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New book about dating blames the numbers – not the women

NEW YORK – Think Freakonomics and Moneyball if you run across Date-Onomics, a by-the-numbers book about dating that argues advice-givers serving up tips for women on how to a find a man have...

In the world of fantastical creatures, the Tooth Fairy is the weak link

At 6:25 a.m. my alarm clock started blaring its annoyingly tinny chimes and my mind snapped to attention, one thought piercing me through the sleepy fog: I messed up. You had one ...

Baggage Check: Solving a nervous energy crisis

Q: Lately I have a lot of nervous energy that I am trying to use for good. My apartment is tidier, I feel more productive at work and I am going to the gym more. But I also feel like I can’t...

Crying over spilled water: Raising twins during a drought

LOS ANGELES – On a recent sweltering Saturday afternoon, I submerged my guilt and filled the bathtub halfway for my 3-year-old twins to play in. It was their first bath in months....

12 tips for taking great back-to-school photos

Summer is winding down, or even over, for kids everywhere. Families are completing reading requirements, dusting off backpacks, sharpening pencils, selecting back-to-school outfits and check...

I'm on the Ashley Madison database, and it's changed what I share about my kids

I’m in Ashley Madison’s database. As a journalist who’s written about marriage and social media for sites like YourTango, I signed up after reading a Redbook Magazine article about it to see...

'He has a great personality. He's really nice': 12 friendisms, translated

So your friend wants to set you up, huh? Let me guess: He’s totally awesome, funny, cute and you guys would definitely hit it off. If this is your best friend, you can ...

At college drop-off weepfest, remember these three words

All across the United States, people are weeping. They are sobbing, sputtering, sniveling and mewling because they are in the process of saying goodbye to their little baby boy or little bab...

Evidence of infidelities spreads online in wake of hack

LONDON – Husbands and wives across the world are being confronted with their partners’ extramarital affairs after a catastrophic leak at adultery website Ashley Madison spewed electronic evi...

A toddler learns about lying

Q: My almost-3-year-old is starting to figure out that he can lie when asked if he ripped the book, threw the food, hit his brother, etc. Totally normal, I know. How do we respond? I don’t w...

Is cheating more 'natural' for humans than staying monogamous? It's complicated.

Unless you’re lucky enough to live under a rock, you’ve probably heard that Ashley Madison, a dating site that caters specifically to married folks looking to cheat on their spouses, has had...

Baggage Check: He was trouble, but that was then

Q: My boyfriend got into a lot of trouble in his 20s and burned bridges in our community. I knew of him then, but we only got together now in our early 40s. He is a good man, but people in o...