Etiquette Expert: Don't Pinterest Your Wedding When You're Single


Updated 05/23/12 3:52 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Pinterest for Wedding Before Engagement

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, YourTango. Today, modern etiquette expert Anna Post advises against pinning wedding dresses until you're engaged. Recently, we interviewed modern etiquette expert Anna Post, the great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post, and she shared some valuable online-dating and social-media tips. From being authentic and genuine to keeping the Read more

How Not to Destroy Your Marriage


Updated 05/18/12 12:53 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How Not to Destroy Your Marriage

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

Grey's Anatomy Rundown, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"


Updated 04/07/12 2:08 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Grey's Anatomy Recap, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

The doctors are in the lion's den on this week's episode of Grey's Anatomy, and not just in the figurative sense. A lion attack gets the surgeons in a tizzy (and gives Derek and Meredith a good story to tell). Owen gets himself into even hotter water when he puts his foot in his mouth, and Teddy manages to insult a group of widows. The biggest development of the episode is what could have been Read more

"Feeling Stuck Between Genders"


Updated 03/14/12 10:23 AM · Posted by · 11 comments

Stuck Between Genders

This week's confession comes from our anonymous Confession Booth group in the TrèsSugar Community. Weigh in with your advice below. I'm not entirely sure how to explain this, but I really feel the need to try and hopefully I will get some positive feedback from the community. First I gotta give a little history. I was born male, but when I was 2 or so (can't remember exactly when) my father had Read more

What You Never Knew About Procrastination and How to Cure It


Updated 03/19/12 10:58 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Stop Chronic Procrastination

Some people may wonder why procrastination advice seems to never work for them and if there is a deeper issue at hand. Well, for 20 percent of the population who are chronic procrastinators, it is a serious problem that needs to be addressed, according to Joseph Ferrari, a psychology professor at DePaul University and a leading expert in the study of procrastination. For those 20 percent, 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

Labor of Love: Should a Relationship Take Work?


Updated 09/01/11 1:15 PM · Posted by TresSugar · 29 comments

Should Love Take Work?

The end of a relationship's honeymoon period typically comes with a realization that your partner can in fact do some wrong. It may start to bother you that he's not as social as you'd like, tunes out when you're venting about friends, or has irresponsible spending habits. And as time goes on, and you start to take each other for granted, it might take more effort to make time for date nights, Read more

Group Therapy: Does My Friend Need Therapy?


Updated 06/22/11 9:25 AM · Posted by · 7 comments

Does My Friend Need Therapy?

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I have a friend who was in an emotionally abusive relationship from late high school throughout the majority of college. He was controlling, manipulative, and made constant disparaging remarks about her. He was the puppet-master in her life for years. When she finally broke free of him, all Read more

Group Therapy: Should I Break Up With Him?


Updated 10/11/11 6:23 PM · Posted by · 19 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

Group Therapy: Boyfriend Not Ready to Get Engaged


Updated 04/10/12 5:39 PM · Posted by · 33 comments

Boyfriend Not Ready to Get Engaged

This question comes from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! My boyfriend and I have been together for a year and almost 8 months.  He is 31 and I am 29, and we do not live together.  I love him dearly and most of the time we have a great relationship; he is very patient and nurturing, and we have so many common interests.  The problem is that I Read more