Dear Wendy
Dear Wendy

Marriage

There was a plea on Vogue.com the other day for people in committed relationships to be more revealing and forthcoming about what sex in their relationships is like. “Our reluctance to talk honestly about sex in committed relationships can reinforce problematic myths,” the Vogue writer argued. “There is a lot of information about dating, but… Read more

If you want a good marriage, throw a big wedding (150+ guests) and make sure you and your spouse haven’t slept with too many other people (more than a couple) before tying the knot, says a pair of psychology researchers from the University of Denver who conducted a Relationship Development Study (well, my marriage is… Read more

Next Wednesday, Drew turns 44 and Jackson turns 2 1/2. In September, I will be 38. Thirty-eight!! How did I get here already? This year marks twenty years since I graduated from high school  — twenty years since I started college! I look at my friends whom I met when I was 17, 18, 19… Read more

A brand new study involving interviews and surveys with more than 5,000 people of all ages, statuses and sexual orientations over a two-year period, discovered that couples who reported being happiest of all are… those without kids. This finding doesn’t surprise me too much. I would say I was probably happier in my marriage before… Read more

From the forums: My husband and I have discussed opening up our relationship since early on in our dating days, but didn’t begin experimenting until the past few months. We met in college, and have been together for almost six years. The beginning of our relationship was a struggle — he cheated on me right… Read more