Romance and Dating Article Archive

Here is a list of prior Romance and Dating articles that have appeared on our site. Click any headline to view the complete article.

ARE WE OLD ENOUGH TO DROP ALL THOSE EXPECTATIONS?
May 11, 2009 5:47 PM ET
When do we get old enough to stop the need for a man to be “the man” in a relationship and a woman to stop trying to figure out what a woman should do in response?

NEVER WASTE TIME UN-LOVING SOMEONE
January 27, 2009 9:38 AM ET
We all lose those we love. No one is immune. We can lose them to death or departure.

IS ROMANCE IN THE STARS?
November 4, 2008 9:46 AM ET
It’s a cultural myth with, as most myths go, a lot of power. It’s deeply entrenched, and we’ve had many years of absorbing it.

DATING AND POLITICS
October 10, 2008 11:35 AM ET
Nothing can ruin a relationship quicker than a disagreement about politics!

SO, WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT?
September 20, 2008 5:20 PM ET
It’s a strategy we learned before we knew better. We were probably caught up in the younger dating scene, which seemed so desperate to us then.

RELATIONSHIPS AND FOOTBALL SEASON
September 10, 2008 1:07 PM ET
Here we are...just past Labor Day Weekend...for some, it means the beginning of school, the end of summer, but for many, it signifies the beginning of FOOTBALL SEASON!!!

AFFAIRS: WHO'S RESPONSIBLE?
September 1, 2008 11:05 AM ET
Affairs are usually a symptom of a relationship issue. This means that each person has to own up to their role in the affair of one or the other partner.

SLAM CAMPAIGNS ON TV AND AT HOME
August 19, 2008 8:59 AM ET
The current political climate is reflective of many of the relationships that we see! Each person has his/her litany of negatives about his/her partner.

HOW EXTENDED FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AFFECT YOURS
August 8, 2008 12:36 PM ET
This is the time of year for family reunions. For many of us, they are bittersweet occasions as we juggle our difficult extended family relationships.

BEAUTY’S IN THE EYE OF THE CONSUMER
July 31, 2008 9:55 AM ET
There’s an old saying: “There’s nothing as beautiful as gray hair and a long beard.” It comes from traditional China, not twenty-first century America.

THE EMPTY NEST TRANSITION AND RELATIONSHIPS
July 31, 2008 9:46 AM ET
Becoming empty nesters is a difficult life transition for many couples. The camouflage of raising and tending to children often masks serious relationship issues that only surface once the kids leave.

ONLINE DATING
July 18, 2008 9:32 AM ET
In our pair bonded culture, we are constantly on the lookout for opportunities to pair up with another person. One of the most easily accessible ways to work on your own relationship pairing is through Internet dating.

THE SANDWICH GENERATION: COMPLICATIONS FOR RELATIONSHIPS
July 9, 2008 11:28 AM ET
"The Sandwich Generation" is a term for people who are caring for aging parents, and who still have responsibilities for their adult children.

THE COMPLICATIONS OF MID-LIFE RELATIONSHIPS
July 2, 2008 1:29 PM ET
New relationships that begin during the midlife years can be wonderful, renewing ventures, reminding us of all of the good things that love has to offer. Being more mature, many of the “games” of dating in the younger years have vanished.

POPPING THE BIGGER QUESTIONS
June 30, 2008 10:06 AM ET
The late Howard Thurman, philosopher, theologian, and educator, told his friend, author Sam Keen, who was struggling with a divorce after seventeen years of marriage, that there are two questions each person must ask themself.

BOOMERS: LOVE ME AND LOVE MY PET
June 16, 2008 11:39 AM ET
Q: I was widowed 4 years ago, and recently started dating. I have met a man with whom I can see myself getting serious, but there is one problem: he doesn’t like pets.

THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT
June 5, 2008 6:56 PM ET
When we listen to the under-thirty crowd talk about dating, sex, and relationships, we hear some of the same complaints that those of us over fifty have about dating and relationships. Yet it’s harder to take their complaints as seriously as our own.

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