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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 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 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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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 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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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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September 14th, 2009
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 ...
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August 31st, 2009
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 ...
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August 3rd, 2009
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 ...
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June 28th, 2009
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: ...
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June 1st, 2009
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 ...
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May 3rd, 2009
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 ...
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April 13th, 2009
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 ...
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April 6th, 2009
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 ...
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March 22nd, 2009
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 ...
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March 8th, 2009
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 ...
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