Before you send that bouquet, you should know what message your flower color choice is sending to its recipient. From love to sympathy to congratulations, flowers and their colors can symbolize many emotions. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the meanings and traditions associated with flowers have evolved over time. Understanding this “language of flowers,” also […]
It turns out happily ever after can also translate to healthier ever after as married couples enjoy all types of physical and mental health benefits. Studies show marriage can help protect against heart disease and stroke and that those who say “I do” have lower levels of cortisol (aka the stress hormone). Married people even have a […]
Have you made plans for Valentine’s Day yet? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Here’s a foolproof guide to the most romantic things to do, see, taste, and indulge in around Chicago with your significant other this Feb. 14. For a Romantic Meal… Yūgen Chicago’s first contemporary Japanese fine-dining restaurant, Yūgen is a rarified breed […]
On Karen Putz’s 44th birthday, the Naperville, Illinois, mom of three was sitting on a pontoon boat, feeling sorry for herself. Putz had been a water baby growing up, the only girl who could barefoot water-ski on the lake near her family’s summer home. But with age had come responsibilities — marriage, family, work — […]
A reader struggling in her marriage asked our sex and relationship columnist Cara Sullivan a really awesome, really honest question. Cara went straight to the best sex and relationship expert she knows, the incredible Laura Berman, LCSW, PhD., an assistant clinical professor of OB/GYN & Psychiatry at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the host […]
When was the last time you went out on a hot date with your significant other? Date night isn’t a luxury … it’s essential. “When I see couples in trouble, I often wonder which came first — the growing estrangement in their relationship or the lack of effort put in to nurture it?” says marriage […]
When Jack Sklar moved to Lillian Wallach’s block in Brooklyn almost 80 years ago, he made quite a first impression. “I said, ‘Oh my God, that guy is for me,’” Lil recalls, and she told her mother she’d found the boy she would marry. Her mom didn’t take it too seriously — they were both […]
When our kids were little, my mom friends and I would pour some wine and occasionally, the talk would turn to sex. For a spicy topic, our conversation was pretty tame — basically, we’d confide how often we had sex with our husbands. We’d sympathize with our sisters who hadn’t connected in months and marvel […]
When I began reading The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra I thought it would simply contain diagrams of the famed yogic sex positions. And yes, the book does demonstrate how to drape your legs over your partner’s shoulders and assume split leg headstands, but it contains far more comprehensive instruction than that. The ancient Indian Hindu text, […]
When President Trump took office in January, people were scandalized that Melania Trump chose to stay in New York so that their son’s school year wouldn’t be interrupted. But really, the Trumps’ situation isn’t all that shocking. Lots of couples live in different cities to accommodate work and family. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates more than […]
