Posts Tagged ‘relationships’
10 Refrigerator Rules to Dating
Every week here at Spike the Water Cooler, we will bring you a different top ten list. We will start with the basics: everyone could use a little reminder about how to keep a successful relationship, well, successful. Enjoy! &n...
Which One Is Your Partner: A “Tightwad” or “Spendthrift”?
Are you and your significant other financial opposites? If so, you’re not alone. As a financial advisor, I’ve seen time and again how the results can be quite painful. When the American Institute of Certified Public A...
In Defense of Dads
The other day saw me engaged in that time-honored February tradition of wading through a sea of pink hearts to find the least nauseating Valentine’s Day cards possible for my family and friends. This year’s crop actually wa...
Lessons from Liz Lemon
Hello my name is Julie and I am addicted to Tina Fey. This is the point where you all say “Hi Julie…” Ok, I’ll get over it. But sadly, T. Fey (What I imagine I would call her if we were best friends) is moving on from h...
Dating Across the Aisle
It’s no secret that men and women are different, but how different can they possibly be to be together? My Carrie Bradshaw senses were tingling this week when I was talking to my friend, the ultra-liberal whose boyfriend ...
Coping with Crazy
I have a confession: I have an inner crazy lady. Who doesn’t? But this is not a “wouldn’t it be a great idea to get eight cats?” crazy lady. No, this is a “you’re not good enough and everyone you love will leave you...
Why I’m Absolutely Okay Donning the Title “Romantic”
Just so you know, this story is entirely true. Really, I mean it. I promise. Just wait, you totally won’t believe me. Once, there was a boy who went to college by the beach. Between algebra and engineering, he had pre-requisi...
Top 10 Relationship Rules
As most of us know, relationships can be tricky, especially romantic ones, but there are certain general rules most people can follow in order to avoid some of the messier pitfalls they encounter with their significant others. ...
The Art of Bargaining
As anyone who has ever been in a relationship can tell you, compromise is an important component of the volatile mixture that is love. Flowers, romance and shared interests are all well and good, but the key to lasting relation...
You’re Single?!
“You’re single?” “Yup.” “Why?” “Because I want to be.” Cue the puzzled expressions of the people I meet who can’t quite seem to grasp the concept of a young, single, s...
