Annamarya Scaccia shares her recent discovery that she does, in fact, want to have a child, and her anxiety about how motherhood will change her. “So I’m going to tell you something that may freak you out.” I swing around in my computer chair and look at my partner of eight years as he lounges […]
Nigel Featherstone and his partner have been together for more than 15 years, but they happily live in separate houses. Who says full-time cohabitation is the answer for every couple? You can always trust bank advertising to make clear what’s considered normal, the desires we’re all meant to have, the standard way of being. Stuck […]
Kelly Siegel says if you want to share a photo of your engagement ring on Facebook, fine. If you’d rather not, that’s fine too. Just stop arguing over the “right” way to get engaged. Marriage is not a competition. When my now-fiancé proposed after five years together, he got down on one knee and presented […]
Kissing someone without their consent is never cool, says Lynn Beisner. Hi, kiddo, I saw the video depicting your fantasy of how to make your prom night unforgettable. I admire how imaginative and detailed that fantasy was. I was right there with you as the idea dawned on you to turn around what promised to […]
When a man shares intimate details of his past sexual partners with you, he’s contributing to the objectification of women, and unless you tell him to stop, so are you, says Cara Hoffman. I once dated a man who felt compelled to share the intimate details of the last few relationships he’d had. This included […]
With so many relationship options now available and acceptable, why would anyone choose to be with just one person, asks Carrie Laski. We’ve all been there. You’re listening to great song, the tempo picks up, the beat starts to get your blood pumping, and you’re almost ready to break out those dusty dance moves when—BWOMP—something […]
Vincent O’Keefe shares how a cop and a traffic controller showed him that silence can often be the most effective form of communication. “The man in the red blazer seems to be in charge,” I said to my widowed father-in-law, Frank, as we entered the large hospital’s u-shaped drop-off zone. A cacophony of vehicles and […]
This originally appeared on The Huffington Post. Republished here with author’s permission. My friend Jamie and I talk every day, sometimes twice a day. We joke around, talk about our lives and what crazy things we’ve gotten ourselves into. It’s great having a friend that you connect with. Now, what if I told you Jamie’s […]
