Relationships

We know smoking and obesity are bad for our health, but now scientists have discovered something that could be even worse: loneliness.

Retailers and greeting card companies would like you to think Father’s Day is just as important as Mother’s Day. Is that really the case?

Most people have what’s called ‘personal space‘ — an amount of room that we’re comfortable having between us and other people. But have you ever wondered why?

If you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few days, you missed out on some big news: Country-star-daughter-turned-pop-princess Miley Cyrus is engaged! 19-year-old Cyrus’ longtime boyfriend, actor Liam Hemsworth, popped the question last week. On the red carpet at the CMT Music Awards (okay, actually it was purple carpet), award-winning country star Carrie Underwood gave some marriage advice

John Mayer has felt the wrath of Taylor Swift‘s guitar and pen, and he didn’t like it. The pop-singer acknowledges that ‘Dear John’ — an album cut from Swift’s 2010 ‘Speak Now’ album — is about him, but adds that he didn’t know that he’d hurt her until the song came out.

Miley Cyrus and her longtime boyfriend Liam Hemsworth are getting hitched. According to People magazine, the 22-year-old Hemsworth popped the question last Thursday with a 3.5 carat diamond ring.

Sleeping in the same bed with a partner can sometimes be a pain, especially if one of you steals blankets or you can’t agree on how hot or cold the room should be. But a growing body of research suggests sharing a bed can actually be good for your health.

Bad news for the monogamists out there: according to a new survey, fully a third of people thinking cheating on a partner is sometimes okay.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently got married — but ironically, he may want to keep his new wife off the social media site he founded. A new survey shows divorce cases mentioning Facebook are on the rise.

Over the past decade, there has been a significant amount of evidence collected that suggests that having children does not make people happy.

Men might have some problems with the dating life, but it isn’t any easier for women, mainly because some of them have to date men.

New couple alert? Could be! Rumors abound that ESPN reporter and former ‘Dancing with the Stars’ finalist Erin Andrews has hooked up with ‘Gossip Girl’ star Chace Crawford. What an incredibly good-looking pair.

How does one learn to be a good baby sitter? What kind of addictions are your kids facing that you might not even be aware of? How do you teach your adolescent child about the changes their body is going through during puberty? These are all difficult question for parents to answer but thankfully the Woman's Foundation of Acadiana is here to help with a great selection of Summer activities for your youngsters.

Gloriana‘s latest single, ‘(Kissed You) Good Night‘ — which tells the story of a guy and a girl sharing their first kiss — has been making its way up the charts lately. Because of its instant success, the song has got Gloriana members Tom and Mike Gossin thinking about their own first kisses.

When Ashton Kutcher isn't working on Two and a Half Men, he apparently stays pretty busy -- looking for love. Well, sort of.

Despite some studies that have shown the ineffectiveness of abstinence-only education for teenagers, several states and even the federal government have doubled down their stance on the controversial sex-ed program. Tennessee has taken the idea one step further.

Sites like Match.com and eHarmony make big promises of finding a lifetime of love with your soulmate without having to leave your door or even put on pants. A new study, however, found that may be the only advantage to trying to find the right guy or gal compared to the old-fashioned way.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes came under fire for letting their daughter Suri, wear heels and makeup. Now, much less famous mommyish.com blogger Lindsay Cross, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is taking a beating in the court of public opinion for admitting to letting her four-year-old daughter wear makeup.

As a touring country artist, Jake Owen has long known that he has a steady base of fans interested in his music. But the ‘Alone With You’ singer didn’t fully comprehend just how interested those fans would be in every detail of his private life, including his proposal, engagement and the engagement ring he gave to fiancee Lacey Buchanan.

To hear my male friends tell it, a trip to an IKEA store is like a journey to a well organized section of hell. Furniture shopping is not something in which we men excel. It's probably because our furniture requirements are totally different than the requirements the female of the species places on furniture.