4 Things Your Pet Can Teach You about Healthy Relationships

Darkroom author Joshua Graham tells 4 life lessons you can learn from your pet

By Joshua Graham
Author of Darkroom

Be the person your dog thinks you are. Have you ever heard that phrase before? We laugh sometimes at how naïve, and utterly devoted our quadruped friends can be while at the same, we time nod in unspoken acknowledgement when we see characters like Dug in the movie UP. Dug is best known for his line, “I have just met you, and I love you.” He’s onto something.

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Loved 50 Shades? Try These Sexy Reads Next

Did you just tear through the Fifty Shades of Grey series like it was, well, eye candy? Sex counselor Ian Kerner, Ph.D. recommends six books that will get you and your partner all hot and bothered. From The Big, Fun, Sexy Sex Book, by Lisa Rinna and Kerner.

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Can Your Social Networking Kill Your Job Prospects?

Author Lori Andrews warns job seekers of the dangers of social networking now that potential employers are watching their every move online

By Lori Andrews
Author of I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did

A few years ago, a 24-year-old friend was hunting for a job. But every time I got a news feed on Facebook from her, it said that she was playing Mafia Wars. She had the mistaken idea that everything she did on the Internet was private. I started collecting studies that showed employers peeked at social network pages when making decisions. Here’s my advice for you job applicants out there.

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Posted in Relationships

How JFK Jr. and Carolyn Made Their Relationship Work

Posted on July 16, 2012
JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessett Kennedy were killed in a plane crash 13 years ago today

Today marks the 13th anniversary of the tragic plane crash of John F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. RoseMarie Terenzio, executive assistant to the late JFK Jr. and author of Fairy Tale Interrupted: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss, remembers how even though John could be insensitive, he and Carolyn worked through their issues and went from dating to living together within a year.

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Posted in Relationships

9 Ways to Make Your Relationship Last for, Like, Ever

Posted on July 11, 2012

By Ted Kewin and Denise Jaden, author of Never Enough
In the beginning, relationships are really quite simple, aren’t they? You like someone, you go on a date, you date some more, and eventually you decide to commit. At this point you and your mate have a common goal: to make it work. You’re both excited about your future together. Skip ahead 50 years and look at the couples who finish each other’s sentences. How do they do it?

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How to Make a Man Want You Using The 30-Day Rule

Posted on July 11, 2012
How to make a man want you with tips from Death of a Cheating Man authors Ray J and Maxwell Billieon

Weird science: If you want to build a relationship with your guy, clinical evidence says you should consider applying the “The 30-day Rule.” From Death of the Cheating Man: What Every Woman Must Know about Men Who Stray, by Maxwell Billieon and Ray J.

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Posted in Relationships

5 Types of Nonsexual Affairs That Can Ruin Your Relationship

Posted on July 10, 2012
5 Types of Nonsexual Affairs

You might not have committed adultery, but have you cheated on your spouse in a different way? In The Art of Falling in Love, author Joe Beam breaks down five unexpected types of affairs that can become a dividing point in a marriage.

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Posted in Parenting

10 Summer Parenting Tips from a Dad Who Learned the Hard Way

Posted on July 9, 2012
10 summer parenting tips from dad and author Dan Bucatinsky of Does This Baby Make Me Look Straight

By Dan Bucatinsky
Author of Does This Baby Make Me Look Straight?

From smart snacks to emergency stain removal and bedtime negotiations, summer with the kids can be more exhausting than relaxing. Here are some steps you can take to stand your ground as a firm parent, while keeping summer activities fun for everyone involved—after all, if you aren’t having fun, it’s most likely that no one is!

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Posted in Self Help

Why Life Always Needs a Good Third Act

Posted on July 6, 2012
The Island House author Posie Graeme Evans

By Posie Graeme-Evans
Author of The Island House

This is the story of the third act. Not a story from a screenplay or one of my books—because finding the third act for a book is way easier, I think, than the second. (To be fair, I had to write, rewrite, and rewrite the end of The Island House before I got it right.) This is my life I’m talking about here. How many acts does your life have?

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Posted in Money & Career

Too Scared to Change Careers? 7 Ways to Get Empowered

Posted on July 5, 2012
Too Scared to Change Careers? Get Empowered!

When you consider stepping into unknown territory in your life, you might develop a case of the “Yeahbuts,” those fears that hold you back. Here are seven strategies for reducing their power so you can effectively pursue your dream job. From The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success, by Nicholas Lore

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Posted in Pets

Family Says Goodbye to Dying Dog, Gets Shocking Gift

Posted on July 2, 2012

By Kristy Ojala
Editor, Tips on Life & Love

It’s a moment no pet owner wants to experience: Needing to provide life-saving care for a beloved animal, one that is out of reach financially, but one that has no dollar value. When the Martinez family saw its pet Kayla suffer a mortal chest wound from a freak backyard accident, they took her to the vet. Unable to afford the costly treatment she needed, they made the painful decision to euthanize Kayla.

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Posted in Recipes

Joy of Cooking Recipe: Glazed Berry Biscuits

Posted on July 2, 2012
Joy of Cooking recipe for Fourth of July Glazed Berry Biscuits with Hard Bourbon Sauce

Punctuate your Independence Day feast with this all-American combination of berries, biscuits, and bourbon from The Joy of Cooking. Our delicious twist on strawberry shortcake is a patriotic crowd-pleaser. All the components can be made ahead, allowing you to mingle, man the grill, speak reverently of constitutional democracy, or dodge roman candle barrages until it’s time to whip up dessert.

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Fire Island Cookbook Recipe: Red, White, and Blue Potato Salad

Posted on July 2, 2012
Red, White, and Blue Potato Salad from The Fire Island Cookbook

We grew up eating hamburgers and hot dogs and maybe even fried chicken at summer picnics. Bowls of potato salad were always found atop the plastic-coated tablecloth as well. This patriotic potato salad is from The Fire Island Cookbook by Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen.

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