Relationships: Fighting For Control
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 ...
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 ...
Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living
Lesson 1 Knowing When To Pull the Plug "Should you fi...
Mona Ackerman | Posted 11.02.2008 | Living
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...
Caroline Presno | Posted 10.25.2008 | Style
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."
Keith Leon and Maura Leon | Posted 10.18.2008 | Living
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...
Karen Salmansohn | Posted 10.17.2008 | Living
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...
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks | Posted 10.13.2008 | Living
We're big advocates for speaking honestly in close relationships. In counseling thousands of couples, we've seen an incredible amount of destruction w...
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...
Christine Hassler | Posted 10.10.2008 | Living
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...
Karen Salmansohn | Posted 10.06.2008 | Living
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. ...
Val Brown | Posted 10.05.2008 | Style
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.
Phyllis F. Mitz | Posted 10.03.2008 | Living
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 ...
Keith Leon and Maura Leon | Posted 09.22.2008 | Living
This may sound backwards, but focusing on someone else's behavior does not often get us what we really want.
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 ...
Sophie Keller | Posted 09.19.2008 | Living
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...
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...
Sophie Keller | Posted 09.12.2008 | Living
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...
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...
Mona Ackerman | Posted 09.07.2008 | Living
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 ...
Cynthia Kling | Posted 08.13.2008 | Living
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?
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...
Phyllis F. Mitz | Posted 08.13.2008 | Living
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.
Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison | Posted 08.13.2008 | Living
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."
Mona Ackerman | Posted 08.08.2008 | Living
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 ...
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...
Mona Ackerman | Posted 11.09.2008 | Living