As our June 16 wedding day approached, my fiancé got a lot of advice from married coworkers and friends about how to navigate his future relationship. It boiled down ...

In just a few weeks, more than 500 Catholic singles will head to San Diego, California for a weekend of panel discussions, socializing and prayer about the vocation ...

According to our recent BustedHalo survey, respondents said they went on their first date, on average, at age 16. But what if you're in your college years and ...

Nina, a 27-year-old anesthesiology resident in New York City, met a man at a bar recently. After some flirtatious small-talk, he asked her what she did for work. ...

If I could offer one piece of advice to a Catholic couple preparing for marriage it would be this: Sign up for a Catholic Engaged Encounter weekend ...

We've all heard about men who are "afraid of commitment." Self-help books warn women away from these men, saying that these guys will break a girl's heart. But ...

Five weeks ago I slipped and fell on the ice on my way home from the gym, fracturing my arm bone straight across the top, right at the shoulder. Your shoulder is connected to your ...

When I was 16, I memorized the sheet music to Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" and gave my crush a Valentine's Day concert. At 23, I baked ...

It's the subject of great literature from Don Quixote to The Great Gatsby. It's the emotions behind ballads from the Eagles to Coldplay. Unrequited love is a love that isn't reciprocated—and it's something that most ...

Since the 1930s, researchers have been asking men and women what they want in a spouse. And my, how times have changed. Here's a round-up of national preferences. Where do you stand? ...

You've made your New Year's Resolution list. Perhaps you've resolved to go to the gym more often or to call your parents and grandparents regularly. Maybe you've decided this is the year that you are ...

"Hi, I'm Christine," I said, nervously announcing the obvious as I stepped into my fiancé's aunt's living room for Thanksgiving last month. Peter and I had gotten engaged over ...

Keisha Castle-Hughes, the 16-year-old unmarried actress who plays the Virgin Mary in the new movie, The Nativity Story, is pregnant by her 19-year-old boyfriend. Last week CNN could ...

I've been really busy recently. I've been dashing into church 10 minutes late because I had to send "just one more email." During Mass, I've been thinking about work rather than paying attention to the ...

Shiena is an East Indian anesthesiology resident in New York City. Her parents want her to marry an Indian man for cultural and religious reasons. Instead, she's been dating ...

Note to BustedHalo readers from Christine: In February 2005 I wrote an article for BustedHalo under the title, "Overqualified for Love?" where I asked readers to share their thoughts on ...

Among the first pieces of advice for the newly engaged couple is to set up a wedding registry as soon as possible. If you don't, you'll get six toasters ...

Perhaps it was because I went to an all girls' school, but when I got to college, most of my closest friends were guys. I've got great photos of me being held up by six ...

Opposite-sex friendships are great, and can be completely uncomplicated. Or they can get you into a whole heap of trouble. Sometimes a movie hits a chord in the ...

John was attending a work cocktail party with his girlfriend Angie when they had a fight. Angie attends receptions for her job all the time, but this was the ...