-
You’re Already a Millionaire
— My mum doesn’t have a computer or a smartphone. She doesn’t have the Internet. I offered to buy her an iPhone once, but it sent her into a panic. This means that if I want to share photos of the kids with her I have to print them and mail them. Some live inside the 50-odd frames scattered around her quaint little beachside house, but most surely live in boxes under the bed. But one thing my mum does have is something all of us want – she’s happy. She has peace of mind and hardly a care in the world. When I think about it, she’s been this way for…
-
This Couple Eloped At Asheville City Hall, And They’re So Glad They Did
Amanda Magee first met her now-husband Sean five years ago while working at the department store Belk in Mooresville, North Carolina. Sean was there buying cologne and the two got to talking. Sparks flew right off the bat. “I had never felt that before,” Amanda told HuffPost. “There was just something about him. I don’t say it to sound mushy and hopelessly romantic, but it was unlike anything I had ever experienced.” Amanda wanted to ask for his number but decided against it. She did, however, hold onto a receipt with Sean’s name on it, hoping their paths might cross again. Huff Post is hitting the road this fall to…
-
This Kind of Breakup Hurts the Most, According to Science
Marjan Apostolovic/Shutterstock Despite what you see in romantic comedies, it takes more than a movie marathon with friends and a big tub of Ben and Jerry’s to truly get over a breakup. And while all breakups are heart-crushing, there’s one type that science has proven to be the most distressing of all. According to a new study from Cornell University, published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, the most hurtful breakup comes from being dumped for someone else—scientifically coined as “comparative rejection.” Apparently, out of the many possible reasons to leave a relationship, being traded for someone else hurts more than partners leaving to “take time for themselves,” because…
-
Count Me Among the Skeptics of Hype on Social Media
Social media dominates life in the twenty-first century. Rich or poor, city-slicker or hillbilly, Left Coast dweller or red-state denizen of the heartland, each of us (or at least anyone who has not tried to remove himself from ‘the grid’) likely owns a smartphone or computer that can access news and information from a vast digital network connecting millions of users who communicate with each other on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat. In a matter of seconds, we can plug into the grid and watch videos, comment on posts, follow trends in the news, or simply track the life and times of friends and family. It…
-
This Creative Family Photo Tells A Story Of Love, Loss And Hope
A creative family photo is giving people all the feels. Louisiana mom and blogger Chrissy Roussel shared a photo of her children with her siblings’ kids on Facebook. The photo shows the full set of 17 cousins wearing special T-shirts; each shirt has a number to indicate birth order and color to designate which children are siblings. Annabelle Rose PhotographyThis family photo is going viral. “The kids are growing so fast that we try to capture them all together whenever we can,” Roussel told HuffPost. “Since they’re all so close in age, we thought it would be fun to line them all up by birth order.” The mom said her…
-
My Wife’s Badass C-Section Was… Badass
I was 24 when my wife Mel and I had our first child 10 years ago. Tristan was 2 weeks early because Mel developed preeclampsia. Her feet, hands, face — all of it — swelled up. At the time, I didn’t really know what preeclampsia was; I didn’t realize what it could do if left unchecked, and I certainly didn’t realize that it could cause doctors to cut into my wife’s stomach and take the baby out. In fact, I didn’t know that was even an option. I went into the whole delivery wrapped innocently in a white medical suit, mask, hat, and booties. Mel, on the other hand, was…
-
The Best Date Ideas for Married Couples (and Why)
Out of the beauty of marriage arises the ease and comfortability that you begin to develop with your spouse. Slowly, you settle into an easy routine; wake up, go to work, come home, help the kids with homework and their activities, cook and eat dinner, go to bed, and repeat. Sometimes it requires a purposeful intention to disrupt the routine of life. An easy solution is a date night-a time when you and your spouse celebrate your love and replenish those burning embers to keep the fire of love going. Here are just a few recommendations. Dinner and a movie: This traditional date night option is a low-key way to…
-
6 Tips For The Perfect Family Trip
The summer travel season is upon us and that means families will be hitting the road. If you have children, then your trip will be nothing like your romantic trip to the all inclusive resort where you had two massages per day and stayed hydrated on coconuts and Heineken. Rather than fruity drinks and tropical oils, you can expect sour milk in a sippy cup and an ammonia backpack that makes your eyes water when you open it to find that water balloon diaper you stuffed there ten hours ago in the museum. Forget the romantic dinners and the walks along the beach. You will enjoy left over yogurt puffs…
-
The effects of cuddling in a relationship
[embedded content] Physician Dr. Roshini Raj explains the effects and benefits of cuddling. Love 101 is a new mini-series from Mashable and Bravo. Dr. Raj guides you through the effects of falling in and out of love. Subscribe to Mashable: http://on.mash.to/subscribe
-
5 ways to keep your husband permanently in Love with You
If anything’s hard in a relationship, it’s constantly keeping the affection of the person you love. Even though it may seem difficult, it’s not impossible. I like to think that “if there’s a will, there’s a way.” If you want something enough and you’re willing to work for it, you’ll be able to accomplish it. This applies even to love. Therefore, through experience and much pondering, I have come to the conclusion that constant attention is required to discover the little details that will help your partner fall in love with you daily. Here I share five points to help you keep your husband completely in love with you: Believe…
