411 on Open Relationships

411 on Open Relationships

Love / Love Tips

It’s no longer hip to be square. Open relationships are apparently all the rage for some couples. But by exploring extracurricular activities with additional partners, the only thing you may be opening up is a can of worms. An open relationship is where a couple decides they want to be…

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The Truth About Herpes

The Truth About Herpes

Love / Intimacy

One of the most common yet manageable types of sexually transmitted diseases or STDs is genital herpes. The herpes simplex virus can be present in many parts of the body, and genital herpes is the form that results from contact of the sexual organs of an infected partner. While herpes…

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Signs You’re Not Ready to Commit

Signs You’re Not Ready to Commit

Love / Love Tips

Many people believe it’s a safe assumption that most women want to be in a committed relationship, but that’s just not the case for a lot of women. Sterotypically, the guy is the one who is afraid to be tied down, but it happens to women just as much. You…

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When Should You Start Dating after Divorce?

When Should You Start Dating after Divorce?

Love / Love Tips

You’ve just untied the knot and are embarking on your new single life. But are you really ready to take the advice of all those friends that tell you to “just get out there”? It depends. First, depending on your state, if you’re separated from your spouse, then dating outside…

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Six Wonderful Reasons To Make Love Now

Six Wonderful Reasons To Make Love Now

Love / Intimacy

It’s normal that after spending years as a couple, your sex life becomes a little stale. The urge to do it with your lover has reached its plateau. Sex has become a part of the chores. Those sizzling, sweltering, tantric, sex has somehow become the thing of the past. Although…

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How to Create Your Own 50 Shades of Grey

How to Create Your Own 50 Shades of Grey

Love / Intimacy

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past several months, you’ve undoubtedly heard the rave reviews surrounding E.L. James’ book “50 Shades of Grey.” This instant literary phenomenon tells the story of a college student who is being courted into signing a contract to be a “submissive” where…

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Can Separation Save Your Marriage?

Can Separation Save Your Marriage?

Love / Love Tips

Usually, when a couple decides to separate, it’s a precursor to an inevitable divorce. But therapists and the couples they counsel are finding that sometimes, separation is the first step to reconciliation. Instead of separating ultimately to divorce later, many couples are treating separation as a “time-out” of sorts. And…

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Cheating Alert! Signs You May Stray

Cheating Alert! Signs You May Stray

Love / Love Tips

Most women fantasize about someone other than their partner – with movies like Magic Mike out there, it’s totally normal! Daydreaming or pretending your partner is someone else during sex is pretty par for the course when you’re in a monogamous relationship. But how do you know when your thoughts…

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