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I turned to an online dating site to see if my husband and I were still a match

“It’s over,” my friend cried through the phone. Her 10-year marriage had imploded. I could hear the clanking of glassware being packed in boxes in the background as she recounted the painful...

DATE: Mar 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Posing with a fish on Tinder makes you a bigger catch

There are plenty of fish in the sea – and on Tinder. But what do you do if you’re not getting tons of bites? If you’re a guy, you might reel in more matches with an image of yours...

DATE: Mar 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Baggage Check: I can't get past my boyfriend's past hookups with other guys

Q. My boyfriend of two years (we’re both 27) and I have had a solid relationship. He recently revealed to me that he hooked up with guys in his late teens. He said he was unsure of himself a...

DATE: Mar 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Marrying young in Kentucky: By age 18, I'd been a bridesmaid three times

Just a 30-minute drive north of Nashville, Tennessee, will take you to the part of rural Kentucky where I grew up. In Kentucky, you can get married at age 16 with a parent’s signature, just ...

DATE: Mar 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Religious images at your desk may thwart unethical behavior

Bosses may be less likely to ask employees to cheat

DATE: Mar 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

Religion Briefs

Vatican media praises Oscar winner ‘Spotlight’ VATICAN CITY – The Vatican newspaper praised Oscar-winning film “Spotlight” this week as having given voice to the “profound pain” o...

DATE: Mar 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

Two-year-old girl calls 911 for wardrobe emergency, police say

The Associated Press GREENVILLE, S.C. – To a 2-year-old girl in South Carolina, struggling to get dressed is an emergency. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office says t...

DATE: Mar 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Immerse yourself in Cedar Mesa’s wonders this weekend

Three-day gathering in Bluff to feature archaeology, hikes

DATE: Mar 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

A Four Corners circle quest

Adventurer to share stories, photos

DATE: Mar 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

My daughter was a pretend mom for a few days and felt like she had been to war

I proudly sent the photo to my best friend so that she could see the precious infant. Eyes half closed, the child had been carefully strapped into his rear-facing car seat for the first time...

DATE: Mar 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

What’s a parent to do when a child lies?

Q: My 6-year-old daughter lies a lot. She has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and a pretty intense personality, so she pushes buttons and gets in trouble a lot. She will often deny ...

DATE: Mar 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

It can be healthy to let your kids put up a wall

I am 10 years old and sitting in the storage space under my platform bed. It’s a good-sized structure, taking up about a quarter of the living room. It’s dark under there except for the nigh...

DATE: Mar 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family