"My Co-Worker Has Feelings For My Boyfriend"


Updated 05/21/12 9:30 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Co-Worker Likes My Boyfriend

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I desperately need some advice. Here goes . . . Me, my friend, and new boyfriend work at the same workplace. My friend is pretty close to my boyfriend as they work in the same department. I was fine with this before I found out she had a crush on him at the same time as me. It all started Read more

Savvy Confessions: Asking For a Raise (It's Complicated)


Updated 05/20/12 2:28 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Ask For a Raise Without Sounding Needy

This post was submitted (anonymously, as always) to our Savvy Confessions group. Got any advice? Leave it in the comments. Hi, fellow Savvy Confessors. I've got an issue I've been struggling with that I could seriously use some help on. I am in a job where I am paid to be "available." I am paid salary (based on an hourly rate at 40 hours a week) regardless of how little or how much I work. Some Read more

"I Don't Want to Have an Arranged Marriage"


Updated 05/20/12 11:56 PM · Posted by · 15 comments

I Don't Want an Arranged Marriage

This week's confession comes from our anonymous Confession Booth group in the TrèsSugar Community. Weigh in with your advice below. I'm a 23-year-old girl from a Sikh family where all girls in the house are traditionally married off through arranged marriage. I have been told to go and see a boy tomorrow, as my father's friend has insisted we go. I begged and pleaded to my mom that I do not Read more

"I Want to Include My Long-Distance BF in Wedding Planning"


Updated 05/21/12 10:22 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

Long-Distance Boyfriend Wedding Planning

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! Hey, all. I'm thrilled to be engaged to my guy, and we are getting married in a few months. We presently live an ocean apart. I've got loads of support with planning (thank goodness, as I'm not particularly equipped when it comes to weddings), but my dilemma comes from making sure my guy Read more

How Not to Destroy Your Marriage


Updated 05/18/12 12:53 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How Not to Destroy Your Marriage

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Today, Mark Tyrrell offers eight relationship tools to make your marriage work. "All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble." — Raymond Hull So how do you make your marriage work? Or do you just blindly hope it'll take care of itself? Think of a hot, successful Read more

8 Ways Frugal Travelers Save on Trips


Updated 05/18/12 1:25 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Save Money on Traveling

If you haven't planned your Summer trip yet, then you've missed out on the first rule of budget traveling: plan in advance so you can score better deals. But that's OK, because you can still save money on your trip by following these other eight tips for traveling on the cheap. Read more

"Is My Boyfriend Talking to His Female Friend Too Much?"


Updated 05/18/12 11:42 AM · Posted by · 38 comments

Boyfriend Close to Female Friend

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! Please do not judge me and actually give me advice. I've been with my guy for one year and a half now. He has his fair share of friends, including females: which is totally fine with me. I am NOT a jealous person. However, he has this one female friend that he's known for nine years and in he Read more

Online Dating: 5 Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd


Updated 05/17/12 12:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How To Stand Out Online Dating

We're happy to present this excerpt from one of our favorite sites, YourTango. Today, David Osterczy gives us an excerpt from his new book 101 Online Dating Tips. Here is a smattering of tips from my latest book, Dating DeMistyfied, 101 Online Dating Tips. I've left out much of "the meat and potatoes," but left in enough content for you to get an indication of what you will learn from this book. Read more

6 Tips For Dealing With Debt Collectors


Updated 05/17/12 9:53 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Deal With Debt Collectors

If your bill is long past its due date, then expect the debt collectors to come a-knockin'. Hiding from them and pretending they don't exist is not a good solution; it will only aggravate the problem and make things worse. Dealing with the issue head-on might help you catch a break. Here are a couple tips for dealing with those dreaded debt collectors: Know your rights. As consumers, we are Read more

"Does His Single Facebook Status Matter?"


Updated 05/18/12 3:36 PM · Posted by · 7 comments

Changing Facebook Relationship Status

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! We have been dating for two years now, already talking about marriage. A year ago I changed my facebook relationship status into "in the relationship." He didn't. He is still single in Facebook. I never brought this up as it is sounds childish. Two months ago I changed mine into "single." I Read more