The Christmas season is finally over, with barely a chance to take a breath before retailers began frantically loading their shelves with Valentine’s Day cards, gifts, and ads extolling the romantic features of wind-up, plastic teddy bears. Many women, like me, love Valentine’s Day. It’s about romance, falling in love, and tiny cherubs flying around in […]
The Couples Guide to Argument Etiquette (How to Fight and Stay Married)
Hubs and I were out to dinner one evening with another couple, and we got into a hilarious debate about who spends more money, men or women. It was all fun and games until my friend’s hubby announced (a bit pompously), “Well, I make most of the money, so I should be in charge of […]
10 Tips for Talking to Your Husband Without Making Him Crazy
Those of you who follow my blog know that Hubs has never read it. Not one post. When people appear surprised, he just says that first of all, he already knows what it’s about because he was there when it happened. And secondly, he really doesn’t need to read it because everyone he runs […]
The Day Hubs Began to Understand Women
Hubs has always been super fit. He’s a natural athlete who excels at everything he tries (yeah, like that’s never annoying), and he’s been in construction for 30 years, so he has no need for pedestrian things like treadmills and rowing machines at home. For years, he’s been able to buy jeans simply by size. […]
8 Things That Can Tank Your Marriage
Statistics tells us that 53% of first marriages end in divorce. There’s a divorce in the United States every 36 seconds. And 41% of marriages involve one or both parties guilty of infidelity. That number is generally acknowledged to be conservative because…well, people lie. What are we doing wrong? Has marriage become “going steady, with furniture”? Whenever […]
Shopping With Your Wife? What NOT to Do
A few years ago, I was working in a beautiful boutique that sold upscale trendy fashion and selected high-end cosmetics. We live in a tourist destination town, so in the summer, the business tripled with the influx of windsurfers, second-home buyers, and wine country travelers. Late one morning, a man and his wife, both in their 30s, came in […]
Woman-Speak. From a Man’s Point of View
Hubs was heading out the door to go fishing, and I called out, “Are you going to be back in time to mow the yard?” He turned back and replied, “Apparently. What time were you thinking?” “I wasn’t,” I said, “Last night, I thought you said you were going to mow the yard today.” “Bahaha,” […]
Cheating on Your Wife? How Not to Get Caught
So you’ve met her. Maybe she works in your office. Maybe you bumped into her in the produce department at your local grocery store. Or maybe she runs the same route that you do every morning through the park. But you can’t stop thinking about her. It doesn’t matter that you’re married. What starts out […]
Moms Share Bedtime Stories of Their SNORING HUSBANDS
Snoring Husbands: A Guest Post with Tina, Lauren, and Marcia Tina, Lauren, and Marcia, and are dedicated writers and mom bloggers who make no bones about their quest for a good-night sleep! Today they confess to being kept awake at night by loud snores from the body sleeping next to them, their husbands! Tina of […]
How to Seduce Your Wife
A few weeks ago, I posted a piece called “Not Tonight Dear, I Have a Headache,” listing some of the things men do that can torpedo a woman’s desire to get nekkid and hit the sheets with their partners. A short time later, I received a message from a gentleman, saying “Great list, but I must be a total tool because […]
Closet full of clothes, but nothing to wear? Grab my FREE "Ninja Closet Cleaning Course (what to toss, what to keep)," and find out how to love your clothes again.