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After Divorce: 8 Tips for Reinventing Yourself

It's over. You've signed the divorce papers, and the relationship you entered with so much hope is officially dissolved. Everyone's divorce story is different. Maybe you had been married for decades, maybe just a year or so. Maybe you have children, maybe you don't. Maybe the divorce was your idea a
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G-Spot Found?

April 25, 2012 -- The elusive G-spot has been called the UFO of gynecology -- but now a retired surgeon says he has photographic proof it exists. The alleged G-spot is a tiny bunch-of-grapes-like structure within a bluish sac buried deep within the front wall of the vagina, says Adam Ostrzenski, MD,
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New to Online Dating: 11 Tips

You're ready to meet someone new. Heading to the local bar doesn't appeal. Friends have no one to suggest. So you're thinking about trying online dating. For many people these days, the better option is online dating, says Fran Walfish, PhD, a psychotherapist in Beverly Hills, Calif. "Online is the
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May-December Couples: 5 Challenges, Solutions

So-called May-December relationships, in which there's a big age gap between the partners, can be rewarding -- and also challenging. The good news is those issues can be handled, just like any other relationship issue -- regardless of age. You just have to know how. Here are five common problems tha
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How to Handle Bad Sex

The lights are low. A fire smolders in the fireplace. Two wineglasses sit, half empty, on the nightstand. Your clothes lie in a heap on the floor. You reach for each other. The two of you tumble to the bed, and then... Blah.
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About Half of First Marriages Don't Last 20 Years

March 22, 2012 -- The trend toward delaying first marriages continues in the U.S., with couples increasingly choosing to live together before saying “I do,” the CDC reports. Between 1982 and 2010, the percentage of women under the age of 45 living with a partner outside of marriage nearly quadrupled
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Why Do People Have Sex?

Your partner may come up with a dozen excuses to say "Not tonight, dear, I have a ____," but how many reasons can the two of you name for seeking sex? One? Two? Twenty? How about 200? Some college students have cited as many as 237 different reasons for having sex. From pleasure to procreation, inse
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Does Online Dating Make You Luckier at Love?

Feb. 6, 2012 -- A new study finds that Internet dating sites help us get together, but they probably don’t make us any luckier in love, despite some companies’ claims to the contrary. “Online dating does present people with tremendous opportunities for dating that have not been available in the past
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Better Relationship, Better Health?

It's as traditional as something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue: the conventional wisdom that married people live longer and are healthier than single people. "People who are married are healthier, live longer, and report more happiness, compared to people who are not married
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6 Ways to Get in the Mood

You're both tired. The kids are light sleepers. You're not happy with your weight. You're stressed out over deadline pressures at work. There's no time. There are many reasons why people in long-term relationships find themselves reaching for the pillow or the remote control instead of their partner
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