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Is Meeting The Parents Still A Big Deal?
In this day and age of seemingly few relationship traditions, why is meeting the parents still such a big deal? I’m a grown up who makes my own destiny, right? Because family (however it manifests in...
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Casual Sex vs. Intimate Sex: Is There A Big Difference?
“I respect you,” he murmured. “and your views. I think of you as an equal. I respect your brains, and all those big words you like to use. But I also want to rip your clothes off and have sex with you...
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Summer Lovin'...Had Me A Blast
What is it about warmer weather, gentle breezes, and the sun's radiance that set the stage for the delightful whimsy of "summer love"? For the past few days, I've been walking around New York City and...
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Want To Strengthen Your Marriage? Try These 10 Tips!
Editor's Note: I was advised when very young to heed the lessons imparted upon me by my elders or those who have lived certain aspects of life before me. In this piece, one mother reflects on her own...
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Looking To Renew Your Love? Try A Road Trip!
Every woman has longed for romance, or transformation, or let’s be honest – both. It’s there needling us in our twenties as we embark on careers and long for permanence, success, and a place in the...
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"Hook Up Culture": Fact vs Fiction
In a Los Angeles Times op-ed this week on hookup culture in college, Bob Laird links binge drinking and casual sex to sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies, confusion, low self-esteem,...
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Is Infidelity Really "The Sweetest Taboo"?
Infidelity is a story as old as time: the Greek god Zeus coupling with any woman who caught his fancy, the Bible story of David and Bathsheba that ended in the death of Bathsheba’s husband, Ovid’s...
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Happy Father's Day! No Gift-Wrap Required
A long time ago, when my parents were still married, my mother gave my father a set of steak knives for Father’s Day. I was probably fifteen or so and I remember thinking “hmm. Knives. Interesting...
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Striking The Balance Between "Me" and "We"
I've been thinking a lot about identities and individuation since our wedding last year. As a married lady, there are a lot of societal conventions, traditions, and habits to sift through.Should I...
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Sex in the (Cyber) City: The Rise of Online Dating Among Seniors
There are currently over 35 million people over the age of 65 in the United States. They say 60 is the new 50, and many in this age group are taking that saying to heart. The 60+ year old today is not...
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Paying For Dates: Meaningful or Simply Traditional?
Editor's Note: We often expect that the invitee pays for the date, and when it comes to men and women dating, there is a lingering social expectation that men should do the asking. What does a man...
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Same-Sex Marriage: The Big No-Brainer
A few words about the Supreme Court decision regarding the unconstitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act.It has seemed obvious to me from the beginning of the debate on this matter, all those...
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The Truth About Combined Finances
This whole “what’s mine is yours” concept seems all la la la and fairy dust and stuff, but in reality I find it’s more like, “I would like to share, but at the same time, this sucks a little bit too.”...
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I Don't Want To Get Married... Deal With It!
“Who doesn’t want to get married?”Here we go, I thought with a hard eye roll as the query popped up in my phone’s GroupMe app. Being one of few girls in a male-dominated chat group, and the only girl...
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A Holiday in the Life of a Military Wife
"Behind every strong soldier, there is an even stronger woman who stands behind him, supports him, and loves him with all her heart." – UnknownTwo days out from Independence Day, I was cursing the...
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What Is "Love"?
love noun \ˈləv\ a (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties (2) : attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers (3) : affection based on...
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Why Does Love Feel Like A Roller Coaster?
Sometimes he just isn’t that into you. It takes an incredible amount of courage to accept that and move on. Yes, there have been movies that start off with this statement, books, and even episodes on...
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Enough of the Fighting, Already!
As a former revolutionary freedom-fighter (ha! in my mind, maybe) I can be way rougher on my husband than I need to be. Or at least way rougher than some of my friends.Then I read a couple of articles...
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Words May Hurt, But Intentions Matter
First, I have a story to tell you. Last night, the evening of the 4th of July, some friends of ours stopped by to pick up their daughter who had spent the day with us. For the sake of this story, we...
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BlogHer Daily: What We Love (And Laugh At), Every Morning!
We're excited to announce the launch of BlogHer Daily, a short, fast, and funny look at what's got women in social media talking each morning:Our favorite, most gorgeous fashion, food, and DIY posts,...
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