In my "Love Essentially" column, published yesterday in Sun-Times Media local papers,I give relationship advice for the holidays that involves minimizing in-law drama. Not only is this something you need to read if you feel you are constantly on th...

I am constantly giving divorce advice that answers e-mails I receive from readers. But for this post, I thought I’d offer some advice based on what happened to me last Wednesday night. I’ll start from the beginning. I was headed to a suburban ...

From a reader: I have been married 10 years and I want a divorce. I love my husband so much it hurts to have to tell him I am leaving. We have been fighting for 4 years now, since my dad died, and even more so for the last year, since my mom died. Ma...

Below is an email from a woman whose husband left her, along with my divorce advice. Married 18 years and I always thought we were so happy. People said they wanted a relationship like ours. Then he dropped the bomb! Now a year later the divorce i...

In my "Love Essentially" column published today in Sun-Times Local Media papers, I list 8 great date night movies for football season. The thing is, though, you don't have to be on a date to enjoy these! They are also awesome movies to watch with a...