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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

Bounty hunters say farewell to TV show, but not the chase

Fugitives on the run in Southwest Colorado are likely to see a little less screen time with the announcement “Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters” will no longer be on the air. The show featured ...

DATE: Jan 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Winslow, Arizona, sings Glenn Frey’s praises

Eagles song inspired statue, park, festival

DATE: Jan 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

First lady’s school lunch battle may end in truce

Bill would lower but not erase standards

DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Food

Pasta that rocks the carbs

To make it healthy, keep portion size reasonable

DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Food

Rollin’ in dough

Durango couple hits it out of the park with vegan cookie batter

DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Food

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