Love, Sex, Etc.

"The Break"

If you have ever experienced "The Break" mid-relationship, you have likely experienced some or all of the baggage that goes along with it. "The Break" seems to be a fairly modern innovation (as my mother has said in exasperation, "Either you are together or you aren't") and usually occurs for one of four reasons:

Who Is The Other Woman?

Slut! Tramp! Homewrecker! These are all words that we hear whenever the subject of the other woman comes up. You know who we mean. That's the woman who ends up in a relationship with a man who is committed elsewhere.

How To Survive A Long Distance Relationship

We agreed to see each other every two or three weeks at weekends. We reassured ourselves we were strong enough to survive the separation. I'd always thought of myself as a mature, reasonable person. Of course he has to take the job, I told myself. I won't come between him and his dreams. A week after he left, I started crying and couldn't stop. He felt awful too.

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Emotional Infidelity - Is It Cheating?

The traditional definition of cheating, or infidelity, is that one person in a committed relationship is physically involved with someone other than their spouse. Due to a number of factors, cheating behavior has been reclassified to include the traditional definition and a more contemporary definition, known as emotional infidelity.

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Making the Most of the Dating Game

Why is it, when it comes to dating, men always seem to be winning the game? And yes, make no mistake, it is a game. So why can't women play right along with men? They can, as long as they don't let their female tendency to over-think get in the way!

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