Divorce: Inlaws or Outlaws

“You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your family.” What happens to your extended family when you get a divorce? When children are involved, they are still your children’s grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. They are still theirs and yours extended family. Just because you divorce your husband or wife doesn’t mean that […]

Marriage and Divorce

Groucho Marx once said “Marriage is the chief cause of divorce.”  But choosing not to get married doesn’t mean you won’t ever go through a painful breakup, it does mean that you won’t have to get a divorce if it happens. Divorce rates are decreasing because marriage rates are decreasing. Many couples decide to live […]

Financial Infidelity

According to an NEFE  (National Endowment for Financial Education) study, a record 1 in 3 American is cheating on his or her spouse. This infidelity is financial, but it can be just as devastating as any other betrayal. From secret credit-card spending on fine dining to luxury items (including clothes and jewelry), beauty treatments (a […]

Kissing

A study published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior showed that kissing may be the key to a more perfect union. Researchers found that frequency of kissing (but not intercourse) was associated with people’s overall relationship satisfaction. “We don’t know whether more kissing leads to a healthier bond, or a healthier bond leads to more […]

Amateur Matchmakers

You can earn money being an amateur matchmaker! Marriage Material.co which launched the beginning of 2014 will pay amateur matchmakers for pairing their friends and relatives with the site’s singles. If you see someone whom you think someone you know would be a match, you can suggest they go on a date. In return the […]

A Kiss

Researchers have found that kissing is less about sexual arousal and more about assessing potential mates—and that women are more likely than men to change their mind about a partner after the first kiss. It’s not important who makes the first move. If you’re not ready for a passionate kiss, make a slow, soft cheek […]

Tips for Online Dating

Here are some tips to help you improve your online dating success: 1.  Never use demanding language in your profile. Don’t say “must love dogs” for example. 2.  Never talk about previous online dating disasters on a date. 3.  Never schedule the next date at the end of your current date. It makes you look […]

Women and HIV

According to a new Health Department study, women who had unprotected sex with bisexual men accounted for most of the new female HIV cases in New York last year. Of the 647 women diagnosed with HIV in 2012, 480 had sex with infected men. During the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, many women contracted […]