relationships

"Freakier Friday" actor Manny Jacinto knows that the honeymoon phase doesn't last forever, but he doesn't wait for cracks to show before working on his marriage.In an interview with Cosmopolitan published on Tuesday, Jacinto said a good piece of relationship advice he once received was to "go to couples therapy before you need it.""It goes…

At first, I was thrilled when one of my best friends from college invited me to be one of her bridesmaids.I was in my early 30s at the time, and two years prior, I'd experienced my first adult breakup. I ended a six-year relationship with a man I loved dearly and moved out of our…

When I married my husband, I knew I was marrying someone exceptional. He's kind, generous, endlessly patient, and deeply devoted to helping others.What I didn't fully understand at the time was that I was also marrying a career. One that demands nearly every ounce of his time, energy, and emotional capacity. That's because I married…

Standing in my apartment full of boxes, I had every intention of leaving California behind to continue my job hunt from my hometown in Michigan.I'd hoped my search would take me somewhere new and more conducive to my writing, like New York, when one conversation with a guy I'd met through mutual friends completely changed…

In Sweden, where my father's family is from, there is a concept called sambo. It is a word that means, loosely, partner, but more specifically it means to live or be together before or, importantly, instead of marriage. In Scandinavian culture, this is a very typical lifestyle choice. It's so usual, so mundane, there's a…

In 1997, I met my husband thanks to an obnoxious coworker. I was a 27-year-old data entry clerk at the California Department of Food and Agriculture. My coworkers were other recent graduates making ends meet. We were friends — all of us except one.This particular coworker, as she liked to remind us, came from a…

In 1997, I met my husband thanks to an obnoxious coworker. I was a 27-year-old data entry clerk at the California Department of Food and Agriculture. My coworkers were other recent graduates making ends meet. We were friends — all of us except one.This particular coworker, as she liked to remind us, came from a…

The next generation of apps we use to find love may not look like the dating apps we're used to.Amber Atherton, a partner at consumer-focused venture capital firm Patron, thinks artificial intelligence will dramatically change how we meet people online. Instead of swiping through profiles or scrolling through a feed, platforms in the AI era…

Next month, my husband Barry and I will have been together for 51 years — a length of time that frankly surprises us. We met in a classic self-help workshop in the 70s in Vancouver, BC. When people ask us the secret to a long marriage, Barry and I chuckle ruefully and reply half-jokingly, "Skip…

Some people cope with a breakup by starting a new hobby, throwing themselves immediately back into dating, or finally giving in to those BetterHelp ads. Me? I pack up my life and book a one-way flight to a new city, sometimes even a different continent.It started in 2014 after a brutal three-month run: a breakup,…