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Is Your Boyfriend Only After Your Money?

Many men out there are searching for a genuine relationship based on love and companionship. But, how can you be sure that the man you’re dating is after your heart and not your wallet? By: Natasha Morgan Baby-Boomer Women are a prime target for unscrupulous men who view them as ...

Self-Possession

Think of all the markers in your own life when something happened to change you, when you realized in a simple but defined way that you were different than before. By: Florence Falk In my work as a psychotherapist, I have seen a succession of women trying to reclaim the self. ...

Ten Tips for a Strong Vibrant Relationship

Love doesn’t have to be a mystery anymore. Studies have shown that seven out of ten couples repair their relationship. By: Dr. Sue Johnson So love is illogical, random and mysterious, yes? Not any more. We have cracked the code. In the last few years social scientists and therapists ...

Defrazzle with “Hug Therapy”

We need about seven hugs a day to be healthy. Most of us don't get that in a month. Go visit an old folk's home and start hugging the residents. It will not only help you, but it might even increase and improve the lives of those you hug! By: Darlene ...

10 Unwritten Rules for Summer Love

  You may be “the one”…but probably not “the only one.” If you think that your summer love might actually last until fall and possibly beyond, then it’s crucial to keep this rule in mind.   By: Sherri Rifkin Summer is my season. I’m just happier when the sun is shining, the ...

My Legs and Me - A Coming of Age Story

My career in sales gave birth to my true conviction in the power of my legs. Shorn in the sheerest silk stockings, right ankle adorned with a dainty gold bracelet, they became my ticket to the head honcho. By: Jacqueline Gum I was ...

Busters and Boomlets: Who Are All Those Kids?

Busters came of age amid skyrocketing housing costs. They're on pace to become the most heavily-taxed American generation ever.   By: Pat Jacobs America is feeling the effects of the baby buster or "X" generation. The "X" were (popularized by author Douglas Coupland, who took it from Paul Fussell's 1983 ...

Solo On Saturday Night

Theres nothing like a little retail therapy to help you forget your woes. Indulge in an online shopping spree for jeans, shoes, handbags — you name it — at bluefly, eluxury, yoox, overstock, and zappos. By: Sue Mittenthal and Linda Reing, Authors of Still Hot You call your single ...

Never

I watched in amazement as an attractive middle aged woman used the medium to rant against her husband, a famous theatre owner in New York who is in the process of divorcing her. By: Jacqueline Gum Today I witnessed a remarkable event. I was sent a link to a YouTube ...

Sleeping Around the World

If France isn't the world capital of adultery, which country is? I set off around the world to find out. I quickly discovered that global sex research is patchy and incomplete. By: Pamela Druckerman Author of Lust in Translation The morning after François Mitterrand's funeral, a photo showed the late ...

Guilt-Free Mindfulness

When not carrying a self-induced burden of guilt, our hearts can open more fully and, as a result, shower compassion and kindness on both ourselves and others. By: Sue Patton Thoele, Author of The Mindful Woman Mindfulness is being aware of yourself, others, and your surroundings in the moment. ...

Night Traveler

I’ll travel again tonight, in my dreams, touching each falling star beneath me, as I slip into his arms once again. He exists as long as I remember. By: Jacqueline Gum It wasn’t my first affair. Not even my first affair with a married man, although this was totally ...

Sisters

  A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced tea and visiting with her Mother. As they talked about life, about marriage, about the responsibilities of life and the obligations of adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance upon her ...

The Unexpected Caregiver

  Being a day to day caregiver meant I had lost true perspective. My whole world was tied up in helping Bob through the day.   By: Lee Woodruff, author of In An Instant Whenever I thought about my golden years, I pictured them something like those old Geritol commercials where the ...

Southpaw

  Many members of the British royal family are left-handed; southpaws make fantastic tennis players and 70% of the creative arts are dominated by lefties.   By: Pat Jacobs Being left-handed in a right-handed world can be frustrating at times. Left-handed guitarists and violinists must restring their instruments, while left-handed ...

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