To the Left Behind Spouse

Maybe you knew it was coming; maybe you were trying to save your marriage or ignore the problems, or hold out for some miraculous shift. O...

Should You Change Your Name After Marriage? The Woman's Surname Quandary

Is it necessary for me to have a last name? Why can't I act like a rockstar too, and just be called by my first name -- Nell? I was ...

5 Boldfaced Lies About Being a Stepmom

Being a stepmom is like having a dirty little secret nobody wants to talk about. Despite stepfamily statistics , which suggest that 42 p...

10 Lessons I've Learned About Marriage From Divorce

Unfortunately, I know a thing or two about divorce. My parents divorced when I was in my twenties, and my first marriage ended in divorce ...

Do Women Dig the Divorced Guy?

A man who is about to start dating after divorce asked me the following question: How do women feel when they hear that a man is divorced?...

A Funeral for Past Relationships

We've all been there, engulfed in the pain of a dead relationship. The people around us tell us to move on, but how? We feel we need...