Sigh. It's been another long day and your feet hurt. By the time the TV is off, the dishes are washed, and you've donned a pair of baggy sweatpants, the only thing on your mind is making love.

To your pillow, that is.

Well, we know the feeling, and according to a recent study by the National Sleep Foundation one in four Americans who are married or living with someone do too. Yes, that's right; nearly 25 percent of the population is so sleep-deprived that they frequently find themselves skimping on sex in favor of slumber. Sleep: The … Read More

Sleep—nobody gets enough of it. But while both men and women suffer from lack of sleep, they differ in what prevents them from getting sound rest. When we lay our heads on our his-and-hers pillows at night, social and biological factors come into play that keep a woman awake all night with a baby while her husband sleeps like one.

Estrogen: The Insomnia Hormone
In a spring 2008 Ms. magazine article, "Why We Can't Sleep," Gayle Greene wrote that 67 percent of women experience frequent sleep problems, though three-quarters of all sleep research has focused on men. According to Greene, who is … Read More

Mom always got on us about getting our Z's every night. As annoying as that could be, as much as we wanted to stay up and talk on the phone/watch late night TV/read magazines, she was on to something. And who is the most sleep-deprived in our culture? You guessed it: single, working women and mothers. Sleep is one of the most basic, easiest and most essential ingredients to becoming a powerful and healthy woman yet consistently seems to be one of the first things left off of the busy woman's checklist. Maternal Me Vs. Sexual Sue: Dating … Read More

Our buddies at Asylum made a great list of 9 signs that indicate a dude needs to wife his girl up. It's a great list though Tomfoolery frowns upon certain bathroom humor. After reading it, I started wondering about the nine signs that a gal should go ahead and bake up that engagement chicken and reel this hunka hunka love into the marital boat.

1) He complains. Per one of the YourTango users, if a guy complains about chores, but does them anyway, that shows you how much he loves you. It barely counts if he likes doing … Read More

Does dreaming about sex with a coworker reveal a subconscious attraction to him? How should I interpret a recurring dream that I'm married and someone's trying to steal my baby—when in reality I'm single and childless? Why was I riding a carousel with my mother-in-law last night?

If you remember your dreams, you no doubt would like to know what they mean—especially the crazy ones. (And if you don't, real-life Ghost Whisperer Mary Ann Winkowski has a tip to help you remember them.)

We've recruited a top dream expert to shed some light on the stories our minds tell us … Read More

Yes, I love my husband and family and wouldn't change a thing about our family unit. Now that I have made that obligatory statement, let me get to my point. There are certain issues that I have with the institution of marriage, which offers both wonderful benefits and incredible challenges, often in the same day. Here are the five things I hate about marriage.

1) Bathroom sharing. Frankly, there is no man on the planet with whom I would willingly share a bathroom (except perhaps an out-of-the-closet gay male with pathological OCD). In my experience, men have horrible toilet aim, … Read More

You know, there's a significant group of people out there who think sex is overrated. We've met them, and while it seems like an asinine thing to say, we think we know why. Unhappy Marriages Really Stress Women Out

Sex, one of life's most treasured sources of pleasure, can leave some feeling—well—how do we say this?

Unfulfilled.

Yeah. That's how we say it. 10 Simple Things Women Want

And not necessarily in a physical kind of a way (although many of us also walk away orgasm-free. Two for the price of one!), but emotionally. Something is just kind … Read More

Anyone who's been in love, lust or a variation of the sort knows about becoming attached to a scent. Tommy Hilfiger cologne, Old Spice deodorant with a hint of sweat, and Trident gum all come to mind. The funky side of this olfactory attraction is when the reminding scent happens to be an unpleasant one.

Armpits, for example, are not famously sweet smelling. Yet, nestling into a man's nook and inhaling a mix of his natural body odor (with a trace of deodorant) can be comforting, arousing or both. The same goes for morning breath.

One of Nerve's "Date Machine" … Read More

After alternatively sweating and shivering (sometimes simultaneously) for 10 hours last night, I realized the most important thing in life is a good night’s sleep. In fact, Coach Finstock (Teen Wolf's basketball coach) sums up life thusly: "There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese." Words to live by. How is … Read More

A new sleep study reports that women in unhappy marriages suffer from more sleep problems than those in happy unions. Kind of common sense, but it's the first study to track marital satisfaction and sleep and sleep problems lead to other health issues. So before you hit the hay, hit the marriage therapist's office. You'll thank yourself in the morning.