Thanksgiving is one of those holidays firmly planted in the realm of "the bigger, the better": large family gatherings, lavish dinners and no small amounts of hustle and bustle. But what if, by some wayward circumstance, you and your significant other find yourselves just a duo this holiday season? Here are three simple and fun ways to partake in the spirit of Turkey Day, when it's just two of you.

1. Start Your Own Traditions in the Kitchen. Chances are the older womenfolk in both your families handled much of the holiday cooking, so here's chance to take both of your … Read More

What do you do when you're home for the holidays and you have to face the same old stupid questions?  The best approach is to smile and answer them sweetly. 5 Nosy-Family Survival Tips For Thanksgiving But wouldn't it be fun just once to be completely outrageous?

Stupid Question #1:  How long is it going to take you to find a good man to take care of you?

I've been trying, I really have.  I have tryouts every Friday night, but it's just impossible to find a guy who can make me come.   Plus I need more than 7 minutes of … Read More

This weekend, the Meanley Clan celebrated my sister's birthday at my grandma's house (Happy Birthday, Jen!!). We enjoyed lunch and cake out on the patio with my dad's side of the family, which is the Englishy, non-affectionate side of the family.

My cousin brought his new girlfriend, and, not to sound all high-schooly (because let's be honest, we cousins are all in our 30s), but he held hands with her! I've never seen him do that. There was hand-holding and arm-wrapping and I even heard the word "Honey" a few times. I was glad to see my cousin happy. It's funny … Read More

Thanksgiving. The word conjures up images of a decadent meal, friends and family filling the seats at the table—unless, of course, you're going to your significant other's for the big day. Then, you picture the same lovely spread of turkey and all the harvest provisions—but this time, you're surrounded by strangers. Or some that you've only met once. (Or some that you're told you've met, but of whom you have no recollection. Sorry, Uncle Dave!) How To Address Your In-Laws
 
Enter holiday-party-conversation anxiety. Whom will you offend by bashing Tom Daschle? Who'll be put off when you bring up your … Read More

Ah, the holidays. While the are good parts (food, wine, reconnecting with family members), there are also not-so-good parts (to much food, too much wine, reconnecting with family members who have had too much aforementioned wine). Here, a cheat sheet on how to handle sticky situations, from nosy neighbors to bitter siblings.
 
Uncomfortable situation: The drunk uncle asks how long it will take for you to find a decent man to take care of you.
You respond with: "Well, Uncle Tim, I've been focusing on setting my life up so that I can take care of myself. I don't want to throw … Read More

Everyone—god love ya if you haven't—has a tale of dating gone wrong. Whether it happens on a blind date or three months into a blooming relationship, these disasters usually strike out of the blue and leave you stunned, slack-jawed and, often, downright offended. And that's exactly why they make for such good stories. Hopefully, too, they teach us a thing or two about the pursuit of love. Here's my tale.

I had known Billy* for five years through mutual friends, and at some point we started hanging out independently. I was still sailing on the friend boat when Billy indicated … Read More

Jon Gosselin, after abandoning his family for a series of douchey parties on yachts and in Vegas, is now saying his estranged wife, Kate, is keeping him from seeing twins Mady and Cara on their birthday, today. "She's trying to prevent me from seeing my kids on their birthday because she doesn't want to see me," Jon moaned to Entertainment Tonight Wednesday.

Kate and Jon are currently taking turns spending time at the family's Pennsylvania home with their eight kids, but when Kate e-mailed Jon to suggest that they split the girls' birthday so their daughters could … Read More

Will Ferrell and his wife of nine years, Viveca Paulin, are adding a third child to their family in January, the actor's reps tell People. Will and Viveca, who works as an art auctioneer but made appearances in a few of her husband's films, already have two boys, five-year-old Magnus and two-year-old Matthias.

Viveca, like fellow comedy wives Nancy Walls (married to The Office's Steve Carell) and Evelyn McGee (married to Stephen Colbert), keeps a pretty low profile, living outside of L.A. and raising her kids. (She's so good at staying off the paparazzi radar that many news outlets … Read More

Ever since Mackenzie Phillips dropped the bombshell on Oprah Winfrey last week about her decade-long "consensual" sexual relationship with her late father, the world has been asking: Why would anyone consent to having sex with one's dad, and for ten whole years?

Our answer: Despite Mackenzie's choice to use the word "consensual" in describing her relationship with her father, it never really was. Here's why:

1. If the the first sexual encounter with one's partner is a rape, then the subsequent sex with said partner is not consensual. Mackenzie says that the first time she and her father had sex, it was … Read More

Grey's Anatomy's Eric Dane and his wife, Rebecca Gayheart, are suing the snarky website empire Gawker Media over a video that showed them cavorting naked and intoxicated with a female friend. The video leaked online last month, and the two are seeking more than $1 million in damages for copyright infringement as well as an injunction that would prevent the video from being distributed further.

The video clip, which the lawsuit says was filmed last year, shows Dane, Gayheart, and former beauty queen Kari Ann Peniche spending some quality naked time together, having a totally boring conversation and … Read More