Marriages: Why Do Some Stick?
Blog post about why some marriages seem to stick while others don't.
NEED HELP?
Find an ExpertFAMILY
6 Safe Conversation Topics For Thanksgiving
Talking points for a marathon meal with his family, and how to prep for the event like a pro.
Picture it: You’re surrounded by strangers. Or some that you’ve only met once. (Or some that you’re told you’ve met, but you have no recollection of. Sorry, Uncle Dave.) Easy talking points to get you through a marathon meal with his family, and how to prep for the event like a pro.
5 Nosy-Family Survival Tips For Thanksgiving
A cheat sheet on how to handle sticky situations, from drunk uncles to bitter siblings.
The holidays can turn ugly quickly. Here, a cheat sheet of holiday survival tips on how to handle sticky family situations, from drunk uncles to bitter siblings.
People Make the World Go 'Round
A member of my family was just in the hospital for an out-of-the-blue medical emergency. For a couple days things were dicey and the whole lot of us was concerned. It’s hard to worry about your career, love life or even your soul when a person who used to change your diapers and sneak you Twinkies when your mom wouldn’t let you eat them, is lying unconscious in a hospital. Lately, I keep coming across articles and essays, surveys and polls, how-to books and talk shows about how to be happy. I even wrote about it last week. Supposedly, America is one enormous pool of misery and the majority of us are swimming in it.
Dating Disaster: He Said I Looked Like…
A date takes an awkward turn after an unexpected family resemblance.
We went to his apartment to walk his dog and, inevitably, kissed again. It was exciting, after the months of build-up. That is, until he suddenly pulled away. It turns out I looked like his aunt.
Jon Gosselin Whines More About Kate
Jon says Kate won't let him see the twins on their birthday, calls waaaaahmbulance.
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.
Family Ties
My father
Will Ferrell And Wife Expecting Third Son
We assume this will be the third-funniest baby on the planet.
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.
How To Know When Sex Is Not Consensual
No, Mackenzie Phillips, that sex was not consensual.
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.
Eric Dane, Rebecca Gayheart Suing Gawker
Couple seeking damages over airing of naked sexytimes tape.
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.
4 Ways Family And Friends Help Our Relationships
Who's in your village, and are you making the most of what they have to offer you?
We've said it before and we'll say it again. It doesn't just take a village to raise a child (as Hillary Clinton once suggested). It also takes a village to raise a couple. Who's in your village? Are you making the most of what they have to offer? Or are you forgetting one of the best resources your relationship has? Below, some tips on how to help your village help you.