Engagement

Build, Don't Destroy in Afghanistan: An Open Letter to President Obama

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.20.2009 | World


Jim Wallis

Already, thousands of our readers have signed a letter and contacted the White House urging a new way forward in Afghanistan. I encourage you to read it and to endorse this message if you have not done so already.

The Rules Redux: How To Be Engaged By Christmas

Jag Carrao | Posted 11.16.2009 | Style


Jag Carrao

What does the girl who’s been happily dating her boyfriend for several months really want for Christmas this year?   An engagement ring. &n...

No Person Left Behind: The Search for Meaning In Education

Alex Pattakos | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living


Alex Pattakos

With all of the attention being paid to the health care reform, there does not appear to be much concern about reforming another massive human service system that also isn't working as well as it should. I'm talking about education reform.

Black Women Find Love, Too

Beth Perry | Posted 09.25.2009 | Media


Beth Perry

Black love is alive and well in my day-to-day life, though I realize that the macro picture isn't as pretty.

German Pensioner Treks Hundreds Of Miles In Wheelchair To Propose

Spiegel Online | Posted 09.21.2009 | World


Love can make people do bizarre things. A pensioner in western Germany, who went cross-country in his wheelchair to propose, found out first hand that...

Goodbye/Hello 5 "Obama's Strength In Relationship Building"

Patt Cottingham | Posted 06.01.2009 | Living


Patt Cottingham

Obama's strength is his ability to listen, be open, secure, and confident in his ability to build bridges. Will this new form of relationship building diplomacy be tested?

What Susan Boyle and Patrick Doyle of Domino's Have in Common

Catherine Ventura | Posted 05.21.2009 | Media


Catherine Ventura

The Susan Boyle performance has an important lesson to teach us about Social Media fundamentals, a lesson Domino's Pizza also learned last week, the hard way.

Whom Not to Marry

Christine Whelan | Posted 03.13.2009 | Style


Christine Whelan

Last summer Maureen Dowd wrote a column entitled "An Ideal Husband" featuring love advice from Fr. Pat Connor, a 79-year-old Catholic priest based in Bordentown, NJ.

Hot Chicks Q&A: Ups And Downs Of Ultimatums

Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent | Posted 11.25.2008 | Living


Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent

Our second book, HOW TO LOVE LIKE A HOT CHICK: The Girlfriend to Girlfriend Guide to Getting the Love You Deserve, will be released this January, and ...

Obama's Iran Policy More Likely To End Nuclear Proliferation

Ronald Mirman | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home


Ronald Mirman

Nuclear weapons are possessed by at least nine countries, posing a grave danger to humanity; the more countries the greater the danger. Uncontrollabl...

For Recent Grads (and the Rest of Us): Welcome to the Occupation

Tevis Gale | Posted 09.27.2008 | Living


Tevis Gale

Life doles out events that force the issues of unpredictability and personal growth, opening wide with all sorts of experiences that force us to reach into our own depths for wisdom.

The Rights of Marriage, California Style

Tom Gregory | Posted 07.05.2008 | Living


Tom Gregory

Love, West Hollywood highlights the human side of an inequality that is finally unraveling. We'll see what happens in California in the next six months -- the whole world is watching us.