Dear Ani Ram,

My boyfriend and I have been together for about three months and so far we have a great relationship. However, I’m not sure how to handle this one issue. I’ve been invited to two weddings this summer. I asked my boyfriend if he would like to come with me to both weddings and he declined. His reason was that he didn’t know either of the two girls and wouldn’t know anyone there. I thought that it was his boyfriend-duty to

This post is for the men. Listen up, guys! At some point you’ve all felt that your woman is crazy and that she is overreacting to the most insignificant things. The truth is, you aren’t alone, and she isn’t crazy… you probably just had bad timing!

As a woman, I feel that I am a victim of timing. Sometimes, even my marriage falls victim to timing. Timing is everything and, unfortnately, there is only a 50/50 chance of having good timing when it

It occurred to me recently that I needed to share my views about online dating with you. What good is online dating advice without online dating? This isn’t just a topic for me. It’s an experience. Here’s another secret: that’s how I met my husband.

It wasn’t that long ago that no one would ever admit that they were on a dating website. Online dating was for people who couldn’t meet someone in person. It was for people who were hiding

Valentine’s day is just around the corner. Commercials and advertisements are on perpetual re-run, on every media channel, telling men to “buy her this,” “send her that,” “indulge her with this,” and “surprise her with that.” With the multitude of programs out there to help men prepare for this holiday, and be ready to surprise her with some sort of gift on hand, I can’t help but notice so many women around me wondering, asking each other, and scrounging for ideas about, what to get HIM this Valentine’s Day.

Building a functional relationship is one of the most difficult challenges that men and women may ever have to face in their lives.  It’s also one of the only challenges that requires full collaboration by both parties.  Going to school, meeting your goals at work, and taking up a hobby are all individual tasks that you could accomplish alone, whether married or single.  Having a functional relationship is not an individual task.  

The more I talk to women who are actively dating, in relationships, or even married,

This weekend my husband and I went where no conversation should have gone. It started as a discussion about having kids. Having kids makes me think about getting older. Getting older and having kids makes me think about gaining weight. I come to find out that these topics make my husband also think about gaining weight – my weight!

Dating is a lot like shopping, and if you don’t make up a list of what you need ahead of time, you’ll probably end up coming home with the wrong item.

I had this epiphany while searching for my mate. If you are ready to get married and you are dating with this purpose in mind then you need to stay focused. The goal is to optimize your search time. This is something I learned early on- the more time you spend with the wrong person the more time it will take you to

This secret applies to many facets of life… including your relationship!

One way to get your man to help you or to do what you want is to flatter him and shower him with compliments. This gives him confidence and makes him feel like he can do anything. Many women tend to put their men down in an effort to get them to do something. This simply doesn’t work. The secret lies in your delivery.

Does he like me? Is he going to call tonight? When will we hang out next? Did I do something wrong? Maybe I shouldn’t have said that? What is he doing this weekend? Is he with someone else?

We’ve all asked ourselves these stupid fucking questions (SFQ). We’ve all sat around for hours stressing over all the possible answers. Here is what I think about that: STOP! STOP! STOP!

I spoke to a girlfriend of mine who just ended a short-term relationship and I had a very basic revelation. Guys who are single go out to clubs, go partying, or drink socially in any capacity. Guys who are in relationships and want to get serious in those relationships have no reason to and are usually relieved that they don’t have to go out like that anymore.