BY COLLEEN STINCHCOMBE Maybe you're new to a city and struggling to make friends. Or the people you love seem to be in a different phase of their lives than you. Or you've got all the friends you could possibly want, but you still don't feel connected. At one time or another, everyone has felt lonely. "It's something [...]
By Lauren Sieben If you and your partner are a prime example of the theory that opposites attract, then chances are good your differences extend down to your financial habits. Even in the happiest of unions, conflicting attitudes about money can test a relationship. In fact, one in five Americans say they have financial disagreements with [...]
By Jenn Sinrich | Photography by: Rachel Havel Photography Whether you just got engaged, newly-married, or are thinking about taking the plunge in the near future, there's much to learn—and love—about this exciting time and the journey you're about to embark on. First things first: Marriage is beautiful, but it's hard work. It requires both partners to give 150 percent as [...]
By Jeremy Brown Affairs are atom bombs. They implode marriages, upend lives, ruin careers, and wither reputations. The fallout is awful. But, if you’re genuinely sorry and willing to put in the effort, it is possible to save your marriage. This requires humility, self-awareness, hard work, and, most of all honesty. Even before an affair reaches its explosive place, [...]
By Lisa Bahar Some healthy tips on how to create a Balanced Mind to help you achieve your goals and experience contentment in your life. Enjoy! Being a Human Being requires us to participate in life by being a Human Doing, however, all too often we become off balance by being too much of a [...]
By Laken Howard When you've recently gone through a breakup, it's totally understandable if you're having a difficult time looking on the bright side of life and finding things to be excited about. Breakups are painful, emotional experiences that will take time to heal from, but one thing that can really help speed that process [...]
By Marisel Salazar You may know it's time to call it quits in your relationship, but pulling the trigger can be tough. "I'll just take a break!" you think. But is there even such a thing as taking break from a relationship or is just code for breaking up? Yes. And no. There's no clear [...]
By Jenn Sinrich When you've been with your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife for a while, it can be easy to fall into a sort of groove. You start doing the same things together, having the same conversations, and even eating many of the same meals. This is entirely normal when you're in a serious relationship—the experts call it a [...]
By Richard Asa, Special to Tribune Newspapers According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Americans move a lot: About 45 million did in 2010. That's as if nearly everyone in Spain moved in one year. Of the people who moved, 6.7 million had lived in a different state the year before, the Census Bureau reports. The point, [...]
By Jenn Sinrich You might have had an ex that you once said “I love you” to but, years down the line, you realized that you really felt a different kind of “L” word: lust. Whether you came to this conclusion after a bout of serious soul searching or because you finally found “the one” who you feel [...]
