When The Married Aren't Making Love (Q&A from "SEX: Getting It, Losing It, Loving It")

Wise Readers, When couples have less sex, is it because of their age—or their relationship’s? Are couples having more sex now than in past decades—or less? Single folks are having less sex than The Married and The Cohabiting…but why? And what if you’re in a low/no-sex marriage?

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Q&A from "How Big A Ring?"

Wise Readers, what’s the most creative way you can dream up to solve The Ring problem(s)—problems such as dealing with other people’s reactions to the absence of a Ring, figuring out whether or not to surprise the bride-to-be with a Ring at the proposal, or dealing with one’s own feelings about what/when to buy? Read on!

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How Big A Ring? (+ Q&A from Wedding Date)

Dear Duana, I am in a monogomous relationship with a woman that I love very much, and she me….I would like to propose to her soon, like around the holidays, and do it in a very romantic fashion. The problem is this: there is no way that I can currently afford to buy a diamond engagement ring. (This is where I need help).

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All She Wants For Christmas Is A Wedding Date

Dear Duana, All I want for Christmas is to get married or at least engaged. Alex and I fell in love right when we met. We were that romantic couple who were always cuddling, kissing, staring in each other’s eyes, all gushy-mushy, and we are still very much in love. I was hard-to-get at first, but four years later we have a baby girl and still no ring! I don’t want a big ring, and I’ve said so, but he seems to take that as, “She wants a huge ring.” So honesty isn’t working and I think he’s waiting to get rich before he proposes! When I ask if he ever thinks of marrying me, he says yes with a big smile and embraces me, but I’m just wondering…WHEN? Am I being impatient? And what can I do?

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Q&A from "Got Therapy?"

Wise Readers, Does therapy help…at all? Does it matter what kind of therapy you get? Does marriage make people happier, and are people who claim to be happy faking or exaggerating their real feelings? What if your ex was unkind to you—should you shield the kids from him? Counselor Carrie Lynne Pietig teams up with me to answer your questions this week! Read on!

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