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I’m terrified.
My daughter is coming down with the flu. She’s already taken one day off school. I can’t take any more time off. I’m a single mom; I’ve got bills to pay.
I try to get some work done but [Read more…] about Now You’re a Single Mom: 5 Stages from Grief to Acceptance
You’ve heard it said time and time again:
Men are visual creatures. Men are biologically programmed to prefer youth and beauty. Men can’t resist a pretty face.
But is it true? [Read more…] about Is It Better to Be Attractive or Average? The Short Answer
Do you take up too much space?
Do you laugh too loudly or speak up when you’re supposed to stay quiet?
Do you want too much? Have people told you that you’re aiming for disappointment?
Then congratulations! You’re invited to join the Sexy Brilliant Global Revolution. [Read more…] about Devina Kaur is “Too Fat, Too Loud, Too Ambitious”
It’s about time…
Married couples have benefited from the research and wisdom of John and Julie Gottman for decades. But until recently, the Gottmans haven’t had much to offer single people. [Read more…] about Dating to Marry: The Gottman Principles for Singles (Video) with Stacy Hubbard
Would you fall in love with someone who couldn’t speak English?
Would you fall in love with someone who asked you to move to another country with them?
Would you fall in love with someone with a different skin color? [Read more…] about 3 Skills You Must Have to Love Someone from a Different Country or Culture
Jennifer was embarrassed to admit it.
“I was lucky. I never had to deal with a mother-in-law. She died about three months before I met my husband.” Jennifer paused. “I’m sure I would have liked her, but would she have liked me?” [Read more…] about When Your Mother-In-Law is Driving You Crazy
Your dating life is divided into two eras: BC and AC.
Before Children and After Children.
And it’s not the same.
“It’s a whole different ball of wax after children,” Dr. Duana Welch says [Read more…] about Dating with Children: Advice for Single Parents with Dr. Duana Welch
I used to think it was me.
I knew what other people thought about me. They weren’t exactly covert about it. The less they liked me, the more they found opportunities to make snarky comments. The larger the audience, the better. [Read more…] about How to Deal with What Other People Think of You
It’s been called “a public health crisis at levels comparable to heart disease and cancer.”[1]
But unlike heart disease and cancer…
This illness targets WOMEN.
It’s among the 10 top causes of death for women under the age of 64. [Read more…] about The Public Health Crisis Striking Down Women
Everyone makes mistakes.
The wrong boyfriend. A career misstep. A bad investment. A lipstick that looked good in the store until you brought it home.
Some people can laugh their mistakes off. They realize that nobody is perfect and move on.
I’m NOT one of those people. [Read more…] about How to Deal with Mistakes if You’re a Perfectionist
(Photo credit: Chloe Crespi)
Regena Thomashauer was finally divorced.
She’d given her engagement ring back to her ex-husband, even though she could have sold it for a few thousand—money her lawyer knew she needed. [Read more…] about #BrilliantBabe: Pleasure Revolutionary Mama Gena
photo credit Mathew Brady – Harvard Art Museum/Fogg Museum
The first female presidential candidate ran on a platform of pleasure. (Nope, not Hillary Clinton!)
Her name was Victoria Woodhull, and she believed in the scandalous proposition that women had the right to leave loveless marriages. [Read more…] about #BrilliantBabe: Suffragette Victoria Woodhull
Little white lies save relationships.
“You look great in that,” when you wish he’d throw that old shirt in the bin where it belongs.
“I don’t mind,” when of course you DO mind but can’t be bothered arguing. [Read more…] about Could You Commit to Being 100% Honest in Your Relationship?
You want to know the secrets of happy couples?
Then Charles and Linda Musselwhite are the perfect people to ask.
They were high school sweethearts who’ve now been married over 30 years. [Read more…] about Secrets of Happy Couples with Linda & Charles Musselwhite (Video)
What does it take to be a survivor?
Danielle Derisse has gone through more than any of us can ever imagine. She was sold by her Haitian father, raised in an orphanage during a time of civil unrest, told her parents were dead, and then adopted by an American family. [Read more…] about A Survivor’s Story with Danielle Derisse (video)
