Common sense may say couples who are nicer, less critical, and more forgiving last, but science now says nice is not for everyone. In fact, the only couples who benefit from acting happy are those who genuinely are happy. While couples who interact with courtesy, love, and respect have the best chance of lasting, forced positive thoughts and actions are not behind it; rather, their solid marriage Read more

Whether you think shyness is learned or innate, it can make finding a relationship hard enough. Now two new studies show struggles for shy people don't end after they've crossed the wedding altar. Researchers found shyness leads to more severe problems for newlyweds and lower marital satisfaction overall. From trust issues and jealousy to money problems and household management, shy people Read more

This week's Mad Men brings back a character we haven't seen in a while, Paul Kinsey, and gives us a look at a relationship between two characters — Joan and Don — who we don't often see interact (but wow, when they do, is it entertaining). Financial problems also start to make Lane Pryce sweat in a subplot that's obviously leading to something far more serious. The Paul story line kind of Read more

It's hard for me to even write this recap because I'm so mad at Grey's Anatomy right now. The death of a major character in the season finale has been teased for weeks, but it's not left until the episode's final moments. In fact, it happens in the first 20 minutes, and once it does, it's hard to focus on anything else. I'll save my spoilers for below the break, but this is definitely one of Read more

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

I don't remember aliens making an appearance in my own childhood sessions with Battleship, but I suppose when you try to make a toy into a feature-length film, you're afforded a few liberties. Unfortunately, the producers of Battleship may have spent too much time finding creative ways to explode things and not enough time on a plot, ending up with underutilized actors, in a wishy-washy Read more

One of the reasons why women love billionaire Christian Grey of the famed 50 Shades of Grey novel is that he isn't perfect. He's flawed, which suits the trilogy's underlying theme of bad boy reformation. Because of his complicated upbringing and stunted adulthood, Christian makes a lot of mistakes in all aspects of his life, which includes career and money decisions. Here are some Christian Grey Read more

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I live in Portugal, he lives in Belgium. We first met seven years ago while he was in Portugal for work for a couple of weeks. We dated innocently a few times until I saw his wedding ring. He said that he was unhappy in his marriage and thinking of separating, that he really liked me but I Read more

The relationships of Peggy, Don, and Roger are the focus of this week's Mad Men, and we see them each engage in some pretty dramatic behavior while dealing with their personal lives. Peggy and Don can't find the best balance between their partners and their careers, while Roger seems to finally get the resolution he needs from his marriage in order to move forward. There are a couple of jarring Read more