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Do Couples Regret Having Children and Should Childless Couples Be Scorned or Celebrated? by Lorne Caplan

Saturday, April 28, 2012 - Why do we have children when we fall in love? Why do we have children? Often, it is purely for selfish reasons. It may be the desire to continue the family name and for some people, to try to positively change a bland or failing marriage. In many cases, the desire to have a family is part ..

How To Stop Having Groundhogs Day With Your Relationships by Lorne Caplan

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - Your relationship isn't working? Look at all your past partners first. I hear it almost every night. My wife has a long-time friend who complains, laments and then cries (sometimes suggesting he'll just kill himself) about the relationship he's been in for almost two years. That isn't ..

Our Fascination With Dating Shows

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - No generation created an interest in dating, but the Boomers exemplified it Each day, I receive a list of journalist inquiries and calls for casting for various new shows. Inevitably, I see at least five "new" ideas for dating and relationship shows broadcast to people of all ages. Just las ..

Be Smart and Save on Your Wedding Accessories

Thursday, April 19, 2012 - Why spend $3,000 on a wedding dress? When I first got married, my then wife just had to have the dress that she wanted. It didn't matter that it cost $3,000.00 and that she'd never wear it again.We often looked at it, with it's big 80's shoulder "puffs" and often asked why we paid hundreds to bo ..

How Much Does Love Really Cost by Lorne Caplan

Thursday, March 29, 2012 - Those That Are Romantic Won't Even Consider This Question Whenever I raise the issue of what love costs, those that are romantically inclined tell me that to have love is priceless. Of course it is, until the bills start coming in. On the other hand, not being in love, dating and doing the sing ..

Why Marriages Get Boring by Lorne Caplan

Monday, March 26, 2012 - Do you ever wonder why some couples last over 50 years? That magical anniversary that so many people either aspire to or think is some unattainable gimmick from generations past? It may seem that the harried lifestyle that so many of use lead, double income families, focusing on childrens ne ..

Does Asking What Went Wrong in A Relationship Help?

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - Emotional Investments In A Relationship and During Dating Are Huge Dating and relationships are often so difficult and emotional, that the breakups and aftermath of unsuccessful ones can be so traumatic that your physical and emotional health go right down the drain. Our libraries and book ..

Open Marriages: Only for celebrities and politicians? by Lorne Caplan

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - Impeach Clinton but Elect Gingrich For Serial Cheating? With serial cheater and philanderer Newt Gingrich being given a pass by evangelical Christians in South Carolina's Republican primary this week, we had to ask, at what point is someone with poor judgement, an arrogant personality and self- ..

The Reality Celebrity Culture of Property and Money For Sex by Lorne Caplan

Tuesday, January 03, 2012 - Is Our Relationship Culture Doomed? "For jewels, furs or mixed securities, but not for money". This was Karen Walker’s comment from the show Will & Grace. The character, famous for her callous quips, was responding to Mr. Banks as he suggests that they go up to his lavish suite (not fo ..

Husbands and Wives Suffer Eachother by Lorne Caplan

Monday, December 19, 2011 - One character flaw that we all eventually understand as we grow older, is that we aren't perfect. Unfortunately, as young couples, or soon to be marrieds, we aren't quite aware of the trials and tribulations of what goes on in a marriage. Dealing With Embarassing Situations and Bumps in the Rela ..

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