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The combination of new year’s resolutions, cold weather and the proximity to Feb. 14 help make this the biggest time of the year for online dating. With all the extra fish in the ...

DATE: Feb 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

I tried to nurture my boyfriend out of his depression – it only made things worse

“Come back to me,” I’d say to my boyfriend while we were in bed together. Physically he was right there, but mentally he was miles away. “I want to,” he’d reply. “I really do. I j...

DATE: Feb 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Double chins, bad lighting and lots of cats: This is how you look while swiping through Tinder

There’s no shortage of art projects inspired by online dating. There’s the Belgian artist who displayed Tinder profiles side-by-side with users’ LinkedIn photos. Or the woman who responded t...

DATE: Feb 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Staying friends with my ex is hard. Here's why it's still worth it

I wasn’t particularly offended when my boyfriend told me: “You wouldn’t make a good pastor’s wife.” But I was confused. I’d spent 13 years in the closet as a student in...

DATE: Feb 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

We made our sons shovel snow for free, with priceless results

After long hours of binge television, snowball fights and too many doughnuts, it was time to dig out. Less than a day after the Blizzard of 2016 dumped more than two feet of snow in our Nort...

DATE: Jan 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Understanding 'love languages' changed her relationships

“Do you love it?” A college boyfriend asked as we sat beside the ocean, my brand new necklace reflecting the sunset’s low light. He’d surprised me with a dream weekend away; painstakingly pl...

DATE: Jan 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Holding the line on lying

There are so many ways to win the coveted parental “You’re ruining my life!” award. My current prize has been bestowed by my 11-year-old son, who desperately, passionately and unceasingly de...

DATE: Jan 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

How my son's trip overseas taught me to let go

I wasn’t prepared for the way I felt when my 18-year-old son, Dylan, lifted off for a trip to Asia during his winter break. I was thrilled the moment he first told my husband and ...

DATE: Jan 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Why I'll miss being snowed in this summer

I’m watching my 11-year-old daughter, Maeve, play with a young neighbor in the snow from my living room window. They’ve built a bridge of snow over a wooden fence that separates two houses o...

DATE: Jan 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Nine sites that would make our dating lives easier

Googling your date – and finding only their marathon times and real estate records – is so 2009. Here are nine other websites that would be helpful in the dating world. Want to kn...

DATE: Jan 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

Living alone, I learned to be happy single. So why move in with my boyfriend?

Slowly, methodically, I enumerated my boyfriend’s many virtues: honesty, empathy, patience and generosity. He’s handsome and smart, funny and thoughtful. He’s adventurous; he cooks me elabor...

DATE: Jan 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

My OkCupid profile was so bad my now-fiancee ignored me. Then I learned how to dress

Learning to date and learning to dress have a lot in common. Once upon a time, I was terrible at both. Before I met my fiancee, Gabi, I was single in San Francisco. It was 2011, a...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Family

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