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What to Bring to His Place (and What Not to Leave) When You Visit

What to Bring to His Place (and What Not to Leave) When You Visit

If you are feeling naughty or kinky, leave a clean pair of panties underneath his pillow with a note

Ending up at his place for the first few times is pretty exciting and nerve-wracking all on its own. Understanding that what you do and how you act during these first few experiences at cohabitation will tell your man more about you than any words ever could. Understanding a few key points can help you show the man of your dreams that you are fun, sexy, and responsible.

Ashton Kutcher

Oh Ashton Kutcher, Say It Ain't So! [EXPERT]

Another celebrity allegedly cheats and blows up his marriage. Is it inevitable? I say NOT.

You’ll want to sit down for this one: Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are heading for divorce. He allegedly cheated on Demi with a younger woman. In doing that (if if fact he really did), he joins a ridiculously long list of famous men who’ve cheated on their wives. 
Famous people are used to being the center of attention. This can be problematic when they are in a long term relationship, because couples in long term relationships eventually begin to take each other for granted. The familiar becomes mundane, which is a hard blow to those fragile egos. 
 All egos are fragile, and the egos of famous people even more so. Yes, I’m generalizing here. But let’s face it, when everyone tells you how wonderful you are all the time except your wife (or husband), it does make you more susceptible than the average person to look for greener pastures. 


Getting to your 10th Anniversary

Getting to your 10th Anniversary

A husband and relationship coach looks back at the first 10 years of marriage and what made it work.

I look at my friends (Facebook and otherwise), peers, colleagues and I'm hard pressed to find people in my life that I can share my 10th wedding anniversary with that know what it means to reach this milestone. If I look at the same group, where are my mentors, the people who have been beyond 10 years, the ones I can learn from along the way? I realize my wife and I have primarily been alone in this. Perhaps WE are the mentors, maybe we have something to offer. Here are some thoughts. First, I got to thinking, why does 10 years matter?

Knowing When to Call it Quits

Knowing When to Call it Quits

How can you tell when it's time to call it quits or whether your relationship can be saved?

    Divorce is rampant in America; 50% of first marriages end in divorce, and over 70% of subsequent marriages fail as well. Even with those staggering statistics, some people stay in marriages that should have ended years, if not decades, ago. At the same time, many of the divorces that do happen could be prevented. I don’t judge people who’ve gotten divorced; I believe that everything happens in divine order.

How to Recover From an Affair

How to Recover From an Affair

Is it possible to recover from an affair? It is if you choose to; here's how.

The other day my husband and I were talking about cheating. His first serious girlfriend cheated on him repeatedly, so he takes a hard line approach. In his mind, if I cheated, our relationship would be over. It doesn’t matter if it was a one night stand, someone I never wanted to see again, or if it was someone I wanted a relationship with.

7 Ways to Divorce-Proof Your Marriage

7 Ways to Divorce-Proof Your Marriage

7 steps you can take to ensure a long and happy relationship

Everyone knows that divorce is rampant in America; what they don’t know is that many of those divorces could be avoided. Here are seven steps you can take to divorce proof your marriage. Talk more often, more openly and more honestly. Be courageous about this. It takes a willingness to be vulnerable with your partner to speak openly and honestly about your needs, but the rewards are great. You can’t expect to have your needs met by your partner if they don’t understand what you need.

Why People Cheat

Why People Cheat

6 reasons people cheat and 3 ways to heal from being cheated on.

     Brace yourselves: another celebrity has admitted to having an affair. Arnold Schwarzenegger has admitted that he fathered a child with a household staffer while he and Maria Shriver were married. It happened ten years ago but was revealed this year. Maria moved out immediately, and now they’re planning to divorce.

Dear Dr. Romance: I cannot compete with a dead man

Dear Dr. Romance: I cannot compete with a dead man

Dear Dr. Romance: I'm a sixty something divorced man, I have not had a relationship for a long time. Last year, I met a wonderful lady from Colombia, who is a little bit younger, well educated and has a green card here. She has taken me out of my lonelines and made me feel alive again. Her late husband was killed by the guerrilla in Colombia. She has told me how wonderful he was and how much they love each other and that is fine.

The Luxury of Love

The Luxury of Love

Many of our reactions to each other, what attracts us and drives us to want to be with someone of the opposite sex is deeply embedded in our biology and has to do with survival over the eons of time. But today, because survival is not the motivating factor in our lives, we are blessed with the opportunity to fall in love, to pleasure each other with romantic gestures and to want a love that endures and deepens over time. When survival was the motivating factor in a couple marrying and creating a family, there weren’t the complications of dating. Even today, many cultures still have arranged marriages where the most important factors are political, economic and whether or not the woman seems to have baby-making potential. But in many cultures, like here in the U.S., it’s a lot of work to find someone with whom there is a mutual attraction and even more work to keep that love and attraction alive over time.