The relationship between the American electorate and the White House is akin to marriage and every four years the spouses have to renew their vows or get hitched again. Renewal time is on the horizon and things are looking iffy. To see the angst of so many regarding the current...

Dear Cat,

I have been an actress for almost 20 years. I am not a household name, but let's just say most people recognize my face. Everyone around me says I'm "headed for the big time," but I struggle daily with the question, "Do I want it?" I come...

"Newspapers are dying," the man insisted as though it was an age-old fact. I might have let it slide if not for his smugness about the industry in which I work. Newspapers are dying? How dare he? I write for a newspaper! I noticed a folded newspaper on a chair...

I never dreamed of being a damsel in distress until now. At this point, it's exactly what I want to be. Dressed in my finery, makeup exquisite and hair done with tendrils purposefully dangling, while I hang precipitously from a tall building. The cause of my distress is hardly relevant...

I miss Bill Clinton. Or, I miss the Clinton years, when people were optimistic and the world seemed open and full of promise. It was so much more fun to debate the ridiculousness of his impeachment than to walk on eggshells around subjects as we do today. I miss those...

How difficult it can be to find the perfect thing to say or write, exactly when you need to say or write it. But thank goodness for words, whether written or spoken. They are like music when silence is deafening. Words connect people even when they are alone.

This piece is for Breaker Uppers everywhere; those who have broken our hearts, liberated us, made us grow up, showed us their true colors, and acted as a pivot point for much of our romantic lives. We've all known them, dated them, heard about them, or been them. Despite their...

It's the thing everyone fears at one point or another. The thing that can loom in the distance, sometimes even in an otherwise great relationship: The Break-Up. Sometimes it happens as a surprise, other times you feel it coming. It's the final talk or fight or surprising phone call or...

Oh. My. Gawd. Get out the ruler and slap my wrists for unforgivable tardiness because I only recently learned that January is National Breakup Month. Alas, I'm so far behind, so woefully neglectful in terms of keeping up. I thought I was good about holidays and celebratory times but obviously...

Q: Have you ever noticed that you can be dating someone for many months, but the relationship is still referred to as "casual"? Despite my best efforts, I am what most people would call a "serial casual dater." I don't want to do it, but that's how it always ends...

I once wrote a funny little piece about the presence of couples in singles' scenes. I hadn't thought about it in a long time until I happened upon a Yahoo! blog entry by David Zinczenko, "Does a Wandering Eye Mean a Wandering Heart?" Zinczenko explores the age-old problem of...

Q: I think loneliness is such a universal yet under-discussed subject--maybe because it's sort of taboo. No one wants to admit to being lonely for fear of sounding pathetic, yet so many people actually are, even if they're surrounded by friends, family and love. What do you think?

A: I...

It's that time of year again. The time when holiday music blares in every restaurant, grocery store and e-card. The time when everyone sincerely swears they, too, saw mommy kissing Santa Claus. The time when office workers toss their inhibitions into the recycled air ventilator winds and get down...

I received an email from a sorta-friend who was kind enough to send a photo of my place of residence with the caption: "does this look familiar?" Of course it looked familiar, but only in the way that you have an embarrassing moment of doubt: that is my front...