I am a single, attractive female who has never managed to settle down due to not meeting the right people. I have now become stigmatised, due to being single and independent. I have adapted to being single but I am very stressed with the constant abuse. I long for a friend and a partner and have tried many ways to find one. Because I am attractive,...

Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Bah Humbug. For many people, Christmas is the saddest time of year. In a culture that is obsessed with all things Christmas, it is easy to feel like an alien when our thoughts and feelings are anything but merry. Whether your pain stems from lost loved ones, unfulfilled hopes, shattered dreams or personal failures,...

Learning to live with a stranger teaches you how to live with yourself and prepares you to live with your spouse. It's September again, and for some of you college or university is waiting. It beckons to you with new experiences! new classes! new friends! – new roommate?! Of all the adjustments going away to school brings, learning to live with...

Christmas, they tell us, is 'the most wonderful time of the year'.  What they don't tell us is what we're supposed to do when it isn't. As the cards and carols like to remind us, Christmas is a time for families and togetherness, peace and well being for all. If only the problems in life paid more attention to the songs on the radio. If you...

You're engaged. The date is set. The biggest, happiest day of your life is just a few months away. Bliss becomes burden as you feel the pressure of wedding planning. Your gown, formalwear, dates, deposits. Banquet hall or caterer? Band or DJ? Where to honeymoon? Who's in the bridal party? Flower selection, budget decisions, guest list. After...

How do you get over a heart ache? I know they say time heals all wounds but who needs time when you're heart broken? How do you get over an ex- boyfriend when you have to face him practically everyday? It just hurts to see a love that was once there but is not there now. We used to be so close and now we're practically like strangers. Advice:...