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Does Your Happiness Shine Through?

DearSugar — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:00:00 -0700

Cameron Diaz has been full of smiles these days, thanks to her new beau Paul Sculfor. But since celebrities are constantly being photographed, it's easy to make assumptions that their beaming appearance is due to that special someone. But just as people say pregnant people glow, those newly in love often really do have it written all over their face. Does this notion ring true for you? When you're truly happy, does it shine through from the inside out?

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What Makes you Happier: Apples or Chocolate?

DearSugar — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:00:00 -0700

Chocolate is filled with antioxidants and has been proven to lower blood pressure, but an apple a day keeps the doctor away, so which food makes you happiest? Which sweet treat brings a smile to a woman's face?

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Get A Grip, Kid

GiggleSugar — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:30:00 -0700

If you can't tell, this little psycho has his hands on a stack of Pokemon cards. My guess is that he just scored a rare card and the following behavior is his reaction to such good fortune. Not so fortunate are the loved ones on the receiving end of this hyper-dramatic display of insanity. May I suggest hiding the sugar?

Pursue Your Happiness With Posts From TrèsSugar Past

TresSugar — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0800

It's Pursuit of Happiness Week, so let's look back at posts that made us smile, or maybe just consider it. Nothing wrong with that! Test your knowledge on the science of happiness; tell us how you lift your spirits; or find out if love really is all you need and if happiness has an expiration date. Not feeling it? Well then tell us if happiness is contagious or grating. If all that fails, we've got the key, or chart, to happiness.

Science of Happiness Quiz	How Do You Lift Your Spirits?	Is Happiness Contagious?
Is There an Ideal Age For Happiness?	Love Is All You Need	Are You?

When you're done, head over to The Couch on the TrèsSugar Community - Pursuit of Happiness Week is being celebrated there, too.

Source: Flickr Users OpenEye, Lukeje, and naukhel

Ask a Wife: How Do I Stop Being the Other Woman?

TresSugar — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:00:58 -0800

Conventional Wisdom is a different kind of advice column. Your questions will be answered by people from all walks of life rather than by advice experts. This week, a woman in a happy marriage tries to help out a woman stuck in an affair. If you have a question you'd like answered on Conventional Wisdom, you can submit it here.

Today's Question:

I am involved with a married man and I don't know how to stop. He's been married for a couple of years, and his wife often goes out of town. I feel like I'm in a relationship with him: he calls or texts before he goes to sleep, cooks me dinner when he can, and we talk about almost anything with each other. I don't expect him to leave his wife for me, and it doesn't seem like he's going to. He just says he wishes we would have met before he got married. I know deep down that this is so wrong, but I feel like I can't do anything about it. I feel too happy when I'm around him. Help!

Signed,
The Other Woman

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Dear The Other Woman,

I have some bad news and some good news. First, the bad news: you are not happy. You are in a relationship that is damaging to both you and this man's wife. The only person remotely benefiting from the situation is this unfaithful person you are involved with.

Now the good news: real happiness does exist. You can find someone - who's not married - to talk, laugh, cry, and have sex with. And it will be so much better. But first you need to do some work on yourself. Look at your life and decide what type of person you want to be. Do you want the adjectives selfish, dishonest, and disrespectful to describe who you are? Or would you rather have the words loving, faithful, and complete describe your behavior and your relationship? Next you need to boost your confidence. Think about what has made you do something that is undoubtedly so hurtful to yourself and this other woman. Is it because you are afraid of being alone? Is it because you think this is the best thing you can get? If so, let me tell you that a little patience can go a long way. Focus on the things you really enjoy in life (do you like running? painting? traveling?), the things that make you excited, and you will only become more desirable.

The search for love is a hard and frustrating one, but you are just going down a dark and depressing path with nothing but hurt waiting at the end of it. End things with this unavailable man, figure out why you love yourself, and then you will find someone who loves you for all those qualities too.

Signed,
A Wife

Happy Caturday!

TresSugar — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:47:00 -0800

I love when cats go into crouching ~~tiger~~ kitten, hidden dragon mode on little bugs. They don't want to kill them, necessarily, they just enjoy little scurrying things. (OK, maybe they want to eff with them a teensy bit.) His flexibility is quite impressive, I have to say.

Say What? Martha Stewart's Idea of Happiness

TresSugar — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0700

"A verdant landscape filled with beautiful animals of all kinds, harp music, cumulus clouds in a bright-blue sky, and happy people conversing pleasantly, sipping cold sake from homemade bamboo cups."

-Martha Stewart shares her idea of perfect happiness with Vanity Fair. Who doesn't love hanging out with animals to the sound of harp music, while tipsy on sake?

What's your idea of perfect happiness?

Grab Bag! Problems in Your Relationship? Just Do Lunch!

TresSugar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:18 -0800

Lunch dates might be the key to a happy relationship. - Glamour
How long do men think sex should last? - Em & Lo
Today is the 11th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. - Feministing
Police ticket underage kid for holding a beer in a Facebook picture. - The Awl
Pride and Prejudice would be much better with a 20-page sex scene. - Jezebel
Should posting an inappropriate comment on the Internet get you fired? - GeekSugar
And here are some cats sitting like humans. - Urlesque

Happy Caturday!

TresSugar — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:02:54 -0700

This squash-faced kitteh sure has the sweet life! Not only does he get fed by hand, with chopsticks, but if his human ~~companion~~ servant doesn't do it fast enough, he swats her! It's good to be the king.

Happy Caturday!

TresSugar — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:08:26 -0700

Instead of creating a cat door for their little feline friend, these people made their cat do the heavy lifting. She knows how to knock on the freaking door to ask permission to be let in! I love her serious little patient face as she waits. Sigh. I heart cats.