Guest Post: Meet the Roommate
by Cara Sprunk*Having a new roommate is tough. Especially if you are "assigned" to each other and you don't have full control over the person whose bed will be right next to yours for a full year. Trust me, I've been there. I had the worst roommate of anyone I've

What's in a Name?
I was a latecomer to the Feminist Movement, or "Women's Lib," which I vaguely recall beginning sometime in the late 1960s. In fact, I might have missed it altogether had I not been rudely awakened by the sound of the front door closing behind my husband of twenty years, who

Hormonal Birth Control
Last week the FDA approved “Ella” for sale in the USofA. Ella is a morning after “contraceptive” pill that is effective when taken up to five days after intercourse. I put contraceptive in quotes there because this new pill does not meet the true definition for a contraceptive. A contraceptive

Should You Tell Your Friend That His or Her Partner Is Cheating?
An anonymous commenter to an earlier post on adultery asked:So, if you know someone is a serial adulterer and is currently having another affair, would it be better to tell his wife? Is it better for her to know? Better for him perhaps? What about the longterm effects on his

Second Chances for the Undatable
What do Crocs, the "crotch grab," and talking in the third person have in common? According to the sagely astute people at Vh1, and arguably most of the female population, they are three qualities that make a man undatable. The special (appropriately named Undatable), aired last week, and hopefully opened

The Jet Blue attendant and everyday conflict resolution: What's the connection?
There are not too many ways or means to capture center stage on Twitter,Facebook and virtually every facet of print and digital media with one grand gesture.   Steven Slater, the Jet Blue flight attendant, demonstrated enough attention-getting power to claim such bragging rights. The air traveler AND the workers who