I picked up the Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands from the library recently.... I'd heard controversy about it from an online forum, so I wanted to find out for myself what it was about. More >>

I have been married almost thirty years. My husband never proposed to me... officially. Instead, I got a call from his mom with her saying, 'Congratulations, I hear you're getting married.' More >>

Tender, funny, romantic, poignant, and heartfelt memories and special moments from the first 5 years of marriage. More >>

...WE have known one another since we were babies, our mother's were best friends, and we lived down the street from one another growing up. More >>

When conflict arises, are you the person who's quick to apologize, wanting to sweep everything under the rug so the tension goes away? Or are you the one who tends to hold that hurt for a while, allowing the offensive words to gain a life of their own? More >>

...I was living in blindness, ignorance, cowardness, and confusion. My values were uneducated. I had no solid criteria for choosing friends. So, anyone was good. More >>

...When my older brother was graduating from high school...my dad said he could plan 'a 3-4 week camping vacation wherever he wanted to go, as his Grad Trip!' More >>

...THIS is the key to happiness and what keeps us feeling young and alive. It's not about the money or the power or anything like that... it's about the excitement of trying something new. More >>

Plan brunch and you are apt to be dubbed "brilliant." Just calling the meal between breakfast and lunch a "brunch" seems to bestow an air of specialness and sophistication upon it. More >>

"I run a small service business. The past several months I've been busy enough, but I'm getting a lot fewer jobs than I did this time last year when my phone was ringing off the hook. I know the economy's tough, and people just don't have the money they used to, but I'm worried that this is not just a short-term situation but a more permanent decline in my business. What can I do to turn the situation around?" More >>