There's unfortunate science behind why your parents don't like your sig-o
Let me paint you a picture of an all-too-familiar scenario. Girl brings her new boyfriend home to meet her family. Her parents and siblings are nice enough, but as soon as he gets up to use the...
View ArticleHow to not hate being a bridesmaid
The first couple of times you’re asked to be a bridesmaid, you may treat your newfound role as something you accept with open arms and bottles of champagne. But the more and more times you say yes to...
View ArticleBride finds the perfect engagement photo dress in her grandma's closet
The California woman — set to marry her fiancé, Sean Lewis, in June — wore the same dress her grandmother wore on her wedding day 61 years ago. More: Couple took their engagement photos while shopping...
View Article8 grooms admit what they thought when their bride came down the aisle
When the doors to the ceremony open up wide, all eyes, ears and heads turn toward the bride as she takes her first couple of steps toward saying "I do" at the altar. Tears start spewing out of wedding...
View Article7 signs your marriage is totally codependent (and that's OK!)
For every marriage, there is a different way of doing things. Some couples live completely separate lives, going to bed at different times, spending hours on activities outside the marriage and home....
View ArticleI may be married with a newborn at 24, but I didn't throw away my 20s
There’s a Facebook meme floating around that kind of pisses me off. It’s a girl standing in front of a map, as if the whole world’s her oyster. And it reads, “People having babies, and I’m like… what...
View Article'I'm happily married, but still wonder what could have been with my ex'
“I don’t want to be talking to you about the weather. I don’t want a superficial relationship,” said Greg in an admonishing tone. It was 1992, and he was talking to Jennifer on a long-distance call...
View ArticleWoman lived your worst nightmare when her BF had to remove her menstrual cup
But, like with anything, it's not without a learning curve. The first few times it got stuck behind my pubic bone (I think) and I had to lie down on my bathroom floor to fish it out. It was a bit...
View ArticleI used to think 'staying hot for my husband' was the key to a happy marriage
I used to think that the most important part of any marriage was in two people who refused to "let themselves go." Of course, that was 13 years and three kids ago. I was 24 when we got engaged, and...
View ArticleNo really, all the single ladies don't need anyone to put a ring on it
I have long believed that no one should ever get married before they turn 30, but after reading Rebecca Traister’s new book, All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent...
View ArticleCrazy cat couple had a dream wedding with 1,000 cats in attendance
As someone who's getting married in four months (yikes!), I've been thinking a lot about details that would make our wedding truly special. Sadly one can't happen no matter how much I'd love it to, and...
View ArticleCrazy-amazing sex toys to go out with a bang during National Masturbation Month
May is officially #MasturbationMonth, and that means that you’re all busy getting your orgasm on, right? At least I hope you are! If you’re taking the #Ogame Challenge with me, you know that having a...
View ArticleWeekly love horoscopes: May 23 – May 29
Image: SheKnows The fact that you keep running into a certain someone at the most unexpected places either means that he's a stalker or the universe has plans for you. Thankfully it's the latter,...
View ArticleHasty Tinder decisions could be ruining your chance at love
The key difference between online dating apps and sites is that most apps allow for only a few seconds of decision-making process in order to swipe right or left on a photograph and maybe a very short...
View ArticleAs a childhood sex abuse survivor, sex will never be easy
As I approach the end of my 30s, I realize I’ve spent nearly half my life dealing with the myriad of devastating effects of childhood sexual abuse has had on my life, particularly over my own sexual...
View ArticleTexting caused a marriage's demise less than 24 hours after the wedding
I'd imagine that it would be about 500 times worse if, instead of a friend, it was your significant other who wouldn't get off their phone — oh, and it's on your wedding night. More: I used to think...
View ArticleShower sex positions that will make you say hallelujah for non-slip bath mats
For all those dirty, dirty couples who need to get clean, boy do we have some shower sex positions for you. When you think about it, the shower was practically made for some quickie action — wet, naked...
View ArticleI grew up getting slut-shamed, and it's made me the woman I am today
Raise your hand if anyone has ever called you a slut/slag/big ol' ho bag. Now raise your hand if you've ever done the same thing to someone else. Since the age of 13, I've had very few periods in my...
View ArticleScorned ex-GF's Game of Thrones revenge plot is worthy of an Emmy
Forget cutting up clothes and doing stuff with rotting fish. If you really want to hit a cheating ex where it hurts, you gotta involve their favorite TV show. We all hate a spoiler, right? Well,...
View ArticleRealizing I was raped, 13 years later
I moved to Missoula, Montana, in 2011 to attend the university a few months before it was deemed the rape capital. My classes began and I blissfully walked around campus, oblivious to what had happened...
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