what should couples do before deciding to end a marriage?

I am getting ready to send my kids, daughter 7 and son 10 to Mexico for the month of December to visit their grandparents there for the holidays. I am concerned, as every mother would be, about their overall well-being. I am paranoid about them being kidnapped or becoming ill, but the risks for concern for that part of the country are even less than the risks for concern where we live on the eas... read more »

My fiancee Mike and I have been together for 5 years. We have a daughter and one on the way. Mike has a 7 year old son from a previous relationship. Mike and his ex, Mary, had the little guy when they were teens, and my future in-laws took Mary in and helped raise their son. Now Mary has two kids with her current boyfriend. There is constant drama relating to Mary and the 7 year old. Between her c... read more »

My younger and only sister has just told my parents she is going through Chemo and Radiation treatments again. She was found to have cervical cancer about two and a half years ago which resulted in a radical hysterectomy and a few months of chemo and radiations treatments. She then went in for a followup visit six months after the surgery and supposedly had to go through another few months of ju... read more »

My sister in law isn't speaking to our extended family because we attended her daughter's baby shower (she is Jewish and says it is taboo in their faith). Her daughter wanted to have the shower anyway, and many of us went to support her daughter, this being her first baby. Each Thanksgiving, we host dinner, and do a secret santa to pick one person in the family to buy a gift for (we ha... read more »

How do i know iy boyfriend really loves me?

okay so I have this awful stepmom. she's been married to my dad for like eleven years now and I cannot stand her! she is a constant pain in the ass, and it seems like no matter what I do or don't do she always blames me for every little thing in her life. she takes out all of her daily stresses on me, she practically controls my dad's every move and despite the innocent little act t... read more »

My son is 11 and has been in the same school since kindergarten. I am a single mom and I really want to buy a house and its just too expensive around here to buy or rent. Right now I am in a 600sq ft duplex apt paying $700/mo for and we just need more room. And in the next county over I can 2000 sq ft house for that each month. But in order for me to buy a house I have to relocate him to another c... read more »

im pregnant how do i tell my parents

Okay, so I love my family very much, but my dad's side of the family is very, conservative I guess would be the word. They frown upon tattoos, gauges, and basically just about anything thats not ralph lauren or lands end (no offense intended). While me, on the other hand, I secretly have gauges that I have to hide from my dad, and when I get into college, I really want to get a tattoo, and (s... read more »