our life would look like in ten years time. We decided to write down everything from where we’d be living, what our house would look like, how many children we would or [...]

I will never have grandchildren. Am I missing out? My brother is 52 and recently became a grandparent for the first time. Last month, our extended family got together and to our delight, he surprised us all by bringing his new baby granddaughter along. It was the first time I had seen him in his [...]

I read the obituaries. I never used to – too morbid, or so I thought. All that changed when I met Mr. P. Mr. P. was our neighbor. He was 95, lived on his own, had 20/20 vision, no major health issues, was as sharp as a button, and still had his driving license. He [...]

Is it that I love to cook? Or love to eat? Sometimes, I wake up thinking about dinner. That used to shame me but now I embrace the fact that food and eating is such a powerful and magical force in life. It is not just about swooning taste buds; it is more precious than [...]

When we were young, families were larger, cars were smaller, and when it came to vacations, everyone drove. We sat on the floor, we sat on laps, and if we were good, we got to sit on the armrest or lie across the back window. People didn’t worry about seatbelts; besides, where would they have [...]

It had never happened in 23 years of marriage. My husband and I were at the afternoon matinee, (too tight and too old to stay awake for the evening movie) and at the end of the film during the credits, they played Herb Alpert singing his romantic classic, “This Guy’s in Love with You.” I’m [...]

We leave home, we scrimp, we study, we work. We move, we marry, fill our houses with stuff. We have children, we stress, we long for more sleep. We eat out, drive-thru, buy a slow cooker in hope. We gain weight, we diet, our closet has two sizes. Ten years fly by over bagged salad [...]

Men talk about sports; women talk about weight; it’s our national pastime. In fact, if talking about food, weight-loss and dieting were an Olympic sport, I think most of the women I know could enter that race with me. The only woman I can think of with whom I never had this conversation was my [...]

I love my in-laws. I almost feel guilty. The truth is, whether you like it or not, when you marry your husband, you marry his family. Regardless of what you think of them, they are part of the package and part of him; and let’s face it, he’s known them a lot longer than he’s [...]

If people took their honeymoon before they got married, would they still get married? The problem is, one unavoidable reality lurks beneath the picture-postcard ideal they have in their minds: When you spend every claustrophobic moment of every blissful day in the company of your beloved, whether you like it or not, each other’s quirks [...]