Life can be hard. There's no doubt about it. Everyone has problems every single day--large and small. But too much whining and complaining can make everything worse, including your love life. That is the subject of this week's Love Essentially column...
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The Anthony Weiner Sexting Scandal: What We Can Learn About Faithfulness and Addiction
What We Can Learn From The Anthony Weiner Sexting Scandal by Jackie Pilossoph for the Chicago Tribune Pioneer Press "Strike three, you're out!" isn't something the Chicago Cubs are hearing much lately, but those words just hit Anthony W...
Relationship Advice: What To Expect When you Expect Too Much
“Don’t expect anything and you’ll never be disappointed.” That was said to me by a friend a long, long time ago. At the time, I felt like she was being pessimistic and negative. I was very very wrong. Not only is this not a negative way of th...
How To Tell Your Partner You Cheated And That’s Why You Got Divorced
Finding love after divorce is exciting and such a wonderful time in a person's life. But it's also a scary time, because you're putting yourself out there again with the risk of getting hurt. As you begin to really get to know each other, conversatio...
Garry Marshall Gave Us The Gift of Optimism In Love and Romance
Garry Marshall Inspired Audiences In Love And Romance by Jackie Pilossoph for Chicago Tribune Media Group When I was a fifth-grader, there was no one I envied more than Pinky Tuscadero. After all, Pinky was the Fonz's girlfriend! What I didn't kn...