The downside of 'friends with benefits'
When Jennifer Nicholas sees television shows or movies where characters "hook up" or have sex with "friends with benefits," she cringes, because that's how she got herpes.
View Article6 ways to prioritize your online friendships
"But I don't want to join Twitter," my friend Leda says, fighting off my entreaties to start tweeting so we can stay in touch throughout the day.
View ArticleAging issues can be tougher on gays
Last Christmas, Missouri State Highway Patrol Cpl. Dennis Engelhard was putting flares near a minor accident on a snowy road in Eureka when he was hit by a car and killed.
View ArticleSerious legal hurdles for gay divorce
It's only been two months since the District of Columbia legalized same-sex marriage, but local attorney Lawrence Jacobs is already cautioning his clients: Marriage may be allowed, but divorce will be...
View ArticleParents of kids with autism not more likely to divorce, study suggests
Emerson Donnell III had heard that 80 percent of marriages that include a child with autism end in divorce. And he felt certain it would happen to him.
View ArticleSex life better among heart patients who consult their docs
Heart-attack patients who don't talk to their doctors about when it's safe to have sex again are likely to see a drop-off in their sex lives, new research suggests.
View ArticleCould you be 'infected' by friend's divorce?
Divorce is contagious in social networks, a new study says. The idea is based on the theory of social contagion, or the spread of behavior or emotion through a group. In this case, the heated feelings...
View ArticleWhen a woman doesn't want sex
When Cyndi met her husband at a picnic on the beach nearly 20 years ago, the two had instant physical chemistry. "We would kiss and my hormones would go riding. I'd want it to last forever, more and...
View ArticleDo women need a sex pill?
"The great question that has never been answered and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my 30 years of research into the feminine soul, is, 'What does a woman want?' "
View ArticleLadies: 5 ways to feel sexy again
Losing interest in sex would be unfortunate for most people, but for Linda Poelzl it was a professional hazard.
View ArticleReader response: Same-sex couples as parents
From personal stories of growing up with gay parents to challenges of what defines a family, the public's comments on same-sex couples having families was supportive and critical, calm and heated --...
View ArticleGay couples as parents?
The concept of family can mean one thing to you and another to someone else. In CNN's documentary "Gary and Tony Have a Baby," Soledad O'Brien follows a same-sex couple in their struggle against the...
View ArticleThe last person out of the closet? The bisexual male
Robert Winn met his wife, Christine, in college. He was a fraternity boy. She was a sorority girl. Early in their relationship, he made a confession, a thorny secret he camouflaged from his closest...
View ArticleHow to handle a break-up online
So you've had your heart ripped from your chest -- the left ventricle cleaved from the right. The aorta geysering blood across your bedroom floor, on which you are currently sprawled.
View ArticleWatch out for traps in your marriage
Can you spot a good marriage? I was pretty sure I could, starting with my own.
View ArticleSharon Osbourne: Kelly Will Get Over Her Breakup
"This will be the first of many breakups," Sharon says of her daughter's split from fiancé Luke Worrall
View ArticleMonogamy unnatural for our sexy species
Seismic cultural shifts about 10,000 years ago rendered the true story of human sexuality so subversive and threatening that for centuries, it has been silenced by religious authorities, pathologized...
View ArticleProp 8 ruling adds meaning to my marriage
Two federal judges have made an important difference in my life recently. I am a lawyer, and judges' rulings frequently have a professional effect. But this time, it's personal.
View ArticleEngaged couples fight divorce rates
"If it's your first marriage, you've got a 50-50 chance," Doyle Hamilton said, looking around the room. "If it's your second, you've got less than that."
View Article9 ways to make classy exit after breakup
Breakups aren't easy. But just because you had a crappy ending to your relationship does not give you an excuse to not be the classy woman you've always been after it's over. You may want to go and...
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