8 things I've learned about marriage

Alex and I are celebrating our fifth wedding anniversary tomorrow. Over the years, I've learned many things about marriage—both what to ...

The key to a good marriage

Psychologist John Gottman has a crazy party trick: He can watch a married couple interacting and then predict with 94 percent certainty whet...

A 19-hour vacation in NYC

Last Saturday, we took a one-night vacation. As I mentioned , we hadn't traveled without kids since before Anton was born, and we had be...

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Or an ambivert?

You may be surprised. Here's a little quiz... Read More >

Would you rather...

Whenever Alex and I are on a trip—on a plane, on a train, out to dinner, at the beach —we end up playing "Would You Rather?" It...

An astrology reading

Over the past year, Alex and I have booked dates through HowAboutWe , the dating and relationships site that helps plan offbeat dates for co...

Playing games at home

During this never-ending winter, we kept getting into ruts at night, where we would make dinner, flop on the sofa and watch TV. But now that...

What time of day do you like having sex?

So, a funny thing happened the other night... Read More >

How often do you say "I love you" to your loved ones?

I read something fascinating the other day... Read More >

Pillow talk

This past fall, when I was feeling bummed out , Alex and I started a tradition to try to cheer me up... When we would lie down in bed at nig...

Date idea: Pool lessons

Now that Anton is finally sleeping (yay!), Alex and I have been excited to go out on date nights again. So we checked out the dating and re...

The joy of double dates

Last night, Alex and I went out to dinner for one of the first times since Anton was born four months ago. (It felt so good to be out!) We m...

Getting massages at home!

When the dating and relationships company HowAboutWe reached out to me about going on a NYC date, I really wanted to say yes. But the catch...

Did you have sex on your wedding night?

Couples are expected to have wild sex on their wedding night, but I've always been curious about... Read More >

Our fourth anniversary

Today is our fourth anniversary! Last night, Alex and I reminisced by looking through photos from when we were first dating... This was the ...