My mom and dad split up when I was three, so I know firsthand what it’s like to be raised by divorced parents. I have always promised that before I ever exchanged vows with anyone, I would live... Read more >>

Quite a few single mom bloggers have fallen in love lately—and more than a few are now living with their new partners. (Congrats!) MartiniMom is the most recent, I believe. She writes in her... Read more >>

This is my first post, so bear with me! I am currently fully submerged in an absolutely wonderful relationship. I have been dating my boyfriend for just over two years and things couldn’t be... Read more >>

Your grandmother might still consider it scandalous, but living together before marriage is more common than it’s ever been. Thirty years ago, people who cohabited were breaking some serious... Read more >>

Hi to all that we love and live without! This is ongoing, so the end of this true story is still unfolding as we speak. I really don’t know where to start, so how about when it started to... Read more >>

When people think about marriage, they think about intimacy, companionship, and mutual affection. But it’s hard not to also think about the tedium of married life: picking up your spouse’s... Read more >>

At a long-ago birthday party, my cartoonist friend Peter gave me a framed piece of his artwork. As he handed it over, he said, “This is for you, so no matter what happens with him, it’s... Read more >>

The economy is supposedly in recovery, but layoffs are still prominent in virtually every industry. Many more people than usual can relate to a phenomenon usually restricted to the over-sixty set:... Read more >>

One day over coffee my good friend Jane and I were discussing relationships. Since we are both divorced Baby-boomers and carried a fair amount of baggage, we were able to keep this conversation going... Read more >>

Dear Sugar, I have been with my boyfriend for two and a half years. We now live together and both work full-time jobs, do well financially, love to travel together, plan the future (marriage, home,... Read more >>