Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen
- Love + Sex
How Do You Stop Feeling Jealous About His Ex?
Do you get jealous when your boyfriend or husband sees his ex-girlfriend or ex-wife?A reader - let's call her Amanda - asked for help with her boyfriend. He sees his ex-girlfriend regularly, and talks to her a couple times a day.
- Love + Sex
Did You Get Pregnant the First Time You Had Sex?
It takes most couples a year (on average) to get pregnant - but there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason for why it takes different women different amounts of time!My most popular article on Couples Coping With Infertility is Why Can't I Get Pregnant? It lists four different "fertility checklist
- Love + Sex
How Do You Know If He's The One?
I knew my husband was "the one" the first time we hung out together. We were just friends, but he was definitely the marrying kind: responsible, caring, loving, and kind.But I wasn't ready to get married, so we stayed friends for 15 years. He moved in with another woman, I moved to Africa for 3 year
- Love + Sex
A Cheating Husband Needs Advice
"How do I save our marriage after cheating on my wife online?" asks Sammy, who describes how he cheated on his wife in Emotional Cheating - How Innocent Friendships Cause Problems. "I love my wife and kids so much. I just made the biggest mistake of my life."He didn't realize he was emotionally chea
- Fashion
What Your Hair Says About You
"Hair is often an excellent predictor of someone's self-image and lifestyle," writes Jo-Ellan Dimitrius in Reading People: How to Understand People and Predict Their Behavior - Anyplace, Anytime. However, she also says: "Because so many hairstyles are acceptable on women, most stylistic deviations d
- Work + Money
5 Signs of a Financially Healthy Woman
Are debt, credit cards, or student loans controlling you, or are you controlling them? Are your finances a source of freedom or a cause of stress? These signs of a financially healthy woman will help you figure out if money is controlling you, or if you need to take control of your money.
- Financially Fit
Best Ways to Save Money in 2011
What are the best ways to save money in 2011? It depends on your lifestyle and personality. For instance, How much debt are you in? What's your money personality? How many kids do you have? How much money do you make? What are your money goals for 2011?These money saving tips work for most people mo
- Love + Sex
Office romance gone sour? 6 ways to get over a work breakup
Breaking up isn't on anybody's bucket list, but -- ready or not -- it happens. It's especially difficult when you have to see your ex at meetings, in the office hallways, and in the lunchroom or cafeteria.My friend Tamara dated a coworker for six months. He decided things weren't working out, and br
- Healthy Living
6 signs your diet is dragging you down
Do you feel blah, bored, or chronically tired? Does your skin look poor, pale, or prickly? Do you have trouble concentrating or making decisions?Don't blame your partner, kids, or job. It could be your diet.
- Financially Fit
How to pay off your debt when you earn peanuts
It's one thing to pay off your student loan or credit card debt when you're a lawyer or doctor earning over $100,000 a year -- but it's a whole different ballgame when you make $30,000, with bonuses! I was one of those crazy starry-eyed kids who racked up thousands of dollars in college debt. I earn
- Healthy Living
How Not to Blow Your Diet on Thanksgiving
Yum -- how can you resist Thanksgiving eats and treats? Luckily, you don't have to blo your diet this weekend -- you can eat healthy and enjoy your turkey with all the trimmings.
- Love + Sex
Dump Your Relationship Baggage - 5 Ways to Heal a Heartbreak
Are you lugging around a ton of baggage from a past relationship (or several past relationships?). You're not alone -- my most popular articles are about breaking up and getting back together. It can be such a struggle to move on after a relationship ends -- even when we know the relationship is unh
- Financially Fit
Are Your Friends Keeping You in Debt? 5 Ways to Spot a Poor Friendship
My friend Michelle spends every paycheck she gets, and then some. She doesn't seem to care that she's in debt up to her eyeballs. And every time we hang out, I end up spending money that I don't have! Do you have friends like that -- friends who seem to encourage you to spend, spend, spend? If you'
- Financially Fit
23 Ways to Make Your Kids More Money Savvy
If your kids weren't born good with money, don't fret! These 23 ways to help your kids be more money savvy will teach them good money habits -- even if you're not a financial whiz like Suze Orman."How are learning to a ride bike and learning about money similar?" asks Karyn Hodgens, creator of KidsS
- Financially Fit
Knowing Isn't Doing! 6 Ways to Make Money Tips Work
You may know a gazillion money tips -- you can even work with and write about money every day, like me -- but there's a big difference between knowing about money and applying what you know to your daily life!For instance, I've known for 20 years that I should create a household budget...but do you
- Love + Sex
10 Myths About Getting Pregnant as You Get Older
My fertility doctor told me that too many wome have misconceptions about age and fertility levels. Sure, he said, we hear about women getting pregnant in their 40s - but it's easier said than done.Here are 10 facts about a woman's fertility (or infertility as she ages)...it's not exactly the best ne
- Financially Fit
6 Smart Ways to Spend Your Income Tax Refund
"More than half of all Americans will get a tax refund this year," say Scott and Bethany Palmer, authors of First Comes Love, Then Comes Money: A Couple's Guide to Financial Communication. "Since the average refund is around $2800, that money can make a significant difference to your financial secur
- Financially Fit
4 Ways to Bounce Back From Financial Bankruptcy
Has your ship sunk and now you're drowning in an ocean of unpaid bills, debt, and piranha-like creditors? Going financially bankrupt feels terrible -- but it doesn't have to be the end of your dreams of financial security or even prosperity! "Bankruptcy is designed to give people a fresh start," sa
- Love + Sex
Help! I Can’t Stop Thinking About My Ex
Relationship breakups are bad enough - but the fallout is worse when you can't stop thinking about your ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend! One of my blog readers - a guy - asked for help with his obsessive thoughts.
- Healthy Living
The Benefits of Getting Your Period
If you think getting your period isn't fun or exciting, then you don't know how cool "the curse" really is! There are several benefits to getting your period; in fact, menstruation can actually be good for your physical, mental, and emotional health.