Have you ever had a friend that was in such a bad relationship, that you thought they needed professional help?  I’m not talking about abuse, because in that case, intervene away.
I mean one of those co-dependent, on and off, so-wrong-for-each-other but can’t-stay-away-from-each-other relationships.  For all intents and purposes, let’s just say your friend is a girl.  Their fights are frequent as are her crying phone calls to you.  Have you had a friend like that?  Or do you currently have a friend like that?
Well, I certainly have and being the best friend/shoulder to cry on has its challenges.  It’s hard …read more

Women all around the world have toyed with this question at one point or another in their lives.  Our biggest flaw, perhaps, is that we toy with this question for far too long!  Yes, I too am guilty of procrastinating a break up or two.  “He’s not that bad all the time” or “I’m too comfortable”, are usually my most common road blocks.  And I know that I’m not alone.
So, Rule Number 1 girls, if you’re thinking about breaking up with him, it’s because you want to.

Yes, breaking up is hard to do, but have you ever stayed with somebody …read more

There is a common thread amongst most women.  We like bad boys.  I’ve fallen for them, my friends have fallen for them and my friends friends have too.  They’re magnetic.  Most people would suggest that it’s because we instinctively want to change them.  But I don’t think so.  I want them to stay just as wild, dangerous and bad as possible.
Is it because he’s unpredictable?  Or aloof?  Most bad boys act like they don’t care about anything.  Don’t fool yourself, that means they probably don’t care about you either.
I believe most girls mistake aloofness as being bad.  But, really, he …read more

For all you self-help book fans  out there, Fall is going to bring a fresh crop of books for readers in search of guidance in the areas of love, romance, and/or sex.All of these books are available for pre-order at Barnes and Noble.com.
The Sexually Confident Wife: Connecting With Your Husband Mind, Body, Heart, Spirit
by Shannon Ethridge
Available – September 8, 2009
The Sexually Confident Wife is a good fit for married women of faith.
Shannon Ethridge, author of the Every Woman’s Battle book series, wrote this book because she believes that …”every woman deserves to enjoy great sex with her husband, without …read more

If you have been in a relationship with the same person for a long time then you eventually reach the point where you no longer have the spark of the initial romance and instead you probably find yourself sharing a life, but mostly just chugging along with your daily routines.  If you find that most of your conversations involve discussing utility bills and grocery lists, then you have probably reached this point.
I was searching around on the internet to find ideas for an article about how to bring back the romance to long term relationships, when I stumbled upon a …read more

By Guest Blogger Candace Karu
Consumer Lifestyle Commentator for Cabot Creamery
How to keep a relationship healthy, happy, and hot
In even the best marriages and relationships, there are days when you look at your partner and stifle the urge to stab him with your salad fork. But these bursts of acute anger are rarely what torpedo a marriage; instead it is usually chronic neglect that eats away at the fabric of a relationship. The old saw about familiarity breeding contempt may be overstating the case. Most of the time, rather than contempt, familiarity breeds flashes of bemused resignation or profound, soul-sucking boredom. …read more

I’ve been reading “Why Him? Why Her? Finding Real Love by Understanding Your Personality Type” this week. I’ve had it in my to-read pile for months, but new things come in all the time and sometimes good books get buried in the pile. The book was written by Helen Fisher, Ph.D, author of “The Anatomy of Love” and scientific adviser to Chemistry.com.
Working with Chemistry.com, she developed a system of four basic personality types. These are Explorers, Builders, Directors, and Negotiators. There’s a test in the book that will help you determine your main and your secondary personality types.
I am a …read more

Is there a timeline in relationships?
I recently did some research on this subject, and all the experts disagreed on the correct amount of time of various stages…when is the right time to have sex? To move in together? To get engaged? To get married? The correct answer is that it depends on the relationship.
Last year, my best friend and the guy she was dating (on and off, for about three years) introduced their good friends. Over a shared happy hour, they shared a double date and various levels of small talk.
A year later, the newly-introduced couple is engaged. My …read more

This afternoon, I was reading the newspaper, and there was an article about parents talking to their kids about sex…which got me to thinking.
My parents NEVER talked to me about sex. Ever. My mom did, however, watch afternoon soaps with me from pretty much toddler-hood, and tell me constantly how eager she was to be a grandma.
Ultimately, I got my education from said soap operas, and later on, trashy romance novels – a reality based out of fantasy, with no basis in logistics.
I wonder, now, if that is the root of all my current problems? Of having nothing real, and …read more

I found this column today written by Blane Bachelor in The Sunday Paper. She gives relationship advice in an honest, straight-forward manner, while also mentioning Miss Piggy and her love for Kermit. Fantastic. I enjoy any and all references to Miss P.
One of her readers wrote to her about a dating situation where she’s seeing a young man that she calls “Rebound Boy,” and how yes, the sex is great, but he’s unattractive to her and acts as if they are not together in public. What is the problem, you ask?  Well, it’s all right there, isn’t it?  He’s not …read more