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June 14th, 2010
Our Pure Sex, Pure Love columnist on her new blog
Vice and sin are sexy.
Character and virtue... not so much.
But where's the line between them? What exactly is a virtue? Can it be taught? Are ...
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June 4th, 2010
Dr. Christine Whelan and Nathalia Ortiz discuss SATC's success
When Sex and the City 2 arrived in theaters last Friday, women across the country were eagerly anticipating its release ...
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June 1st, 2010
Some social scientists argue that it is
Today, the median age of marriage is 26 for women and 28 for men. Is that too old?
An increasingly vocal group of social commentators are ...
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May 17th, 2010
What exactly is it? What is the perception of the frequency? What is the reality?
What is a hook up?
As a not-that-old, not-that-out-of-touch college professor who teaches classes on the sociology of marriage, family and gender, this is one of ...
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May 3rd, 2010
More on deciphering the meaning of who pays on dates
If a woman insists on paying for her $3 coffee when she's on a first date with a guy, does that mean she's probably not ...
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April 19th, 2010
Women aren't the only ones wondering whether their date is really "into" them
I recently received this note from long-time Pure Sex, Pure Love reader, Phil, a 26-year-old in Iowa. In a previous column, I'd suggested to ...
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April 5th, 2010
A reader asks whether she should become Catholic for her boyfriend
A few weeks back, a reader wrote in with a powerful question: She had been drawn to the Catholic Church because of her boyfriend. Should ...
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March 22nd, 2010
A new social history says that the women were given the burden for making 20th century marriages work. Whose responsibility is it today?
If I told you that "relationships take work," you'd roll your eyes. That's so obvious to all of us in 2010 that it barely counts ...
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March 9th, 2010
The Princess, The Priest and the War for the Perfect Wedding Episode 13
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Send us your questions!
We encourage you to email us questions, or record a short ...
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March 8th, 2010
Shattering some age-old myths in under a minute
If you scanned the bookshelves in my office, you'd think I have a lot of problems: I've got books on how to find a date, ...
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February 24th, 2010
The Princess, The Priest and the War for the Perfect Wedding Episode 12
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February 22nd, 2010
On its 5th anniversary, Christine Whelan discusses the purpose of Pure Sex, Pure Love
Two weeks ago I wrote a column based on the book A Little Bit Married, a guide for couples in long-term relationships. In it, ...
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January 25th, 2010
The Princess, The Priest and the War for the Perfect Wedding Episode 11
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December 28th, 2009
You're not alone. Some strategies and ideas for change.
A new CatholicMatch.com poll has given us some data to prove what we already know: The holidays are a tough time to be ...
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December 18th, 2009
The Princess, The Priest and the War for the Perfect Wedding Episode 10
Want to see more? Watch other episodes of "The Princess, The Priest and the War for ...
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December 7th, 2009
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 ...
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November 9th, 2009
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. ...
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October 25th, 2009
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 ...
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October 13th, 2009
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 ...
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September 28th, 2009
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 ...
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