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


Updated 12/30/08 11:46 AM · Posted by · 38 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

"Romeo and Juliet" Couples Treated as Sex Offenders


Updated 01/26/12 9:24 PM · Posted by · 7 comments

Teen Sex Offenders

There's a major debate going on about whether teens should be jailed as sex offenders when they are having consensual sex with other teens. The groups fighting against the laws say that teens should be sent to treatment centers or counseling, not jailed and put on sex-offender registries. "The laws often don’t differentiate between a 50-year-old man molesting a 14-year-old girl, and two Read more

Helicopter Moms Get the Reality-TV Treatment


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Lenore Skenazy Free-Range Parenting Reality Show

Forget Nanny 911, there's a new parenting sheriff in town, and her name is Lenore Skenazy. Readers may remember her as the famous or infamous — depending on which parenting circles you run in — New York columnist who was dubbed the "world's worst mother" for allowing her 9-year-old son to ride the subway solo in 2008. Instead of backpedaling and trying to save face in front of all those Read more

11 Tips to Give Your Credit Score the Lift It Needs


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How to Increase My Credit Score

We're thrilled to present this smart Business Insider story here on Savvy! Trying to improve your credit can seem impossible when lenders are fearful and you're strapped for excess cash. But don't give up hope. "Focus on where you are right now and do what you can with what you have," said Justine Rivero, a credit advisor with Creditkarma.com. RELATED: 15 Things You Should Never Waste Your Read more

Should You Move Your Money to a Credit Union?


Updated 11/25/11 3:40 PM · Posted by LearnVest · 2 comments

Should You Move Your Money to a Credit Union?

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! You wouldn’t normally think of credit unions as sexy or hip. They don’t have glossy ad campaigns and beautiful branches on every street corner. Even their basic definition—non-profit financial co-ops — sounds boring. But these days, more and more Americans are clamoring to join the club of credit unions because of their Read more

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Spotted Together in Puerto Rico


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Celebrity News For November 16, 2011 Early Edition

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony together — and smiling! — People Randy Jackson close to inking deal to manage Mariah Carey — Hollywood Reporter See the original sketch for Ashley Greene's Breaking Dawn premiere dress! — InStyle Reviews are mixed for Julia Roberts's Mirror, Mirror — Lainey Gossip Find out Joseph Gordon-Levitt's occupy Wall Street connection — Huffington Post Is Read more

Group Therapy: Should I Break Up With Him?


Updated 10/20/11 6:08 PM · Posted by Tres Community · 17 comments

Do I Deserve Better?

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! My BF and I have been in a relationship for 18 months. I do love him but I'm really struggling with two issues. The first is with just how selfish he is within the relationship. Nine times out of 10 it is me that pays for the bill on dates. I'm more than fair when it comes to paying my way, Read more

10 Retirement Savings Pitfalls That Trap Savers at Any Age


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Retirement Savings Mistakes to Avoid

We're thrilled to present this smart Bundle story here on Savvy! Twentysomethings and even teens just starting out in the workforce may aspire to become young billionaires like Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and retire early. But any retiree could tell you it's not as easy as youd hope. The real trick to a comfortable retirement is to get serious and start early, ideally before home Read more

Are the Kids All Right? 5 Potential Issues With Sperm Donation


Updated 09/06/11 12:35 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Potential Consequences of Sperm Donation

The Kids Are All Right may have provided a glamorized look at what goes down when kids meet their awesome, and handsome, sperm donors, but what happens in the real world? Without a doubt, sperm donors have given many families unable to reproduce an invaluable opportunity, and it's been a positive process for thousands of families all over the globe. But as The New York Times points out, new Read more