Relationship Advice

Relationships: Fighting For Control

Mona Ackerman | Posted 11.09.2008 | Living


Mona Ackerman

Q: So last night, my lover got angry at me because I would not finish my dinner. Actually I wasn't very hungry. I told him that even if I tried I ...

Lessons In Living: The Wisdom Of Eckhart Tolle and Warren Buffett

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living


Dr. Judith Rich

Lesson 1 Knowing When To Pull the Plug "Should you fi...

On Knowing When To Trust Again

Mona Ackerman | Posted 11.02.2008 | Living


Mona Ackerman

Q: I am 62. I am engaged to a man who has been in my life for 32 years. I have been waiting for this moment for 32 years. We have weathered a lot...

Four Ways to Tell if You're Being Cheated On

Caroline Presno | Posted 10.25.2008 | Style


Caroline Presno

Trust can be tricky--you want to have confidence in the fidelity of your partner, but sometimes you just can't. There's a nagging feeling in your gut that says, "I think I'm being cheated on."

In Search Of Intimacy

Keith Leon and Maura Leon | Posted 10.18.2008 | Living


Keith Leon and Maura Leon

Dear Keith and Maura, I completely agree with and understand the concepts of knowing what I want and being able to satisfy myself. I worked hard to g...

What Woody Allen Can Teach Us About Love

Karen Salmansohn | Posted 10.17.2008 | Living


Karen Salmansohn

Woody Allen has some interesting thoughts on love. He says.... "To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But then, one suffers fr...

15 Reasons People Don't Tell The Truth

Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks | Posted 10.13.2008 | Living


Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks

We're big advocates for speaking honestly in close relationships. In counseling thousands of couples, we've seen an incredible amount of destruction w...

8 Ways You Should Never Apologize

The Frisky | Judy McGuire | Posted 10.12.2008 | Living


Despite what that old chestnut Love Story will have you believe, love doesn't mean never having to say you're sorry. In fact, one of the most importan...

Dos And Don'ts Of Breaking-Up

Christine Hassler | Posted 10.10.2008 | Living


Christine Hassler

Dear Christine, My boyfriend of two years and I broke up three months ago and I can't get over him. He was the one that ended it, but we are trying t...

10 Secrets To A Happier Love Life

Karen Salmansohn | Posted 10.06.2008 | Living


Karen Salmansohn

First, read this list of relationship tips below. When you get to the bottom, I will share with you WHERE they come from -- a surprising source! 1. ...

Tenacious V

Val Brown | Posted 10.05.2008 | Style


Val Brown

Sometimes you try to demonize the ex, deluding yourself that it will change what you feel about him. But it can be a fruitless activity, especially when there was no demonic behavior in site.

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 ...

You Better Believe It

Keith Leon and Maura Leon | Posted 09.22.2008 | Living


Keith Leon and Maura Leon

This may sound backwards, but focusing on someone else's behavior does not often get us what we really want.

How To Live With An Ex

Tango | Pilar Anderson | Posted 09.21.2008 | Style


During the weeks following the breakthrough, relations improved considerably, making it easy to drag our feet on the apartment hunt. We fell into our ...

How Happy Is Your Home? 5 Tips To Finding Your Perfect Partner

Sophie Keller | Posted 09.19.2008 | Living


Sophie Keller

There are over 6 billion people of people on the planet and it doesn't matter how old you are, the cards are always shuffling and there is someone out...

Moving In Together: What To Do First And How To Make It Work

CNN | Jocelyn Voo | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living


After weathering a troublesome roommate situation for a year, Dave Sotelo, 26, was ready to move out. His girlfriend, Ngoc Nguyen, had the perfect sol...

How Happy Is Your Home? 5 Ways To Keep Your Partner Happy

Sophie Keller | Posted 09.12.2008 | Living


Sophie Keller

I don't know about you, but it can be really annoying when people ask me my age for no particular reason, except that they want to categorize me and p...

How To Mate In Captivity (VIDEO)

tangomag.com | Esther Perel | Posted 09.08.2008 | Style


Every long-term couple knows that at some point the sex dies down. Couples therapist and author, Esther Perel, recently joined forces with Tango Mag t...

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 ...

Interview with Susan Squire, author of I Don't: A Contrarian History of Marriage

Cynthia Kling | Posted 08.13.2008 | Living


Cynthia Kling

Squire's witty and deeply researched work proves one thing: marriage has been hard on both husbands and wives for a very long time. But, but, but... is there anything we can do to make it easier?

You, Me, and God: How To Make An Interfaith Relationship Work

DivineCaroline.com | Brie Cadman | Posted 08.13.2008 | Living


Religion has never played a large part in my life. I grew up celebrating "Christian" holidays like Easter and Christmas, but in America, these days ar...

Ask Phyllis: Astrology and Beyond

Phyllis F. Mitz | Posted 08.13.2008 | Living


Phyllis F. Mitz

If a Capricorn, or person as driven as a one, puts work before relationships pre-marriage, they are pretty darn likely to make work a priority after they walk down the aisle.

True Confessions: What to Do When No One Has a Clue

Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison | Posted 08.13.2008 | Living


Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison

What's "TMI" now that "we're trying to have a baby" is cocktail party conversation, and teenagers wear T-shirts that say, "You're worth waiting for. So am I."

Sex At 70 And Why You Should Enjoy It

Mona Ackerman | Posted 08.08.2008 | Living


Mona Ackerman

Q: I am so embarrassed to ask this question. It kind of makes me wonder what else may be going on with me. I cannot imagine that twenty years ago ...

10 Steps To Falling In Love

Oprah.com | Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 08.07.2008 | Living


Are you single and finding it difficult to fall in love? Or maybe you feel there is not enough love in your life. Rabbi Shmuley shares his 12 steps to...