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Top 6 Relationship Myths: Are Happily-Ever-Afters Really Possible?
Posted on November 29, 2011
By Sabrina Jeffries
Author of To Wed a Wild Lord
I’ve been married for twenty-seven years. There’s a reason I write about Happily Ever Afters: I believe in them. I believe that everyone has someone out there for them, and that relationships can last. My marriage grows richer by the year, and it has survived periods of extreme upheaval. These myths do nothing to help love last.
How to Cope with Football Abandonment Issues
Posted on October 14, 2011
By Pat Tucker
Author of Football Widows
Does Sunday fill you with dread? Football season can be a difficult time of year for non-sports lovers (and though many of us ladies—40 percent of NFL viewers are women—love our football, let’s admit it: It’s not for everyone). Game days can be among the loneliest times in their lives. But they can survive the season as long as they remember that there’s life outside the huddle.
My Story: Making Sense out of Divorce
Posted on July 6, 2011
What causes a marriage–celebrity or otherwise–to break up? Why do people feel compelled to place blame? Stacy Morrison, author of Falling Apart in One Piece: One Optimist’s Journey Through the Hell of Divorce, shares her story.
How to Learn from Past Relationships
Posted on May 12, 2011
Relationships are like recipes. When one doesn’t work, you have to do something differently next time. Learn how your relationships–good and bad–are all learning opportunities, from Bethenny Frankel, author of A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life.
7 Ways to Keep Your Sexual Chemistry Alive
Posted on March 24, 2011
Patricia Love, author of The Truth About Love: The Highs, the Lows, and How You Can Make It Last Forever, shares tips from couples who have managed to keep their sex life enticing through the years.
Can You Change a Toad Into a Prince?
Posted on March 3, 2011
The answer might surprise you. From Deborah Dunn, author of Stupid about Men: 10 Rules for Getting Romance Right.
Is Your Libido Lagging?
Posted on March 1, 2011
Nine tips to lift your sex life from Pat Love, author of The Truth About Love: The Highs, the Lows, and How You Can Make It Last Forever.
Is Arguing Healthy or Is It the Great Relationship Killer?
Posted on February 22, 2011
Disagreeing with your partner can sometimes lead to better communication. In her book I Love You. Now What?, Mabel Iam tells you which arguments are worth having and which are better left silent.
Increase Your Love Potential
Posted on February 15, 2011
Working toward a healthy relationship benefits more than just you and your partner as a couple. It can also have an amazing effect on you, as an individual. Dr. Craig Martin explains why in Elemental Love Styles: Find Compatibility and Create a Lasting Relationship.
Is Sex the Key to Getting Your Guy to Propose?
Posted on February 10, 2011
How often you’re intimate with your boyfriend could have an impact on his desire to marry you. Here’s what men really think about sex, from RM Johnson, author of Why Men Fear Marriage: The Surprising Truth Behind Why So Many Men Can’t Commit.
Go on a Date… With Your Husband
Posted on February 8, 2011
If your dates — when you even have time for date night — have been a little “been there, done that,” these six ideas promise to put the “marvelous” back in your marriage. From Fun & Creative Dates for Married Couples: 52 Ways to Have Fun Together, by Howard Books
A Smarter Way to Light Your Spouse’s Fire
Posted on February 1, 2011Bring the spark back to your bedroom with sound advice from Michele Weiner Davis, author of The Sex-Starved Marriage: Boosting Your Marriage Libido: A Couple’s Guide.
3 Necessities for a Thriving Relationship
Posted on January 11, 2011
The road trip of intimacy can be a lot easier if you bring along your road kit. In your relationship, the kit includes love, honesty, and inner growth. Dr. Craig Martin explains why intimacy is incomplete without all three in his book, Elemental Love Styles: Find Compatibility and Create a Lasting Relationship.
