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Is money a dating dealbreaker for you?

3 Modern Dating Dealbreakers: Do These Make Your List?

Do income, education and career matter to you when seeking a partner?

It's 2012, so we're long beyond the archaic concept that men should be breadwinners in a relationship, right? Eh, maybe not.

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It's almost Labor Day!

5 Surprising Ways Your Job Influences Who You're Attracted To

Just in time for Labor Day, a new survey from eHarmony reveals the impact career has on love.

In honor of Labor Day, eHarmony looked at communication trends between their users to find out how they were influenced by people's careers. It turns out that what you do for a living has a big influence on who you hit up online in your off-hours.

5 Ways To Have More Fun

5 Ways To Have More Fun

Unleash your happiest personal and career life using these quick tips

Wondering how to have more fun? Maybe you are living in the past and missing opportunities in the present. The following secrets can help you come into the present and seize all the opportunities in your love and career lives. Step 1: Come back to now. Just like they say in yoga class, use your breath to come back to the moment. Do it when you’re home and at work.

Is the Grass Really Greener on the Other Side?

Is the Grass Really Greener on the Other Side?

When you travel over to where the grass is greener, there is something that follows you ...

I coach a lot of people who are in a state of dissatisfaction with something in their lives. Their marriages are not what they used to be, their jobs are not what they expected, their kids are not behaving with respect, and they wonder what it would be like to live a completely different life.

Study Says Working Full-Time Benefits Moms [EXPERT]
Apparently, you can have it all ...

Study Says Working Full-Time Benefits Moms

7 reasons moms should ditch the guilt and embrace their careers.

Whether you have to work, want to work or fall somewhere in-between, a recent study by the American Psychological Association revealed that full-time working mothers are happier and healthier than their non-working counterparts. Perhaps it's time to let go of the working mom's guilt and instead focus on the many benefits working full-time brings to a mother and her family. Here are seven ways full-time work benefits mothers.

The Marissa Mayer Debate: Why Don't We Ask the Same of Men?

The Marissa Mayer Debate: Why Don't We Ask the Same of Men?

We have a long way to go before women are treated with the same amount of respect as men.

Earlier this year, Yahoo! announced that Marissa Mayer would be the new CEO of the company. This became even bigger news when she revealed, the same day, that she would be expecting her first child in October, which begs me to ask several questions: Why did this additional information change things? Why did her pregnancy spark a debate? Why does the public care so much about a CEO’s family? It’s absurd, really.

Can working moms really have it all?
Can working moms really have it all? Dads respond...

Love Bytes: What Do Men Think About Women 'Having It All'?

Plus, are you over-thinking your relationship?

"The Atlantic" magazine stated Definitively last month that women STILL can't have it all. Well, harrumph. Especially when we all have a different definition of "IT" and we still have 24 hours in a day of which one-third to one-fourth is spent sleeping, pooping and Pinteresting. Nonetheless, what do dads think? Can moms have it all?

How To Make Job Hunting Fun & Sexy [EXPERT]
Looking for a job doesn't have to be agonizing.

How To Make Job Hunting Fun & Sexy

Discover the sexy side to your next job search!

Let face it, no one likes the daunting task of looking for a job. Job searching has been called many things, such as a marathon, a necessary evil, and a chance to better yourself. But, I'm here to say that your job search can and should be something you enjoy doing. You can make your job search a little bit sexy as well. Here are a few suggestions to make job hunting a titillating task.

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Yahoo!'s new CEO, Marissa Mayer.

Why We Should Pause & Say 'Congratulations' To Marissa Mayer

Does new Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer, who is pregnant, deserve all the scrutiny she's getting?

Alas, the haters and criticizers have spoken, and already Marissa Mayer is under a ton of scrutiny coming from a lot of different sides — primarily dealing with the company's current financial situation, and the fact that Mayer is expecting her first child.

Why You Should Stop Judging Pregnant CEO Marissa Mayer [EXPERT]
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Why You Should Stop Judging Pregnant CEO Marissa Mayer

The new Yahoo! CEO is pregnant. The question is: Why do we care so much?

It always shocks me when there is a backlash against a woman who dares to make her own way when it comes to navigating career and motherhood. Sure, there are a few crazies out there — like the New Jersey mother who took her five year-old daughter tanning — whose choices we may legitimately criticize. But even in that instance, is this the best use of our collective judgment?

6 Tips for Building a Business Online

6 Tips for Building a Business Online

It's never been this easy and cost effective to start a business!

By Vered Avrahami, Wix.com, for GalTime jumpstart your career with a business you build online Being a super woman is much more common than you’d think. Even if your wardrobe doesn’t include a fancy cape, you’re using your super powers all the time when juggling career, family and the pressures of modern day-to-day life. Chances are you also have a brilliant business idea lurking at the back of your mind.