DearSugar Needs Your Help: Why Did He Wait to Tell Me This?


Updated 12/30/08 11:46 AM · Posted by · 49 comments

DearSugar Needs Your Help: Why Did He Wait to Tell Me This?

DearSugar and Blindsided Betsy need your help. Her husband just came clean and told her that he's unhappy in their relationship and has been for quite a while now. She doesn't understand why they didn't have this conversation before they got married and she's both devastated and angry. Do you have any advice for her? Dear Sugar, I have been with my husband for six and a half years (married for Read more

You Asked: Is this Happily Ever After?


Updated 02/22/07 4:00 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

You Asked: Is this Happily Ever After?

Dear Sugar-- I'm so upset with my husband! We've been married only two months and I don't know what to do with him. He and I were best friends for several years prior to dating, so I thought I knew him pretty well. When we were friends and at first when we were initially dating, he was so kind and thoughtful; always listened and acknowledged my feelings. Then slowly he started listening less Read more

Etiquette Expert: Don't Pinterest Your Wedding When You're Single


Updated 05/23/12 3:52 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Pinterest for Wedding Before Engagement

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, YourTango. Today, modern etiquette expert Anna Post advises against pinning wedding dresses until you're engaged. Recently, we interviewed modern etiquette expert Anna Post, the great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post, and she shared some valuable online-dating and social-media tips. From being authentic and genuine to keeping the 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

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

Skip Fad Diets and Make Healthy Eating a Habit Instead


Updated 04/27/12 12:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Why Fad Diets Don't Work

There's a reason why they're called yo-yo: those diets that have you subsisting on just a few calories a day inevitably lead to ups and downs on the scale. A recent study backs up what many people who've struggled with weight loss already know: when researchers put dieters on a deprivation diet of about 500 calories, it worked at first, with study participants losing an average of 30 pounds over Read more

Grey's Anatomy Rundown, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"


Updated 04/07/12 2:08 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Grey's Anatomy Recap, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

The doctors are in the lion's den on this week's episode of Grey's Anatomy, and not just in the figurative sense. A lion attack gets the surgeons in a tizzy (and gives Derek and Meredith a good story to tell). Owen gets himself into even hotter water when he puts his foot in his mouth, and Teddy manages to insult a group of widows. The biggest development of the episode is what could have been Read more

"Feeling Stuck Between Genders"


Updated 03/14/12 10:23 AM · Posted by · 11 comments

Stuck Between Genders

This week's confession comes from our anonymous Confession Booth group in the TrèsSugar Community. Weigh in with your advice below. I'm not entirely sure how to explain this, but I really feel the need to try and hopefully I will get some positive feedback from the community. First I gotta give a little history. I was born male, but when I was 2 or so (can't remember exactly when) my father had Read more

8 Designers Take on a White Room Challenge For Charity


Updated 03/05/12 12:31 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ideas For Designing With Limited Space and Budget

Eight interior designers joined forces to transform The Teen Project P.A.D. Drop In Center in Venice Beach, CA, into one of the most stylish hangouts around — in just under a month! Aside from working pro bono, the talented group leveraged donations to turn a lackluster white box into a cheery, color-filled center that reflects the surrounding Venice Beach aesthetic. Designers included Vanessa Read more

What You Never Knew About Procrastination and How to Cure It


Updated 03/19/12 10:58 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Stop Chronic Procrastination

Some people may wonder why procrastination advice seems to never work for them and if there is a deeper issue at hand. Well, for 20 percent of the population who are chronic procrastinators, it is a serious problem that needs to be addressed, according to Joseph Ferrari, a psychology professor at DePaul University and a leading expert in the study of procrastination. For those 20 percent, Read more