Words have power, no doubt. But why does the word 'wife' in particular conjure up so many connotations good and bad? To one woman it feels like too much of a destination and possibly too comfortable, whereas 'girlfriend' leaves a little mystery. With a little thoughtfulness, you can be both his wife and girlfriend. Also, you can find out what peezed means.
According to new research by Mindset Media, a research internet ad network, which polled 7,500 online consumers on their personality traits, Mac users are less modest, more assured of their superiority and more open than the general population. Over-confidence and a lack of modesty sure seems like the magic combination for skipping the small talk and jumping right to the “Your place or mine?” glances that took me by surprise.
In addition to green tea and pilates, you can now add a good fight with your spouse to your list of ways to stay healthy. Seriously. According to a new study from the University of Michigan which looked at 192 couples over 17 years, holding your tongue when you are pissed off—could prove fatal.
Kate Nash and Lilly Allen may have been crowned pop princesses, but don't let the wrapping fool you. Their music is as dark and seething as mid-nineties sensations Alanis Morissette and Fiona Apple.
From the absurd and offensive files we bring you DarwinDating.com, which boasts the tagline: Online Dating Minus the Ugly People. And actually, doesn’t the saying go, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”? According to DarwinDating.com, apparently not. Their strict guidelines require that you don’t suffer from: sagging (boobs or anything else), weird pubic hair, red hair, pasty or patchy skin, out of date hair, or webbed feet or hands.
Occasional bickering is one thing, but constant fighting is another. Especially if you have the same argument over and over. Below, how to know when it’s time for a professional intervention. A new baby at home? Stress leading you to avoid your partner? Marriage counseling might help.
A woman proposing to a man? "Well, it is a new millennium." Jeanann Pannasch recounts her tale of talking her husband out of marriage and then regretting it. The next several months were spent trying to figure out how to get him in the mood for marriage and it dawned on her that if this relationship was going to have a wedding then she was going to have to get aggressive. But circumstances and nervousness kept delaying the event. Finally, she gave him the engagement ring but the proposal did not go exactly as planned.
