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Tag Archive | "Marriage"

Dream Interpretation: Dreaming of My Dearly Departed Husband

Monday, August 9, 2010

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photo by mrsraggle Other people’s dreams are never interesting…except when they’re about love and sex. Each week, our dream analyst Lauri Loewenberg tells one lucky reader what their dirty dream means. This week, a reader asks Lauri: My husband passed away this past January and since then I’ve had a lot of dreams about him. This is [...]

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New Wedding Mag for Same-Sex Couples

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

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photo by HarmonyWeddingPhotography.com “Equally Wed” is the new online magazine for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender couples who are tying the knot (legally or not). It’s got the typical bridal magazine stuff that just feeds the Nuptial Industrial Complex — like fashion, beauty and fitness items with tips from experts, trends and products. (Yawn.) What makes [...]

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Sex Degrees of Separation

Friday, July 9, 2010

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We, Em & Lo, worked with and are friends with (and Lo was apt-mates with) Jessica Baumgardner, who married Irad Eyal, which is our connection to the new book “Sex Degrees of Separation.” Irad has just turned his unhealthy obsession with celebrity hook-ups into an exhaustive encyclopedia that combines the idea of “six degrees of [...]

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Poll: Would You Consider an Open Marriage?

Thursday, June 24, 2010

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Would you ever entertain the idea of an open marriage?online survey Can’t see the poll? Click here to take it.

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Books: You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up

Thursday, May 20, 2010

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When we reviewed the book The Husbands and Wives Club: A Year in the Life of a Couples Therapy Group a few weeks back, we wrote: “Here are five couples who reject — albeit under the firm hand of a skilled therapist — the notion that there are only two acceptable narratives when it comes [...]

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Geekiest Marriage Proposal Ever

Friday, May 14, 2010

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Warning: only hardcore nerds — or those with a soft spot for hardcore nerds — will find this YouTube footage (below) touching. Game designer Anders Howard, with the help of his friends, designed a video game to propose to his girlfriend Steffany; he got friends and family together for a launch event of the game [...]

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Illinois State Lawmaker Makes a Personal Case for Gay Marriage

Monday, May 3, 2010

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Last week, Illinois lawmaker Deborah Mell spoke on the state House floor to announce her “bittersweet” engagement to her girlfriend of six years — “bittersweet” because she’ll have to go next door to Iowa to tie the knot instead of doing it in the state where she grew up, where she now represents 100,000 people [...]

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How Science Can Improve Your Marriage

Friday, April 23, 2010

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photo by Victoria Peckham Since the 19th century, scientists have been proving that marriage is good for your health. But as recent research has shown, it’s not as simple as tying the knot to ward off the Grim Reaper. It turns out that “it is the relationship, not the institution, that is key,” as marriage historian [...]

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Your Call – Should She Risk Losing Love Because She’s Young?

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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photo by ILoveButter I’m 18 years old and I’ve been with my boyfriend for 3 years now, since I was 15. It’s been great over these few years. We’ve argued but everyone argues and we’ve managed to work things out and talk on a level where we can understand each other. He’s most definitely my best [...]

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Dream Interpretation: My Ex-Husband Gave Birth

Monday, April 19, 2010

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Other people’s dreams are never interesting…except when they’re about sex. Each week, our dream analyst Lauri Loewenberg tells one lucky reader what their dirty dream means. This week, a reader asks Lauri: I recently divorced my ex-husband after his not being there for me and his children for many years. I also took back my maiden [...]

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