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Do Tell: What Are Your Favorite Thanksgiving Traditions?
Thanksgiving is almost here, and it might just be my favorite holiday. Every year my family gets together for a big party at my aunt's house. I always look forward to the classic food like turkey and mashed potatoes, but I also love the dishes specific to my family, like my mom's spicy jalapeno cranberry sauce or the creamed onions made according to my grandma's recipe.
Gender Roles — Love 'Em Or Leave 'Em?
Here's a poll from OnSugar blog Rantings of a Single Girl.
Let's go back to the 1940s for a minute. My grandmother was married, raised a kid, ran a farm, taught school, and kept a clean house.
Say What? Nicole Kidman Knows Life's All About Relationships
“I think that we’re in the world to connect. Because that’s what you’re left with. You’re not left with your house or awards or money, you’re left with the people that you built relationships with.”
— Nicole Kidman tells Ladies' Home Journal that despite all her success, it's the special relationships in her life that are important to her.
Can Women Have It All?
A successful career. A loving marriage. Well-loved and well-behaved children.
Do You Get Excited to See Your Family on Thanksgiving?
Many people consider spending time with family the best thing about Thanksgiving. In our busy lives, we don't find much time to cook, eat, drink, and catch up with loved ones.
Of course, not everyone has dream families — some relatives can be rude, non-accepting, or just generally overwhelming.
5 Money Issues Every Couple Should Prepare For
We talk about love and money quite a bit here on Savvy, and many of you have had a go-round or two with your significant other about the topic. In a new relationship, resolving money issues means adjusting to each other’s spending and saving styles, and coming up with a system you can both live with. But as relationships grow and change, financial situations do too, and many couples find themselves having to adjust their approach to money after years of marriage.
Sunday Confessional: She's Jealous of Her Daughter
We're mixing things up this week and taking an anonymous confession from our new Confession Booth group for you all to weigh in on! This confessor finds herself wanting her daughter's suitor.
Am I a bad person?
How-To: Determine If You Can Live on One Income
There are too many families who were taken by surprise when one breadwinner suddenly lost his or her job, but some couples might choose to give up an income for one reason or another. Maybe one person was offered a job in another city, leaving the other one without employment, the couple wants one parent to stay home with the kids, one half of the duo is miserable at work and wants out ASAP, etc. Before you make the choice to live on one income, you need to find out if it's a viable option by following these steps.
Some Adult Children Divorce Their Toxic Parents
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family. This fact of life means that many of us put up with people we might not otherwise get along with.
Yesterday's New York Times examined what happens when certain family members, namely parents, cross the line from imperfect to completely intolerable.
Skip the Pill: Some Young Women Want to Be Sterilized
Kerry Balley, 24, is regular woman who knows she never wants to have kids. In today's Daily Mail, Kerry reveals that she plans to be sterilized before her upcoming wedding. She writes:I can't bear the thought of being tied down, a dependable mother and stable.
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