Sunday Confessional: Mad About My Sister's Pregnancy


Updated 06/26/11 9:09 PM · Posted by Tres Community · 44 comments

Annoyed With Sister's Pregnancy

This week's confession comes from our anonymous Confession Booth group in the TrèsSugar Community. Weigh in with your advice below. I'm so annoyed my sister is pregnant, considering I'm supposed to get married in 6 months. She just announced it. Way to steal my thunder. There's lots of great stuff going on in our community — join it, check it out, share your posts or advice in the great Read more

Jake Gyllenhaal on How His Sister Helps Him Love Women


Updated 11/02/10 11:35 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 0 comments

Jake Gyllenhaal Quotes From Esquire UK

"I admire her and continue to admire her. That might play into the reason I don't have much of a problem letting the women I've worked with shine. I love women." — Jake Gyllenhaal tells Esquire UK that admiration for his sister Maggie has helped him honor all women. Just another benefit of having a sister! Read more

Were You the Favored Child?


Updated 10/11/10 9:22 PM · Posted by · 24 comments

Do Mothers Favor Sons Over Daughters?

Parents aren't supposed to have favorites, but they totally do. Sometimes it's as simple as birth order and personality, as complex as a personality connection, or as unfair as gender. So let's talk about unfairness. A survey, which spoke to 2,500 moms in the UK, determined sons really are mommas' boys. Though one-half of moms (or should I say mums) acknowledge it's unfair to treat children Read more

The Benefit of Having a Sister


Updated 06/08/11 11:04 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 14 comments

Benefits of Having a Sister

Siblings teach us how to maintain friendships, get along with different people, and resolve conflict, but sisters do all that while making us happier. Researchers at Brigham Young University followed 395 families with more than one child — with at least one between 10 and 14 — for a year. Regardless of age differences or birth order, those with sisters were less likely to feel unloved or Read more

Grab Bag! When a Younger Sister Gets Married First


Updated 06/15/10 7:06 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 5 comments

Younger Sister Gets Married First

Would you care if your younger sister got married first? — Lemondrop What is "header face?" — The Frisky Hot men you can see in theaters this Summer — BuzzSugar And here are Summer date movies your guy might actually watch — GuySpeak Overseas love or boyfriend? — YourTango Texting is not communicating — College Candy Source: Flickr User Jessica Higgins Read more

Have You Ever Dated the Same Person as Your Sibling?


Updated 02/24/10 7:51 PM · Posted by TresSugar · 40 comments

Have You Ever Dated the Same Person as Your Sibling?

Last week, one of my pals here at Sugar HQ told me a frightening story. While talking to her younger sister, she mentioned a nightmare date she went on with a guy she met online. As she started describing the guy and his aggressive touchy-feely nature, her sister wanted to hear more. Turns out the sister had been out with the same jerk a few times before! My friend was less than pleased, Read more

Do You Have a Lot in Common With Your Siblings?


Updated 10/29/09 10:25 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 24 comments

Do You Have a Lot in Common With Your Siblings?

The Knowles sisters both looked fierce today in Japan, where they are promoting handbags for Disney. Beyonce and her younger sister Solange both like to sing, but they seem to rock different personal styles and public personas. For example, when Solange shaved her head last month, the Twitter-happy sister explained to her tweeps: "i. just. wanted. to. be. free. from. the. bondage. that. black. Read more

Sunday Confessional: I Lost My Sister's Favorite Jacket


Updated 06/24/10 3:46 PM · Posted by · 44 comments

Sunday Confessional: I Lost My Sister's Favorite Jacket

I'm a forgetful person by nature and my older sister takes every opportunity possible to call me irresponsible. Friday night her boyfriend surprised her and took her away for the night to celebrate their anniversary. She asked me to feed her cat while she was gone since I have a set of her keys, so while at her place, I browsed through her closet. I decided to borrow her leather jacket that I've Read more

Women's Colleges Try to Sell Liberal Arts in Middle East


Updated 06/04/08 4:31 PM · Posted by LibertySugar · 9 comments

Women's Colleges Try to Sell Liberal Arts in Middle East

Five American women's colleges are taking their admissions presentations overseas — to the Middle East. School officials have been speaking with young women in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. The appeal to Middle Eastern women is paradoxically natural and awkward. Single-sex education is the norm in the Middle East; however, liberal ideas espoused on traditionally Read more

You Asked: Why Is He Always Here?


Updated 04/22/08 12:31 PM · Posted by · 25 comments

How Do I Deal With My Sister's Boyfriend Always at Our Home?

Dear Sugar, I live with my sister. She has a boyfriend, and they've been together for almost a year. At first, she would go stay at his house and he would come stay at ours on limited occasions, but now he comes over almost daily. Instead of leaving in the morning like he used to, he's been hanging around until mid-afternoon. When we first moved in together, I had no idea that I'd have two Read more