Attention OctoMom: your baby habit may not only gift you a playground of stretch marks and lifelong series of tummy tucks, but could also dictate when and how you die. You too perpetually kid-free, George Clooney. The grim reaper has his eye on both of you...

According to a team of British researchers who studied the records of Norwegians born between 1935 and 1968, there are some significant mortality themes correlating quite heavily with number of children borne. In other words, family size can help you live longer. As it turns out, a husband and wife with two … Read More

"Why isn't she married?" That's what people used to say about me. I'll admit it.

Are you someone people say that about? Do you know someone like that? Then you have to read my new book, How to Shop For a Husband, which comes out this week. I spent years crossing guys off my potential dating list because I didn't like the way they ate their yogurt or I hated the shoes they wore. Then I would date all the wrong guys: you know, the cute ones who had no interest in settling down. And I would … Read More

We'll say it straight up: There's no good reason in the world to hang onto these habits. They aren't helping.

1. Nagging, nagging, nagging. We know about the squeaky wheel, but complaining loud and long gets you only short-term gains and builds up powerful discontent on your spouse's side.

2. Blaming, criticizing, and name-calling. These tactics belittle the person you promised to love, honor, and cherish; let you play angel to his or her devil; and don't address the responsibility you both share for your marital happiness.

3. Bullying, rudeness, and selfishness. These ugly power plays tell your partner that he or she … Read More

Hollywood is built around the glories of romance, and the Academy Awards have frequently rewarded charismatic on-screen couples. But celebrity couples haven't fared quite as well; only a few actors and directors who paired up off-screen have both won Oscar gold. This year, Kathryn Bigelow is up for a Best Director Oscar for The Hurt Locker; she'll go head-to-head against her ex-husband and Avatar director, James Cameron, who's already won the award for Titanic. Below, we'll take a look at the Hollywood husband-wife duos who have both brought home Academy Awards. 25 Romantic Films Oscar Missed

MICHAEL … Read More

I'm a brand-spanking newlywed whose single biggest fear about marriage was the word wife.

For as long as we can remember, women have had a reputation for jealousy and cattiness. It's why studios green light movies like Bride Wars. It's why the Team Aniston verses Team Jolie debate continues to rage more than five years after Brad and Jen announced their separation. It's why today, Woman's Day and AOL Living published a "jealousy survey," which polled 2,000 women on what made them envious. Here's what we learned.

As the headlines are filled with news of Joe Simpson allegedly calling out John Mayer for his "sexual napalm" comments regarding daughter Jessica while Angelina Jolie is photographed reunited with her long-estranged dad Jon Voight, we've been pondering family bonds and boundaries. When it comes to talking sex with family, how close is too close? What should you share with your family and what should remain between you and your partner? 4 Strangest Celebrity Family Relationships Ever

At the behest of his wife, my husband has been pursuing a different employer as his current position, while solid and benefit laden, offers no room for advancement and little job satisfaction. It is one of those jobs that his father's generation would have envied. In fact, his father is pretty incensed that he would like to leave. Problem is, my hubby hates it and he'll be there a million years before he ever gets a promotion because no one leaves. It's a graveyard and he knows it. Excelle: 20 Easy Ways To Get Happier

So, it seems as though Super Bowl has almost become a national holiday.  You might hear, "So what are you doing for Super Bowl?"  Magazines fill thier pages with dozens of recipes for the "perfect" snacks and sandwiches.  Families get together and watch the halftime time show like a Christmas parade that a child couldn't bare to miss.Since all of this pretty much revolves around the television, I'm going to offer a sit-com solution to a few football related slip-ups.  In order to really score with your man, you're going to want to try some role-reversal.  Don't be afraid to be a little open-minded and … Read More

We recently explored why 24's Jack Bauer would make a really terrific husband. And then it dawned on me that an awful lot of people who get close to Jack Bauer wind up injured, jailed or dead. When I wrote about why you'd want to marry Jack Bauer, I saw the glass as half full; I should have remembered that Jack Bauer only sees the glass as a tool for getting a terrorist to confess. That doesn't sound like someone you'd want to be married to at all. Read: 5 Reasons Why Jack Bauer Is A Great … Read More