By Meganne MacFarlane Like most people, I’ve had relationships that didn’t end well. I have trust issues. I let every promise whispered to me fly away before I even get a chance to hold it closely. If you continue playing your cards right, perhaps I will tell you just why…
We knew something had to be done. We were walking, my husband and I, along the stretch of shore between the Hermosa and Manhattan Beach piers, like we had so many times before. The dolphins were there, a few feet beyond the surf, and so were the early morning surfers…
“MOM! She hit me!” “Well, she called me a meanie!” “I did NOT!” “AND she told me she wished a coyote would bite my hand off!” I open my mouth for a reprimand, or a threat, but think better of it. Instead, I pick up my cell phone, turning my…
My mom is one of the sweetest women I know — which makes her almost impervious to the harsh realities of the dog-eat-dog world of dating. For her, phrases like "give him a chance, you never know" and "the worst that happens, you make a new friend" are blithely uttered…
I was ready for kids at age 28 — and well aware that women's fertility starts to plummet at 35. When I saw my doctor that fateful year, she asked me if I wanted children. "Yes," I replied. "Definitely." With a stern look, she snapped, "Well, you're not getting any…
Here’s the truth about long-distance relationships: no one can tell you whether or not it’s right for you. There are no definite answers to any of your questions. There is no amount of horoscope analyses or tarot card readings that can tell you to pursue a relationship or not. When…
Your daily horoscope for April 5, 2022, is here with an astrology forecast for all zodiac signs on Tuesday. We have a wonderful day ahead with the Sun remaining in Aries and the Moon in playful Gemini. Venus, the planet of love and beauty enters Pisces today. Here's the daily horoscope…
It was the first night of the NBA Finals, and I was meeting some friends at a sports bar. Since my friends knew some of the guys there that night, I decided to text one of the guys I met on Tinder a couple of weeks before to see if he…
You've just met this amazing guy and are having the time of your life. He's everything you want — smart, fun, outgoing, successful, charming, a great conversationalist and more. It's been several weeks and things are going so well, you pinch yourself to make sure this is real. Yet, every so…
I’m standing in line at TJ Maxx feeling like the definition of someone in their thirties when I overhear the pregnant woman in line excitedly telling her friend about how she’s preparing for motherhood. “My husband is scared of the baby’s soft spot,” she says. “I told him you just…