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Relationships
How to Plan a Fabulously Memorable New Year’s Dinner
You'll have something to look forward to after the holiday hoopla is over.
By Lisa Kanarek
December 19, 2024
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Relationships
The 7 C’s You Need if You Want to Find Mr. Right
These are the traits that can lead to long-term love later in life.
By Elena Bowes
, December 12, 2024
5 Min Read
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Relationships
The Promise I Kept to Fulfill My Friend’s Dying Wish
It feels so good to do the last best thing you can do for someone.
By Kathryn Leigh Scott
, December 12, 2024
4 Min Read
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Relationships
Why Celebrity Crushes Are Actually Good for My Health
And here are the two celebs topping my list of crushes.
By Linda Yellin
, December 12, 2024
4 Min Read
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Relationships
This Holiday Season, I'll Be All Alone. And It's Really Okay
Here’s why I stopped crying into the turkey stuffing.
By Leslie Morgan Steiner
, December 12, 2024
4 Min Read
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If Love Is a Potluck Assignment, What Are You Bringing?
Five questions to ask yourself to form deeper relationships.
By Jan Tuckwood
, December 5, 2024
4 Min Read
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Relationships
Why and How the Spirit of Christmas Embraces Everybody
Your age, faith and background make no difference.
By Kathryn Leigh Scott
, December 5, 2024
4 Min Read
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Relationships
My Kids and Their Kids Moved Far, Far Away. How I Cope
This New Yorker must now journey to Europe to see my closest family.
By Sally Koslow
, November 27, 2024
5 Min Read
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Relationships
My Romantic Partner and I Don't Live Together. Here's Why
The first Golden Bachelorette says she wants separate residences, too.
By Vicki Larson
, November 27, 2024
5 Min Read
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Relationships
At 76, I’ve Become Very Picky About the Friendships I Keep
Here are the kinds of women I stick with.
By Janie Emaus
, November 7, 2024
4 Min Read
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What Do You Want Your 'Grandma' Name to Be? Why Women Are Bucking Tradition
Here are the most popular names in 2024.
By Ann Zimmerman
, October 31, 2024
3 Min Read
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