Advice Column

How to Sell Your Maidenhead

E. Jean Carroll | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living


E. Jean Carroll

Why should I waste my purity on a "meaningful" college boyfriend or a saggy sugar daddy when I can receive a pot of gold all in one go?

Ask Maddisen: How to Greatly Improve Your Life

Maddisen K. Krown | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living


Maddisen K. Krown

As adults, we have a choice. We have dominion over our attitudes, our inner choices and our outer choices.

Friends Don't Judge -- Or Do They?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 05.16.2009 | Living


Dr. Irene S. Levine

As your daughter is only 5 ½, you need to be cautious about the people you expose her to. So if your fiancé is incarcerated for child molestation, that obviously should be a deal-killer.

One Child's Cry For Attention

Mona Ackerman | Posted 01.11.2009 | Living


Mona Ackerman

Q: I am having a real problem with my son, Todd. He is fifteen years old and seems to be incredibly angry at the whole family, but at me in particul...

When Indecision Means It's Time To Grow Up

Mona Ackerman | Posted 10.26.2008 | Living


Mona Ackerman

Q: I have written to you before. At the time, I was dating someone for two years, whom I liked a lot. I felt very comfortable with him. He was re...

You've Got A Crush On Sarah Palin...Now What?

Mona Ackerman | Posted 10.19.2008 | Living


Mona Ackerman

Q: I have fallen madly in love with Sarah Palin. Some of my friends - especially the more liberal of them - are appalled. But I want to see Sarah al...

Ask Phyllis...Astrology And Beyond

Phyllis F. Mitz | Posted 10.10.2008 | Living


Phyllis F. Mitz

Dear Phyllis, I'm a Libra* who's had a brutal year. Is there anything good coming my way? I'd really like to fall in love. Is it in the stars? ...

Ask Phyllis: Astrology and Beyond

Phyllis F. Mitz | Posted 10.03.2008 | Living


Phyllis F. Mitz

Dear Phyllis, My husband is a Sag.* I am a Cancer**. He's a wonderfully generous man, but sometimes he rants on and on about politics, taxes, or ...

Toiletiquette: Do's And Don'ts In The Bathroom

New York Times | Phillip Galanes | Posted 09.08.2008 | Style


Our area is suffering from a drought. To save water, our family has adopted an "if it's yellow, let it mellow" philosophy toward flushing the toilet....

How To Prevent An Ill-Fated Marriage

Mona Ackerman | Posted 09.07.2008 | Living


Mona Ackerman

Q: Most people are really thrilled when they announce their daughter's engagement. I am actually quite miserable and embarrassed. I don't know if ...

Dr. Mona Knows... How To Handle Family Holiday Dysfunction

Mona Ackerman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Mona Ackerman

When I suggested to an actress that she distance herself from pain by treating her relatives as characters in her play she said, "It didn't work! My mother kept upstaging me!"