Effects of Stress

Studies have shown that people who have a dog  have lower blood pressure and fewer stress hormones circulating in their blood. The presence of a dog is more effective than a spouse or a friend in easing the effects of stress. Dogs foster self-esteem and are calming and soothing.  And most important of all—dogs give […]

Sex Makes You Smarter

Two recent studies say that falling in love and having sex may make you smarter. The newly in love had heightened levels of nerve growth, crucial to mental alertness, says the first study by the University of Pavia in Italy. A Princeton University study found more sexually rats experienced better nerve-cell growth and lower levels […]

Single in Manhattan

What do single women in New York City obsess about most—a nice apartment in a decent neighborhood—at an affordable price! Today more than 725,000 never-married women between the ages of 20 and 24 call Manhattan home. Many have come here because they think NYC is the place to be. Especially for those just starting out, […]

Marriage Equality

“Man toils from sun to sun, but Woman’s work is never done.” Many women believe that marriage is an institution that benefits men more than women. This belief stems from the fact that many women today have to take on what they feel is a superwoman role. They work outside the house and then come […]

Online Dating

Online dating can be tricky. People are less than truthful when it comes to their dating profiles. Men and women lie about different things. They lie through their teeth about physical stature, their race, their wealth, their job, their career, their age, their nationality, and even their marital status. Whatsyourprice.com surveyed members across the country […]

Abusive Husband/Divorce

Divorce is a traumatic experience, but no one should stay in an abusive relationship! Of course that’s easy to say—and more difficult to leave an abusive husband. Usually in an abusive relationship/marriage the husband is very controlling, and it is difficult for a woman to make the break. Typically, these women know very little about […]

Midlife Divorces

There seems to be a growing number of older (boomers) divorces according to a paper by the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University. This means that newly single older Americans are suddenly facing difficult financial issues, including funding their retirement. The first thing they have to face is dividing […]

Surviving After Divorce

You’ve survived the divorce and now you’re concerned about how to make your settlement last. You know the amount of your divorce settlement—but what you don’t know is whether it will be enough to cover your day-to-day living expenses, support your family and have enough money for the rest of your life! You have to […]