Fifteen years old and in the back seat of a charter bus heading down I-95 en route from a field trip to New York City he told me he loved me. He proved it by licking the bottom of my shoe. I have been chasing that feeling ever since.

I remember what I was wearing: Mary Jane Dr. Martens, Bull Dog jeans, a red tint in my hair. We had gone to see Rent with our high school's English Honors Club, an association we had both joined as a front to get around my father's watchful eye. We didn't go … Read More

Patrick Swayze battled pancreatic cancer for nearly two years before his passing on September 14, 2009.

The Dirty Dancing and Ghost star was a mega-heartthrob to women around the world, but he was well known to have eyes only for one woman: his wife of 34 years, Lisa Niemi.

Patrick and Lisa met in 1970 when Lisa was just 16 years old and Patrick was 20. Lisa was a dance teacher under the instruction of Patrick's mother, and Patrick once commented on their meeting: "I robbed the cradle. All these girls were studying with my mom and I used … Read More

In 2003, after nearly 14 years of marriage, Julie Metz learned that her husband Henry had been cheating on her with multiple women. Shattering to any wife, news of his infidelity hit Metz particularly hard—Henry had passed away six months prior. The revelation of his rampant adultery—including a three-year affair with a close family friend—dealt Metz a second, equally wounding blow. In her memoir, Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal, Metz recounts the aftermath of this revelation and chronicles her path to self-renewal and rediscovery of both love and trust.

Along the way, she confronts her husband's Read More

I admired my future husband from afar for a couple of years before we finally met at a horse show where we were both competitors. He had a great sense of humor, was a terrific horseman and looked like Frank Sinatra. I was hooked.

He was recently divorced and looking. Of course I had been looking at him for a long time already. I was 20 and he was 45. I saw nothing but his smile. Neither the age difference nor the fact that he was two inches shorter than I am made any difference. There was something about … Read More

Mary Ann Winkowski is a paranormal investigator from Cleveland, Ohio. She's best known for having inspired the CBS drama The Ghost Whisperer, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. Winkowski, 62, works as a consultant for the show, drawing on her lifetime of experience communicating with "earthbound ghosts," those who have yet to cross into the white light (yes, Winkowski says, it exists). She's not to be confused with a medium—a person who can communicate with those who've already "crossed over."

YourTango caught up with her recently via phone to find out what relationship insight she could share, given her unique ability to talk … Read More

They say nights are the hardest to get through, so instead of sleeping in the bed we had shared, I decided to sleep on the couch. With fresh sheets in hand, I flipped over the end cushion and heard the crinkle of a candy bar wrapper. If he had been in the living room with me, I would have reprimanded him (as I had so many times!) and led him into the kitchen to show him where the garbage can was.

Now, as I picked up the wrapper, the last thing I wanted to do was throw it away. I held … Read More

Times are tough and, these days, jobs are lost as regularly as kids lose their baby teeth. In a relationship, when one partner becomes unemployed, it can be a challenge to stay upbeat and supportive.

One YourTango user came to us for advice on the matter. We asked the experts behind our new video series Still Life Love Advice to tell us: how do you save money and your relationship when your love gets laid off?

For more on the subject, read 10 Tips For Saving A Marriage After Job Loss.

Does your love life need advice? Send your … Read More

This is the story of Alissa Torres and her graphic novel, American Widow, illustrated by Sungyoon Choi, which describes her personal experience as a 9/11 widow and single mother. For more on Alissa Torres and American Widow, click here.

 Ever wish you could erase that bad relationship from your memory? Some day you might be able to do just that. The LoveFeed discusses the scientific research into selective memory loss and how this can help you get over your ex. 

My son graduated last weekend. Up to the actual day of the ceremony, I was doing a dang good job of ignoring/avoiding what was coming up. That my first born will be leaving soon. That this chapter is now closed: the one where he grows up with me there to guide him. That I’m old enough to have a son who is graduating from high school. I wasn’t thinking about any of this.

Case in point: A few weeks ago when my husband realized that a gig he had set up last fall fell on graduation weekend. I felt bad … Read More