Dr. Christine B. Whelan is an author, professor and speaker. She and her husband, Peter, and their dictator cats, Chairman Meow and Evita Purron, live in Pittsburgh. Her book "Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women" is available in stores or at the Halo Store.

	December 7th, 2009 Does the Internet Know How We Feel? Researchers try to reveal beauty and humanity on the web Feel festive, cheerful and blessed around Christmas — but then slide into the doldrums in the first weeks of the New Year? Financially illiterate — and ...
	December 1st, 2009 Love American Idol? Can you spare three minutes to truly make a difference? Consider this your invitation to join thousands of students already participating in American Idol for charities. It'll take just a few minutes to vote, it's ...
	November 9th, 2009 Defining the Hook-Up Culture What exactly does it mean and how is it affecting young adults' behavior As a young professor at a big university, I'm able to talk to my students about rather personal issues like hooking up, relationships and sex. ...
	October 25th, 2009 Dying for Spiritual Enlightenment The recent Sedona sweat lodge tragedy highlights some dangers in our obsession with self help What would you do for spiritual enlightenment and personal success? Would you agree to spend 36 hours alone in the desert without food or water ...
	October 13th, 2009 Toxic Friendships Among women, relationships can get complicated "We need to talk." The four dreaded words that strike fear into all of us. "We need to talk" is almost never the start of a ...
	September 28th, 2009 Conquering the Daisy Complex Learning to fear regret more than rejection Call it the Daisy Complex: So many of us worry ourselves sick — think of that silly game where you pluck the petals off a ...
	September 14th, 2009 Faced with Bereavement How to support a friend or loved one who's grieving On a recent Friday night a friend of mine called to tell me her husband had died suddenly. He didn't suffer and she was with ...
	August 31st, 2009 Responding to Recession Romance Our readers weigh in on how the economy has affected their love lives Katie, 27, and her fiancé, Ryan, got engaged in October, 2008, just as the economy was beginning its free-fall. Ryan was graduating from law school ...
	August 3rd, 2009 Romance in a Recession How is the economic downturn affecting relationships? Tim is an unmarried 29-year-old with a master's in statistics. He'd like to meet a great woman, get married and start a family, but he ...
	June 28th, 2009 Jon and Kate + Commiserate Reality show rubbernecking Recently, I've been tuning in to Jon & Kate Plus Eight at the gym. I watch on the sly like I'd rubberneck on the highway: ...
	June 1st, 2009 Balancing Act Nurturing our relationships when we're 'too busy' For the last six months, I've been busier than usual with work. In January and February, I was promoting my new book Marry ...
	May 3rd, 2009 Saying Yes to Sex Reconsidering a woman's "wifely duty" A few weeks ago, a friend sent me a column titled "Women need to say yes to sex." I had my back up ...
	April 13th, 2009 The Princess Speaks… Our Pure Sex, Pure Love columnist offers some background on her new web video series The Princess, The Priest and the War for the Perfect Wedding Thinking about getting married? Engaged? Welcome aboard the emotional rollercoaster: Planning a wedding and anticipating a marriage is a joyful time of preparations — but ...
	April 6th, 2009 Relationship Strategies in an Economic Downturn Some highlights from our columnist's visit to CBS TV's Early Show This morning, I appeared live on "The Early Show" on CBS to discuss dating and relationship strategies during an economic downturn. Watch the ...
	March 22nd, 2009 The Ambitious Christian… Can ambition be a Catholic virtue? Margot, 31, wants to be the first female partner at the boutique law firm where she's worked for four years. She's getting great reviews from ...
	March 8th, 2009 Do Women Sin Differently Than Men? Recent comments in the Vatican newspaper raise questions There's a new study out from the Vatican: Seems men and women confess to different sins. The most commonly confessed sin for women ...
	February 22nd, 2009 Mating by Numbers New statistics show that what men and women want in a mate has changed drastically in the past 70 years It's the perennial question: What do men and women want in a spouse? Men are increasingly interested in an educated woman who is a good financial ...
	February 9th, 2009 Whom Not to Marry We’re turning the tables and asking our readers for advice Calling all Pure Sex, Pure Love readers: I'm teaming up with one of the most famous priests in America to bring you the best dating ...
	January 25th, 2009 Am I Incomplete? Is the single life a vocation or just a test of patience... Erin recently broke up with her boyfriend of two years. They were serious and considering marriage, but he didn't want children and Erin, 27, very ...
	January 11th, 2009 SWANS Guide Christine Whelan discusses her new book, Marry Smart Millions of singles made a New Year's resolution to be more proactive about their love lives. Sound like you? If you want to find ...