Love is a battlefield—perhaps even more so when your spouse is in the military. Milspouses have to deal with long-term separations, constant moves, not to mention the anxiety of possibly losing their loved one in the line of duty. Thus, when Lifetime created Army Wives (based on a book of the same name), the channel unearthed a treasure trove of built-in drama. The show, which follows the lives of five fictional couples dealing with military life, has earned the channel's largest viewing numbers ever and is brimming with love lessons that are applicable beyond the army base. … Read More

Five years ago, my new husband, David, swallowed his tears as he tried to find a way to say goodbye. He held our baby girl to his nose, inhaled her newborn scent and searched my eyes for understanding. "You know I have to go, right?" he asked. I nodded, trying to understand his leaving, his sense of duty. I imagined that I did as I watched him walk out our kitchen door toward a war in Afghanistan, but I didn't.
 
We talked — sometimes twice a day — ignoring the popping and snapping on the line and the long delays between … Read More

The guy I lost my virginity to found me on Facebook a few months ago. I opened my inbox to read, "Is this Teri? If so, hit me back." It was an absurdly casual message, as if he had no idea I associated him with puking from anesthesia in the parking lot of an abortion clinic. The shock I felt when I saw the name Jeffery* in my inbox is a testament to how successful I had been at forgetting everything that happened between us.

I dumped Jeff a few weeks before our sophomore year of high school, … Read More

More than six decades after a sailor grabbed and kissed Edith Shain in the iconic photo taken during a World War II victory celebration in Times Square, she locked lips with yet another man in uniform. Just last weekend, the 90-year-old woman got a backstage smooch with a 25-year-old actor who plays a sailor in the show "South Pacific," according to The Daily News.  In town for New York City's Veterans Day parade, the little old lady will be honored as the parade's grand marshal. Shain is one of many who've claimed that it was she … Read More

Don't ask. Just don't ask. According to the Boston Globe, a study conducted by 4 former military officers determined that openly gay troops probably won't screw up morale and combat effectiveness of troops. The study was conducted on behalf of the Michael D. Palm Center at the University of California: Santa Barbara. The Center's mission is to examine the ramifications of "don't ask, don't tell." To lend the study credibility, it was paneled by Army General Robert Gard, Marine Corps. General Hugh Aitken, Air Force Lt. General Robert Alexander, and Navy Vice Admiral Jack Shanahan.

The British … Read More