It's been two months 62 days to be exact — since we found out that our baby girl died just shy of 38 weeks, two weeks before her April 18th due date. There was no grand finale of a baby birthday photo. Ella was stillborn. It seems remarkable that in…
Because "the development of a close relationship is sustained, escalating, reciprocal, personal self-disclosure,” researchers tested a theory that asking a specific series of 36 questions could induce feelings of closeness or connection. Do the "36 questions to fall in love" work? The researchers were partially successful. It turns out that…
Online dating works for many people these days. Around 40 percent of Americans use online dating, according to eHarmony. But why doesn't everyone have an online dating profile that works? Well, simply put, you can — but it requires a little tweaking in order to succeed. From bad photos to bad attitudes, and…
It's time to talk once more about the way in which human beings relate to one another. We often examine the dynamics at work in our interpersonal relationships. This isn't just something that a woman trying to figure out why her boyfriend won't commit is curious about either. In fact,…
No matter how many times you tell them you’ll be there for them, they don’t believe you. No matter how many times you tell them you love them, it’s never enough. We’ve all met someone with abandonment issues, and it can be hard to talk to people who are dealing…
You'll never regret being friends with an Aries. Ok, so sure they can be moody, impatient, and short-tempered at times, but their redeeming qualities far outweigh the bad ones. You'll never have to worry about what you look like because Aries won't care — they're the kind of friend that…
On my first date with Mike — we’ve been partners now for 24 years — he asked me, “Are we on a date?” And on the second date, he asked, “Are we still dating? I thought it was so sweet and endearing then. It took me nearly 17 years to realize having…
Don't get discouraged — online dating can lead to finding true love, but there are certain self-sabotaging behaviors that only make the search for love even harder. During my 12 years as a relationship expert, I've noticed a trend repeating itself over and over and over again. What might that…
What's going on today is this really distinct feeling of 'us versus them.' Whatever that means to you personally. We are at the mercy of Moon square Pluto today and that means that one way or another, something is going to go wrong. It may be huge, or it may…
By the time most couples come to my office for marriage counseling, they have tried everything they can on their own to work through the difficulties they're encountering. Now they've run into a wall that is either caused by accumulated sorrows, a significant crisis, or both. They're depleted; their internal…