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Stirring Up Trouble

Stirring Up Trouble

Think women are the gossipy ones? Not this time.

I started working on a freelance project with Jim, a guy in my neighborhood. Before and after our meetings, we'd chat about personal things and get to know each other. We were both single, about the same age, and he seemed to be turning on the charm. He'd tell me I look great, comment on my perfume, and he'd lean on his folded arms to gaze at me as I spoke. Having been exhausted from dating, I was a bit more reserved. Still curious about him, though.

The TRANSITIONAL woman

The TRANSITIONAL woman

There is not enough said or written about The Transitional Woman—don’t know what this is? She does.

The TRANSITIONAL woman is the first girlfriend you get serious about after your break up with your wife or long-term girlfriend. She is called “transitional” because she bridges the gap between yesterday and tomorrow. She is usually the opposite of what you are used to. Everything your former lover didn’t like to do, this woman likes to do. She’ll eat sushi, she knows about cigars, she plays golf or will watch football, and she likes you, your dog, and your blue and purple Hawaiian shirt.

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3 Tips For Dealing With Your Kids' New Stepmom

How to deal with your children's new stepmom after you've divorced their dad.

Kevin Federline, Britney Spears' baby-daddy, is in talks to star in a new reality show starring himself, his new, live-in girlfriend Victoria Prince, and possibly his and Brit's two kids, Jayden James and Sean Preston, according to MTV News. Normally there's be nothing remarkable about this—D-list celebrities signing their lives away for money and dubious notoriety is nothing new. The interesting part of this story is that Kevin Federline lives with another woman. And since he has full custody of his two children, the new girlfriend sees the kids more than Britney does. What do you do when your ex-husband's new girlfriend sees your kids more than you do?

You're Fired

You're Fired

I don’t talk to Alex very often (once in the past two months, to be exact). But when we do speak, we stick to the basics. We talk about family, friends, work—everything except each other's love lives. Of course, that’s the one thing I’m really curious about. Whenever I’m talking to him, I always have to stop myself just short of asking the elephant-in-the-room questions: “Are you seeing anyone? Have you met anyone new? How many girls have you dated since we broke up? Did you really like any of them? How serious were they?” The list goes on.

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Is He Boyfriend Material?

All men are inherently date-able, you just need a little patience.

Is he boyfriend material? Depends what you mean. If you're into training new boyfriends, or just really like someone who doesn't have a lot of experience, you'll agree with Dave Itzkoff: all men are inherently datable. He suggests that you only have to follow Guns N' Roses advice and have a little patience. Read first hand how Dave's first "real" girlfriend helped break him in. "While I sometimes wish I were the sort of person who could claim to have a checkered past, the truth about my romantic life is that it's no more dangerous than a game of dominoes. In my dating history, there are no great love affairs, nor any illicit one night stands—and not for a lack of trying. Rather, my clumsy attempts at couplehood always fell apart in my overeager hands. And my dad had already been married to my mom for three years at the age at which I found my first legitimate, post-collegiate girlfriend: 28."