Author: Jackie Pilossoph

Here is an email from a reader  seeking advice about getting mixed signals from a girl. He is seeing a woman who is 7 years older than he is. The two have known each other for awhile, and she reached out to him when she heard he was divorced.   ...

Today is my birthday and I have decided that I am going to be present. I’m 53 today, and I want to share some thoughts on how to be present and what that means to me.   A few months ago, I was having an argument with someone and he said,...

When it comes to being happy in a relationship, there are certain components necessary, such as being able to laugh together, liking each other, being kind to each other, and having a healthy sex life. But there's one key component that I think feeds...

When I read in the news about Robert Redford retiring, I decided to celebrate him and his movies--mainly his romances, in this week's Love Essentially.   There's Nothing Like Those Robert Redford Romances by Jackie Pilossoph for Chicago...

When I was going through my divorce, I had the feeling that most divorced couples were still doing the traditional custody arrangement, where Mom has the kids during the week, and Dad gets them one night a week and every other weekend. Especially in ...