I've been reading a book I wish I'd had when my first child was born:  "And Baby Makes Three," by John Gottman and Julie Schwarz Gottman.  The authors write about how parents can keep their relationship strong as they adjust to the challenges of parenthood.Most of the book is good solid advice on fighting well:  remember you're on the same side, work things through, take a break when you need to.  All of the conflict resolution skills you learn before you have kids but forget when you're sleep-deprived.The Gottmans have an insightful chapter on parents' sex lives, too.  What I … Read More

Married men looking for a loophole that allows for a little sideline action is nothing new. In fact, the idea of an open marriage is as much a part of the new male fantasy as say, a first-round draft pick or a three-point basket at the final buzzer.

But open marriage isn't just a guy thing. Referred to as "monogamy 2.0" or "negotiated wedlock," there's an entire vocabulary dedicated to spouse-approved affairs. Along with the lingo comes a limited permission slip to partake in extramarital activities without getting grounded. Think of Larry and Cheryl David's agreement on Curb Your … Read More

Do you ever wonder if famous people look at each other sometimes and think, “Wow, I’m really sleeping with _____”?  Well, evidently some of them do.  Our friends over at Bitten and Bound report that Heidi Klum is still kind of awestruck that she’s sleeping with her husband, musician Seal.  Heidi says, “Sometimes I lay in bed and I’m like, ‘Oh, my god, there’s Seal lying next to me.  What’s he doing there?’  I get a smile on my face immediately.  Our honeymoon period is definitely not over.”

Hollywood rarely depicts sex accurately: near-instantaneous, always-simultaneous orgasms? Sheets that conceal only naughty bits? But on screen threesomes get at least one thing right: the act is often hot and the aftermath is often messy. Everyone betrays everyone else in the movie Wild Things. A friendship is doomed in Y Tu Mamá También. And in HBO's Entourage, Turtle and Drama must deal with the heterosexual male nightmare of having "crossed swords."