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Living alone, I learned to be happy single. So why move in with my boyfriend?

Slowly, methodically, I enumerated my boyfriend’s many virtues: honesty, empathy, patience and generosity. He’s handsome and smart, funny and thoughtful. He’s adventurous; he cooks me elabor...

DATE: Jan 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

My OkCupid profile was so bad my now-fiancee ignored me. Then I learned how to dress

Learning to date and learning to dress have a lot in common. Once upon a time, I was terrible at both. Before I met my fiancee, Gabi, I was single in San Francisco. It was 2011, a...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Separated by World War II, 70 years and 10,000 miles, long-lost lovers will reunite for Valentine’s Day

“All through my life,” Norwood Thomas said, “I had this little thought of, ‘What if?’” What if he had been more serious about the beautiful girl he met in London while on leave th...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Parenting: Two clingy kids won't let Mom be

Q. I have a wonderful relationship with my two daughters, ages 3 and 6. We give each other hugs and kisses and spend plenty of time with each other. I enjoy our relationship but often find m...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

The hidden dangers of 'shake it off' parenting

Recently, my son took an unexpected ball to the face during his soccer game. This is frequent in U7 (under 7) soccer, but it hurts just the same. He walked off the field with his head in his...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Baggage check: How do I stand up to my mother-in-law when my husband is a mama's boy?

Q. We always invite my mother-in-law over on Christmas and give her presents. Instead of saying “thank you,” she makes faces, is completely ungracious and is even just flat rude. My husband,...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

What to wear? Six first-date style tips for women

Whether you’ve swiped, Skyped or been set up by friends, first dates are nerve-wracking on many levels. (Will he look remotely like that awesome Bumble photo? What if that Emma Stone clone i...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

My ex-husband's mom is still my mother-in-law

When I first met my mother-in-law seven years ago, I was engaged to her only child. I was nervous walking into her Long Island kitchen for the first time, knowing that in-laws typically get ...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Even Facebook can't help you have more than 150 real friends

How many friends can you have? For years, science has said that the limit is about 150. Has Facebook – or other social networks, for that matter – managed to change anything? Can the Interne...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

On a third date, she said: 'You can't afford me, Trotsky'

The text message was unexpected. “If you’re not doing anything important,” it read, “why don’t you come over for some wine.” Sure, it was getting late, and I still had students’ p...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Resolving to set a better example for kids in 2016

A few weeks ago my sons pulled out the bathroom scale, which lives under a dresser in my bedroom gathering dust, and took turns seeing how much they weigh. They wanted me to join in the fun....

DATE: Jan 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Britain's Cameron proposes state-backed parenting classes

British Prime Minister David Cameron thinks parents need government-approved advice on raising kids. British parents aren’t exactly thrilled with this recent proclamation. One of ...

DATE: Jan 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

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