Five years ago, my new husband, David, swallowed his tears as he tried to find a way to say goodbye. He held our baby girl to his nose, inhaled her newborn scent and searched my eyes for understanding. "You know I have to go, right?" he asked. I nodded, trying to understand his leaving, his sense of duty. I imagined that I did as I watched him walk out our kitchen door toward a war in Afghanistan, but I didn't.
 
We talked — sometimes twice a day — ignoring the popping and snapping on the line and the long delays between … Read More

When it comes to wedding costs, many a bride-to-be knows that the venue can eat up a large chunk of the budget.

To save money and "stress," a couple of lovebirds in Illinois decided to marry in their local Taco Bell. The unique location was "appropriate" for the couple's "offbeat relationship," according to the groom, Paul Brooks, 30. Not only did the pair already share a last name, Paul and his Australian-born bride Caragh Brooks, 21, lived on different continents when they met on an online dating site and began a nine-month long distance courtship, according to the Daily Mail.

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Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe from Friends) takes on her latest role as a Dr. Fionna Wallace in this new web show entitled Web Therapy. In the first episode, "An Old Flame," Dr. Wallace starts a therapy session, via webcam (of course), with an old acquaintance (played by Tim Bagley). It turns out that the overbearing therapist may be the one in need of help. 

When it comes to relationships, what does the future hold? Will we meet via online matchmaker? Set the sheets on fire with cell phones-turned-sex toys? Or sip piña coladas served by cute robotic cabana boys? Regina Lynn, our Nostradamus of romance, peers into the next five years. Prediction 1: Video kills the coffee date. I don’t know what Starbucks is going to do, but in 2012, awkward first encounters will no longer take place over vente mochachinos. For those searching for a mate online, “First dates will be on live … Read More