We all know at least one person who always has a significant other, even immediately after a breakup. Lately I’ve noticed that serial monogamy—leaping from one exclusive relationship to the next—has become a more popular and accepted dating trend among my friends and acquaintances. Why?

According to Psychology Today, serial monogamists usually believe in some kind of ideal love and in the importance of commitment to one partner, but keep a safe distance from the idea that true love should happen only once in a lifetime. Why chain ourselves to one Prince Charming when we can find a new one as … Read More

When my dad died last year, it was hard on me, of course, but also on my boyfriend. I was 24, he was 28, and the call came just a few weeks shy of our one-year anniversary. Suddenly he found himself sitting next to me in the front row of the church and meeting my extended family. We'd scheduled a vacation for the next month, so he was going to be stuck with a crying, grieving girlfriend for nine days. A Father's Death, A Boyfriend's Proposal

He handled it with sensitivity and maturity, and the experience has brought … Read More

Somehow, I had the great fortune of reading YourTango's "Can Powerful Women Find Love" about five minutes before I read an article in The Onion (not yet available online) about the evolution of a romantic relationship into a mother-son symbiosis. Effective articles from The Onion are farcically expository but contain an recognizable truth at their core (some people call that satire, but some people are far smarter than I am). 

The intersection of the two pieces is this: having needs and being needed are normal. For our purposes, let's shelve the genetic (and historical) penchant for women to … Read More

We love lists as much as the next gal or guy, and this one, unearthed in the Sun Journal, was a good one. According to the advice in this article, if your relationship fits one of these scenarios, you are advised not to pass "Go":

• Unequal distribution of caring
• It's a rebounder
• It's a "jailbreak"
• One partner's on a pedestal
• One partner's emotionally unavailable
• One partner's wing is broken; the other's always patching it up
• One partner fills in blanks about the other, trying to make up for his/her missed potential
• There's compatibility, but only around one activity or topic
• It's straight-up infatuation
• It's an affair

Find a … Read More

From The Times Via Fox News By Rosemary Bennett For anyone looking for sex, the Internet is often the first stop, with its array of dating sites and chat rooms devoted to the subject.

It is probably the last place that those seeking a celibate relationship would consider looking.

However, an online dating agency has been launched for those seeking intimacy without intercourse.

Platonicpartners.co.uk says that it will help the silent minority of adults seeking "celibate, platonic, non-physical or partly physical relationships" and help them to find a mate.

The site was founded by Susie King, a … Read More