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Why Good People Still Have Affairs

The undeniable truth. — I’ve written several articles about affairs and infidelity and I’ve documented my own experience as a mistress. …

Infidelity

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Why Good People Still Have Affairs
Why Good People Still Have Affairs
Infidelity

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Women Do Talk About Their Sex Lives With Each Other — Here’s What They Say

Full disclosure. — I have a few really close women friends — those with whom I feel I can share just about anything. The topic of our sex lives is not off the table. In fact, it’s quite a popular topic when we get deep into long conversations about our lives. Most women…

Women

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Women Do Talk About Their Sex Lives With Each Other — Here’s What They Say
Women Do Talk About Their Sex Lives With Each Other — Here’s What They Say
Women

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What Does Forgiveness Look Like When You’ve Been Cheated On?

Is forgiving a cheating partner really worth it? — My husband’s good friend cheated on his wife. She forgave him. Well, supposedly she forgave him. One can never know for sure. Forgiveness is a fragile and often convoluted concept that doesn’t always translate well in reality. Do partners who have been cheated on ever truly forgive that betrayal? …

Love

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What Does Forgiveness Look Like When You’ve Been Cheated On?
What Does Forgiveness Look Like When You’ve Been Cheated On?
Love

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Sometimes A Woman Just Wants A Quickie

No muss — no fuss. — Sometimes I don’t want foreplay. Sometimes I’m not interested in romance. There are times when I have zero patience for a long and drawn-out lead-up to the inevitable act of sex with my partner. Sometimes a woman just wants a quickie. There are times when I’m simply not in the…

Sex

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Sometimes A Woman Just Wants A Quickie
Sometimes A Woman Just Wants A Quickie
Sex

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Heart Affairs

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I Met My Ex-Husband For Breakfast — And Learned This Valuable Lesson

Time tells. — There are many out there who believe people are capable of change. And then there are those who believe that a leopard can never change his or her spots. When I decided to meet my ex-husband for a casual breakfast after 5 years of estrangement, I was genuinely curious to…

Love

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I Met My Ex-Husband For Breakfast — And Learned This Valuable lesson
I Met My Ex-Husband For Breakfast — And Learned This Valuable lesson
Love

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Heart Affairs

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Your Relationship Isn’t Healthy If These Things Are Happening —

It may not be what you want to hear. — Take it from someone who has been in a damaging, abusive, and unhealthy relationship. These things are not Okay. Repeat — NOT okay. Advice from someone who’s been there — this is how you’ll know your relationship is not healthy. Your Partner Makes You Feel Anxious If you are experiencing high levels of anxiety in your…

Relationships

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Your Relationship Isn’t Healthy If These Things Are Happening —
Your Relationship Isn’t Healthy If These Things Are Happening —
Relationships

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Heart Affairs

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Do You Still Think About Your Ex On Their Birthday?

And if so — what does that mean? — Memory is funny, sometimes. The things we remember. The dates. The birthdays. Our Exes birthdays. I still remember the birthdays of all my exes. Mainly just the serious, heart-shattering exes, of course. The ones who capsized my world and altered the course of my life. Yup, no matter what's going…

Birthday

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Do You Still Think About Your Ex On Their Birthday?
Do You Still Think About Your Ex On Their Birthday?
Birthday

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Heart Affairs

·Updated May 29

What I Learned From My Friend’s Sexless Marriage

I recently had a friend tell me that she and her husband haven’t had sex for three years. It took me a few days to process that information and really digest it. Three years!? This is the kind of couple who are attractive, seem happily content together, and have created…

Marriage

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What I Learned From My Friend’s Sexless Marriage
What I Learned From My Friend’s Sexless Marriage
Marriage

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I, Mother.

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When Parenthood Doesn’t Turn Out Like You Envisioned it— Take Comfort in This

You know who you are. — A funny thing happened to many of us when we became parents for the first time after envisioning our perfect parenting scenarios and knowing exactly what we’d never do. We had children. Maybe you’re that parent who once said “I’ll never feed my kids fast food,” or, “I’ll never yell…

Parenting

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When Parenthood Doesn’t Turn Out Like You Envisioned it— Take Comfort in This
When Parenthood Doesn’t Turn Out Like You Envisioned it— Take Comfort in This
Parenting

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Heart Affairs

·Updated May 21

I Dated A 34-Year-Old Man Who Was Illiterate

The last thing I expected to find in a relationship. — I once dated a man who was 34 years old and could not read a single word. I didn’t realize this at first. In fact, we were seeing one another for quite some time before I discovered his impressively well-kept secret. It all came out in the wash when we…

Dating

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I Dated A 34-Year-Old Man Who Was Illiterate
I Dated A 34-Year-Old Man Who Was Illiterate
Dating

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