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Women at work benefits both genders. Here's why.
To celebrate that women now make up half of the workforce (woot woot!) Maria Shriver and the Center for American Progress have released The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything. The publication explains what most of us already know—mainly that Americans love the money that working women make, but they're bummed that women aren't doing as much housework as in ye good old days.
Amusingly, the report touts the fact that men do not feel they've lost the "battle of the sexes." That's no surprise to us.
Maybe back in the day, men genuinely feared that women might start being … Read More
When your partner needs your help, here's what you should do.
One of the best things about being married is that you have someone to lean on when the going gets tough. But even in new relationships, knowing that someone cares about you is helpful when you're having a hard time. When your partner is stressed, consider proactively offering support, instead of waiting for him to come to you. Here are six situations when your partner needs a little extra loving. 101 Ways To Improve Your Relationship Right Now
When they have an important day at work. Even if he doesn't look like he's stressed, his big day at work … Read More
Can having sex at the office get you fired? The rules of risky business.
In honor of National Boss day (October 16) and recent work romance shenanigans, we wanted to explore what's legal, taboo and inadvisable in terms of sex, love and the office.
Between Oprah's flight crew debaucle and David Letterman's at-work affairs, looks like Hollywood could use some tips on dating in the workplace, too. While Oprah really had nothing to do with the alleged activities, the flight attendant who was fired for the misconduct is now suing Harpo, Oprah's production company, for $75,000.
According to the Chicago Tribune, flight attendant Corrine Gehris says that a fellow flight attendant and a guest on … Read More
Romance 101 courtesy of Dunder-Mifflin.
Over the years, NBC's comedy The Office has contributed much to pop culture and office morale, popularizing "that's what she said" jokes, introducing the encasing of desk supplies in JELL-O and giving a whole new meaning to office antics. But while we were guffawing at Dwight's quirks and cringing at Michael's horrifyingly gauche comments, we were also watching one of TV's most long-awaited courtships unfold, courtesy of Pam and Jim. And let's not forget Michael and Dwight's own dysfunctional pairings since the series' 2005 debut.
Frankly, there are a number of love lessons to be gleaned from the employees at … Read More
Dating in the workplace can be tricky. Here, Matt and Tamsen give advice on office romance.
See what others had to say and give advice here: Should I start a relationship with a guy at work?
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Featuring America's Love Experts Matt Titus and Tamsen Fadal. http://www.askmattandtamsen.com
Jenny Block discusses the benefits of an extra partner during the bad economy.
Sometimes I forget things. I don't mean my keys or why I went into the kitchen, although I forget those too. I mean I forget bigger things. I forget to be thankful, to marvel, to bask in my life and the people I live it with.
This economy has driven my husband out on the road. He's working as a consultant. He leaves on Sunday afternoons and comes home on Friday nights.
When he was home, he did the grocery shopping and the cooking. He got our daughter up and out to school in the morning and off to bed at … Read More
Ten things not to say to that cutie in the cubicle.
Given that most people spend 2,000 hours a year at work, it's likely that at some point, a co-worker will make you want to dip your pen in the company ink. Forty percent of people have done it. The New Hook-Up Hotspot? Work!
Sure there are risks: Meeting-table awkwardness, colleague gossip and a sullied reputation. But on the upside, you might get to do it on your boss's desk. Avoid these conversation clichés to stay on the fast track to some serious job satisfaction.
10. "I hate my job."
We get it—you're trying to forge a common interest. But with … Read More
One woman dates her work partner during the recession.
Raj had me almost at hello, but he didn't seem to realize it. As so often happens, the same was true in the reverse, as well. We had sat in the park after a friend suggested we meet and shared stories from our lives. We parted with no further plans.
And then, out of nowhere, an email: "Call me urgently." Two minutes later, we were on the phone. He was charming and funny—and he had a proposal, a potentially very lucrative project that would come from one of his clients.
It's always tricky to mix up work and romance, but in … Read More
Dating NYC, breaking up via Twitter, and stripping like Demi Moore.
Love Bytes: Five must-click sex, love and relationship links.
Is marriage becoming extinct? [Mom Logic]
Breaking up with my boyfriend for NYC. [Double X]
Working with your spouse. [FNC iMag]
Breaking up using technology. [Yahoo! Shine]
Gone are the days when someone picked up the phone to say, "I'm sorry, this just isn't working," or God forbid, met up in person to end a relationship. New technology has turned us all into cowards, relying on an email or a quick text to do our dirty work and break the news to partners we no longer want to … Read More
Forgetting your corporate escape and chivalry is not dead.
Love Bytes: Five must-click sex, love and relationship links.
Are home lives and work lives about to the collide? [Recessionwire]
The corporate office as safe haven from domestic reality is finally dying. Here are my pregnant wife and her friend, a newly single mom, venturing forth together into the wide world on the deck of a new business model. No doubt about it: this is Oz territory. Kansas is but a memory; the twister has struck, the house has been spun on its axis and the land visible in sparkling Technicolor through the doors and windows is enticing, but terribly … Read More