Last week's "Three Steps to Kick Social Anxiety" broke traffic records here. No doubt about it: Meeting new people puts us out of our comfort zone!
Karen Salmansohn | Posted 09.21.2009 | Living
I was surprised to see much of what Aristotle had to say about love hit home bigtime -- in particular about a sexy, smart, funny, rich, lying, cheating don't-get-me-started "Prince Harming" ex-boyfriend.
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living
How can I avoid hurting someone's feelings and maintain a relationship as a colleague when I don't want to be her friend?
Tamsen Fadal and Matt Titus | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living
Any man who has a problem with an experienced and mature woman, who knows exactly what she wants, needs to stay in his white picket fence fantasy world.
Caroline Presno | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living
Are you part of a relationship that is revved-up and ready to move forward? Commitment means having the "intention to persist" in a relationship; bei...
Tamsen Fadal and Matt Titus | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living
Stop talking about current boyfriends around him and when he start to do the same don't be so interested and eager to discuss his romantic escapades, change the subject.
Lesley Stern | Posted 09.13.2009 | Comedy
Facebook is the answer, without spending a cent on even a phone call, you can be the first to know that Nick is bored, lots of people have cute babies and if Mike were an animal, he'd be a "badass tiger."
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living
Audit your friendships -- because having too many bad ones can prevent you from having good ones.
Grande Lum | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living
When you can distance yourself from your response, you separate the reaction from yourself.
Margaret Ruth | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living
Economists have an analysis technique to identify and compare all expenditure and benefits of a given project; cost/benefit analysis. There's a similar energetic rule for interpersonal associations.
Grande Lum | Posted 09.01.2009 | Living
Unlike a comedian who has to setup a punch line carefully and wait for the right beat, you can come back to an issue that happened hours, weeks and even years ago to work things out.
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living
My friendship with my BFF is very important to me but when her husband is in the mix -- things become very uncomfortable.
E. Jean Carroll | Posted 08.23.2009 | Living
Faking has little to do with wanting to please the dude/get his approval/boost his ego, and everything to do with your anatomy
Grande Lum | Posted 08.23.2009 | Living
A mediator in a conflict can see people's temperatures rising and make choices to lower them immediately.
Anne Hill | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living
In the beginning of any relationship there are habits to adjust to, personality quirks to discover, and systems to be worked out.
Dr. Hendrie Weisinger | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living
Startling research in the evolutionary sciences reveals that we are all "hard wired" with natural instinctual tools whose purpose is to help marriage thrive.
Jeana Lee Tahnk | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living
We had experienced matrimonial bliss before the matrimony but it wasn't until we purchased our first house that the real roles and responsibilities of 'husband' and 'wife' took effect.
Tamsen Fadal and Matt Titus | Posted 08.10.2009 | Style
It may sound weird, but if your man is too attentive, showers you with love, affection and especially gifts, he may be the cheating kind.
Grande Lum | Posted 08.07.2009 | Living
Catch the ways you leave out the other person's perspective. Alter your actions by altering the stories you tell yourself and others.
Grande Lum | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living
Feeling forced to choose to be assertive or empathetic is natural. Yet you may actually feel mixed and even desire to both assert and empathize.
Diane Tucker | Posted 08.22.2009 | Style
"It was innocent," insisted Mark Sanford, while recollecting his first encounter with Maria Belen Chapur on an Uruguayan dance floor. Oh, really?
Grande Lum | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living
Identify your contribution to the conflict. By accepting your part and then taking responsibility, you give yourself the best chance possible for getting out of conflict.
Grande Lum | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living
If you truly want to bridge the gap between you and the person across from you, sitting alongside is still the place to start.
Margaret Ruth | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living
The healthy happy whole folks would not sooner date a very troubled person that a troubled person would date a healthy happy one. They are not attracted to each other.
Grande Lum | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living
See yourself doing well. Separate that from what the other person has done or will do. Picture success as it relates to you, your body language, volume, tone and words.
Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 09.26.2009 | Business