You book the babysitter and head out for that one blissful evening a week: date night. But is it really a date, or just a night without the kids? Break the cycle of dinner/movie/dinner/movie and make your date night an actual date. Something new, out of the ordinary and fun. You love chocolate, but you’re […]
Your husband would be perfect if he just … stopped slouching, remembered you hate red roses, offered to drive the carpool once in a while, stopped biting his nails, etc. And your kids? Also perfect they would stop procrastinating, clean their rooms and put down their phones! Do you keep these constructive criticisms to yourself? […]
If your husband needs to find male friends who aren’t work friends or golf friends, but other dads—hook him up with a local Adventure Guide program through the YMCA. Another benefit? One-on-one time for dad and daughter or dad and son. Rob Faurot, a Wilmette Adventure Guide dad with an 8-year-old daughter, says that the […]
What happens when your girlfriend dumps you? Endless tears brought on by grief… A mango-size pit in your stomach, aching from sadness… The desire to consume a pint of Ben and Jerry’s Chubby Hubby in one sitting to fill the empty space in your heart… These symptoms are pretty typical when a romantic relationships ends, […]
In the 2003 movie “Something’s Gotta Give,” audiences were surprised and delighted to see Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson get steamy between the sheets. Last year, audiences were titillated by Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin’s lusty bedroom antics in “It’s Complicated.” The popularity of these movies underscores two things: 1) mature adults (especially women) […]
Collaborative law is a way of getting a divorce without going to court. The focus is on finding solutions, not assigning blame—a common occurrence in traditional divorce litigation. The approach is gaining in popularity, according to Carol Patinkin, executive director of The Lilac Tree: Resources for Divorcing Women, an Evanston-based nonprofit serving women throughout the […]
Summer days are hot, but according to North Shore residents, summer nights are when things really start to sizzle. Darkness brings an aura of mystery and excitement; it heightens our senses. And there’s an abundance of sensuous stimuli out in the shadows. Nature at night is seriously sexy. Love Bugs To Alicia of Evanston, the […]
This Father’s Day do him and yourself a favor: Train your man. I admit it sounds demeaning, maybe even demoralizing.
Remember how spontaneous sex used to be before you had children?
We love to read at Make It Better and we’re busy grabbing books for the upcoming break—whether we’re going to Florida, Fiji or just staying put in Fort Sheridan. Here are our suggestions. Add yours! Adventures in eating: On a Dollar a Day: One Couple’s Unlikely Adventures in Eating in America by Christopher Greenslate […]
