Blaming yourself for your last painful breakup? Don't. It might be your birth order's fault. A new book from psychologist Linda Blair, Birth Order: What Your Position In The Family Really Tells You About Your Character, says that many relationships fail or succeed based on what order both mates were born.
Tricks on getting back an ex. Advice on getting back an ex. Breaking up a friend and dating her guy. Questions for a home wrecker. Etiquette for dating a married woman. Positions for her orgasm. Praise for missionary. Talking more about your relationship with friends than your partner. How marriage benefits men more than women. Chivalry is pretty alright.
Frank is away this weekend in Ohio, attending his brother and sister-in-law's baby shower. This has cracked people up when I've told them—it's kind of hilarious to imagine grumpy old Frank drinking mimosas and making diapers out of tissue paper or whatever people do at baby showers—but I don't think it was that kind of scene. More of a family reunion. This is, after all, his parents' first grandchild. When I first found out that his younger brother (younger than me, even!) was a) getting married and then b) becoming a father, of course I freaked out. Regular readers of this column will know that it is my wont to freak out about nearly everything. Look, there's two types of people that write about their lives on the internet: neurotic freaker-outers and people with exciting lives. Try reading the dating column if you prefer the latter.
Can a firstborn son and a firstborn daughter live happily ever after? Not according to this new book.
