Tamara Shayne Kagel

Ann Romney raised five boys. I'm sure that was hard. So hard that to be honest, I'd prefer not to find out myself. But at the same time, it doesn't give her the same experience as having a job that gives you a paycheck. There's nothing wrong with her choice....

I just read this New York Times article about people causing strife in relationships because of their Twitter or status updates about situations that should probably be private. All I can think is, how stupid are these people? Yes,...

The New York Times had a thoughtful article in it last week on cohabitation and about five different people emailed it to me, as just a few days earlier my boyfriend had officially popped the question. No, not that passé...

As a lifelong Democrat, I never thought I would be in this place. I never thought I would have to confront this dreaded unforeseen fear -- the terror that is, for me, dating a Republican. I don't even know very many Republicans. But it turns out, I'm not alone. Outside...

Relationship experts always want to tell you that snooping is one hundred percent without fail invariably wrong. It's a violation of your partner's privacy, it breaks trust and if you want a healthy relationship you should never do it. And they're always so self-righteous about it. Like, if you were...

A few weeks back, my boyfriend offered to pay my health insurance premiums. I am unusually poor right now, which I've discovered doesn't suit me well; what little savings I had have dwindled down to almost nothing. Essentially, if I don't sell a screenplay soon, I'll either have to take...

Internet porn has entered your bedroom. You may not realize it, your boyfriend may rarely watch it, but the kind of sex you are having has internet porn to thank for its life-imitating-art effect. An entire generation of men has spent the last ten to fifteen years watching porn in...

I found out through the grapevine that a boyfriend of a friend of mine recently cheated on my friend (with a hooker in Las Vegas nonetheless!). After much deliberation, I've finally decided I am not going to tell her.

I feel a bit like a traitor to my kind and...

Have you noticed that when you make plans with someone, you almost never really make plans with them? You essentially make plans to talk with them on the phone at a certain time from a certain location. This drives me crazy. If we're meeting at 6:30 and we're both on...

Here's the scenario. You meet someone you think you could like. You've hung out three or four times, maybe a few dates and then meeting up with his friends for drinks. You start to think you do like him. You start opening up, talking about your family or dreams or...

Being in your late 20s means that bachelorette parties are a regular part of your social calendar. The problem is, most bachelorette parties SUCK. They're often boring, uninspired, unoriginal, expensive, lame and there's nothing do to but drink and regret it later. In fact, if one more girl asks me...

A few weeks ago, my boyfriend let it slip that he was titillated by another woman. It was an accident and he tried to take it back quickly, but it's been lingering in the air ever since.

There was a sexy...

My boyfriend and I haven't even been dating a year and we're already fighting about a divorce settlement. Not our divorce settlement, but everyone else's. He seems to think that Kobe Bryant's wife is not entitled to the $75 million dollars she is likely to get. And I am outraged.