Hi All,
I had to break from the letters because this interview is so in tune to what I blogged about last entry…July 8th.
On AOL today:
Comedian Carol Leifer on Her Mid-Life Change
At 40, comedian and author Carol Leifer decided to spice up her life by having a fling with a woman. But the 10-year divorcee never thought that her first lesbian venture would evolve into a 13-year partnership. (THAT I BELIEVE)
Now, she shares a home and has a child with her partner, Lori. In her new book, “When You Lie About Your Age, The Terrorists Win,” Leifer talks about life after 40, the moment she discovered she might be gay and how her life has changed for the better.
AOL Health: When you were younger, were there any indications that you might be gay?
Carol Leifer: I entitled the chapter “Surprise” because it was like my life threw me a surprise party. I really didn’t have any clue, and in fact, had very good physical relationships with men. (LIAR!)
It was around when I turned 40 that I had this really intense desire to have an affair with a woman. It just kind of overtook me, kind of like when you feel like you’re on a mission. (OH, PLEEZ!) When [Lori and I] first got together, I really thought this would be a nice fling. It was a surprise to me that I was falling in love, (PANTS ON FIRE!) but who would know this many years later that the first woman I would have a relationship with would wind up being my long-term partner who I’m about to celebrate a 13-year anniversary with.
AOL Health: You write about being immediately enamored with Lori the first time you met her. Was confronting those feelings alarming or difficult?
Leifer: This [was] supposed to be my fun fling, not the thing that redefined my sexuality and redefined almost everything about me. (WHEN YOU’RE STRAIGHT A FUN FLING IS HOT SEX WITH SOMEONE 20 YEARS YOUNGER – AND, OH, THE OPPOSITE SEX)
AOL Health: After you figured out what it was you wanted, how long did it take for you to start coming out to your friends and family?
Leifer: The hardest part was coming out to my parents — to my middle-class, New York, Jewish parents. My parents were definitely disappointed that my marriage didn’t work, but I think they always pictured me with a husband ultimately and having a child. (DUH)
When I told my parents I thought they were disappointed, but they were so happy that my partner Lori was Jewish, and my ex-husband wasn’t. They were like, “Let’s have some Manichewitz and toast.”
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhh-AN OLD, OLD JOKE!!!!!