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 >