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The 20 first things to try once you get a divorce
Divorce is one of the most stressful situations anyone can experience, so making it out the other side can feel like a bit of a rebirth. The key is to make the most of those post-split hours (and days and weeks!). Here are 20 ways to do just that.
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Common regrets people have after 50
For many, growing older and entering the “golden years” is a time of celebration. Worries about career are often over, their homes are paid off, and they have ample time to enjoy their families or favourite activities. But for many others, the passage of time is just a reminder of all the things they haven’t done, or wish they’d done differently. These are the most common regrets people over 50 have.
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How marriage rates have changed in the last 30 years for each state
Across the board, the nation has seen a decline in marriage rates. Stacker used marriage statistics from the CDC/National Center for Health Statistics to determine how marriage rates in every state have changed since 1990.
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How to respond when your parents are critical of your parenting choices
All new moms have felt criticized or judged sometime during their first years of parenthood. Not only do mothers suddenly need to adjust to a tiny person who demands all of their time and energy, but they need to deal with people giving unwanted advice about what they’d do differently. It’s extremely hard when that type of advice comes from their own parents....
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Ask Mr. Dad: Friendship rules for kids on the spectrum
Dear Mr. Dad: My 13-year old son has Autism Spectrum Disorder. He's such a great kid - smart, athletic, good looking - but has a lot of trouble making friends. I've seen other kids exclude him and I know he feels rejected, which makes him not even want to try to connect with others. I feel sad to see him so lonely. Isn't there something we can do to help? A: While most tweens and teens are ...
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17 quirky wedding ideas for unconventional couples
Weddings are a once-in-a-lifetime chance to gather all of your friends and family into a room to celebrate your love. Why not make the occasion extra special by showing your loved ones what makes you and your partner, well, you?
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8 silent struggles that antisocial moms have
In my head, I’m a mom who loves to plan events and make new friends. In reality, I forget names very quickly and talk myself down, or freeze up, when someone asks me a personal question. While I always have a fun time when I’m out with my already-established friends, those moments are few and far between. Most of them live a state away, and I’m the only mom, meaning that conversations have changed up a little. I try hard not to constantly bring...
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Everything you need to ask your future wedding venue
A shot of a decorated wedding reception table, the table is set and ready for wedding guests to arrive. As we come out of engagement season, it’s officially time to dive into wedding planning, and let me tell y’all — I’m scared. Wedding planning is daunting and can get oddly competitive, especially if you want a late summer/early fall wedding. For me, the easiest way to soothe my anxiety and prevent bridezilla-itis was to lock down a wedding...
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Staying overnight at a hotel every once in awhile makes me a better mom
A recent trip reinforced that I don’t need to feel guilty about it either. There's nothing like waking up after a night of uninterrupted sleep. Getty Before becoming a mom almost five years ago, one of my favorite ways to simultaneously decompress and hit the reset button on my life/career was by booking a hotel room for the night. I did this when I was single and after I was married—and that change of scenery was the oxygen mask to my self-care...
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How I came to terms with raising a daughter who doesn't look like me
During labour, when my midwife announced, “I see blonde hair,” she might as well have told me she saw a kitten. I’m half-Chinese, and my husband is white, and I did well enough in high-school biology to know she could end up with light features, like her dad, or green eyes, like both her dad and my father’s. Naïvely, or maybe hopefully, I thought she would look just enough Chinese to have some of the same ethnic features I do — the almost black,...
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Paperclipping is the latest annoying dating trend you have to deal with
Inspired by a comic, Metro U.K. writer Ellen Scott coined a dating term: Paperclipping. This person pops into your life months ― even years! ― after you’ve ended things for no apparent reason, besides reminding you that they exist (and clearly are still single).
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9 things couples regret spending so much money on for their weddings
When you’re in the thick of wedding planning, every little decision starts to feel hugely important. The idea that everything should be perfect for your guests makes it hard to pinpoint the areas where you could probably save yourself some money. Often, it’s not until after the big day that you realize which splurges were worth every penny and which you could have cut back or skipped altogether. Below, former brides and grooms reveal the wedding...
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How to make divorce work: 19 strategies from experts
Couples facing divorce can spend thousands of dollars coming to agreement during a split, poison their relationship, and damage their children emotionally and financially. But there are ways to make the process easier on adults and children and less expensive, ranging from therapy to specialized software.
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What to do if you hate dating
I just got off the phone with a potential client. She's in her mid-60s, lives in New York City, is accomplished, and wants to find a partner now that she's been divorced for a number of years. All of this sounds par for the course in terms of my regular clientele. Most people I work with are in the same predicament: divorced or widowed and looking to spend the rest of their lives with a loving ...
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15 exciting snow day ideas to keep active kids busy indoors or outdoors
There’s nothing quite like a snow day. Whether you live somewhere where they are plentiful or somewhere where they’re rare, there’s something very special about a surprise day off. Kids are usually the most excited. As schools close, their imaginations open up wide to all the possibilities the day has in store....
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Dating sucks. Here’s how to make it better in 2020
It’s been about a month since I last went on a first date. I thought the night went well, but it turns out I was the only one who thought so — at least, that’s what I assume, given that I got ghosted. Dating can be rough, and if you’ve been actively dating for a while (a little over a year in my case), it can feel like a slog. You use the same apps, go to the same bars, have the same getting-to-know you convos… and then, often, never see the...
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Stay or go? 30 questions to ask yourself in the first 100 days of a relationship
Usually, in the first 100 days of a relationship, you can figure out if you’re with the right person. There are many early warning signs you can pick up on. Some signs are subtle, while others are obvious. These warning signs can help you avoid stress, headaches, and heartache. Plus, you won’t waste your time on someone who just isn’t right. To help you decide whether you should stick with your relationship or move on, here are some questions to ask yourself in those first 100 days.
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The best relationship advice I got from my parents
Part of growing up is learning to see your parents beyond their roles as mom or dad. As a kid, you tend to have little interest in hearing about their love lives prior to you: who broke your mom’s heart before your dad came along, or how your dad had been *this* close to marrying his college sweetheart. But as you get older, you’re eager to hear these stories and learn from the mistakes and positive moves they made on their way to finding each...
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Wedding season is here. See some of the best venues around Houston and Texas.
New Year's Eve parties are behind us and the new year is begging for resolutions to be honored — or neglected — which means one thing: it's officially wedding season. The period between Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day alone features six out of 10 most popular days to propose, according to Wedding Wire. And New Year's Eve is just behind Christmas Day and Christmas Eve on the ranking. Which makes sense. Couples are typically dressed up and...
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Most popular baby names shared by famous musicians
Stacker presents the top 50 most popular baby names shared by famous musicians using from Behind the Name's list of notable musicians and the Social Security Administration's 2018 name popularity rankings. Ties are broken by the names' popularity or the number of babies given those names.
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7 dating trends that gained serious momentum in 2019
When a new year begins, many of us resolve to improve our dating lives, whether it be by getting off dating apps, spending more quality time alone, or having a little more fun on dates (yes, they're awkward, but they also shouldn't be painful!).
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