5 best iPhone apps for wedding planning
Between the useful functions your iPhone serves and the entertainment it provides, you might have your iPhone glued to your hand during your waking hours. We do, too. You've heard the saying "There's...
View Article11 things we learned about real relationships
1. Chemistry is great, but what really matters are trust, respect and communication. 2. You, your partner and your relationship are three separate entities that need to be understood and cared for. 3....
View ArticleWhy you are attracted to people who look like you
More: How Tinder ignores personal chemistry for instant online attraction There is an interesting psychological aspect to this, as noted in a January 2014 article in Psychological Science that...
View ArticleThe lowdown on using the Fertility Awareness Method as birth control
For straight women in monogamous relationships or those who have more than one trusted, tested partner (but for whom pregnancy is not an option) FAM, when practiced properly, can be an incredibly...
View ArticleIf How I Met Your Mother was about millennial romance
Instead of regaling our children at bedtime with awkward tales of barfly hookups and enough inter–friend group dating to make your head spin at the sexual connections, we’ll be sharing our Tinder...
View ArticleWhy I won't date someone who needs to be fixed
Perhaps the scenario looks like this: When you begin the relationship, he’s a great guy. Then as weeks or months go by, true colors start to show. He arrives late. He starts having you meet him at...
View ArticleHow I met my husband through CBS' Big Brother
I have been a fan of Big Brother since back when I was an undergrad. In 2000, when the first season made its debut, I was fascinated by the concept of 10 strangers living isolated from society in a...
View Article10 dating tips from matchmakers every single woman needs to read
More: Why sushi and drinks is the best way to guarantee a second date Here's what our professional matchmakers and dating bloggers recommended... 1. The perfect significant other is relative It's...
View ArticleHow a vision board taught me I was finally over my ex
My friend was telling me about how she created a "vision board" and how everything she put on there "came true" in various ways. She explained how she went through magazines, and whatever picture she...
View ArticleWeekly love horoscopes: Feb. 29 – March 6
Image: SheKnows Expect to be put through your paces over the next few weeks. Sensational planetary sextiles on Feb. 29 and March 2 show you meeting someone who will be everything you hoped for. And it...
View ArticleA love therapist's answer to why you keep falling for crappy people
1. Mistaking codependency for love Part of the work I do with unhappy-in-love people who wind up on my couch is to teach them what a healthy relationship looks like. If, growing up, you watched your...
View ArticleLeap Day is only one of 366 days women can propose this year
More: 8 Questions you simply have to ask before the proposal In many countries around the world Leap Day is also known as "Bachelor's Day." On this date women are allowed to ask men to marry them....
View ArticleTruth about 'opposites attract' could make you re-evaluate your love life
What if opposites don't really attract and it's just something we tell ourselves to ameliorate a situation that's unlikely to succeed? That's the position of a new study by Wellesley College and the...
View ArticleCollege basketball star blindsided by adorable post-game proposal (VIDEO)
The senior scored a whopping 27 points in an 82-48 win against rival Oklahoma State to cap off Senior Day, but little did she know that her world was about to change forever... and it had nothing to do...
View ArticleHow I found real love online, even after I was catfished
I was a hungry woman at an all-you-can-eat buffet. I had a slew of responses right away, but one stood out. He was a handsome fellow from Ohio, 42 years old, with a young son. His brown eyes twinkled...
View Article5 small changes that can divorce-proof your marriage
1. Be a safe harbor for one another As a marriage counselor I can attest that a major reason many couples wind up on the shoals is because they treat each other’s confidences harshly and thus stop...
View ArticleWhy some soul mates aren't meant to last forever
I believe there are three different types of soul mates — two that are romantic and one that’s non-romantic. The first kind of soul mate is the one that helps us grow. The one that drives us nuts. The...
View Article8 secrets that are OK to keep from your spouse
That said, there are some secrets we really should beat ourselves up about. 1. “He’s not the best lover I’ve ever had” Marcy (names changed), 35, admits that while her husband of five years knows she...
View ArticleHow The Bachelor's Ben uses 'love languages' to show his feelings
More: Awkward dating lessons learned from 'The Bachelor' We go about the season watching his behavior and words in his interactions with the women. This week, Ben headed to Jamaica to find love — or we...
View ArticleSocial media 'friends' are not real friends
I moved a lot as a kid. Like a lot a lot. At the time it seemed fine because it was all I knew. I had my siblings to play with and my books to read and my inner angst to work through so I was occupied....
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