Senior Lady Sleuths: Gray Locks Join Gray Matter

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By Katherine Sharma Now that I’m joining the ranks of senior citizens in a few years (I’m holding off true membership till age 65), I find myself more interested in mystery tales featuring older lady sleuths. Of course, Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple, the shrewdly observant spinster of St. Mary Mead, has an international fan base. And Jessica Fletcher, Donald …

It’s Me Or Your Junk—One of Us Has Got To Go!

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“No! Don’t you dare take one step into this house with that—that thing!” I screeched—and after ten years of marriage to Jared, I could really screech. “But, hon, this time I think I’ve found something—a real antique!” I tried not to roll my eyes. I didn’t want to mention for the tenth time that the house itself needed renovations, not …

9 Ways To Be A Single Empowered Female

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There is absolutely nothing wrong with being single. Not all of us are ready to find love, to settle down, or even to meet for coffee unless it’s going to advance our careers. Sure, deep down we’re all dreaming about the day we bring home “the one.” But right now? Right we want to create a home of our own on our …

Playboy Daddy: Time To Grow Up

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A quick fling five years ago changed my life forever. My answering machine was blinking like a Christmas tree when I got home that Thursday evening. I unfastened the top button on my shirt, flung my tie over the back of a chair, and grabbed a beer from the refrigerator. It had been a frazzling day. I’d sold two SUVs …

Answer The Call: Love On The Line

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From The How I Know I’m In Love Series The first and only time I ever fell in love was when I met Dennis, but the strange thing about it was that I didn’t meet him face to face. I fell in love with his voice as we talked on the phone one night. It all started when he called …

The Reviews Are In. Should You See Bridget Jones?

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Oscar winners Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth are joined by Patrick Dempsey for the next chapter of the world’s favorite singleton in Bridget Jones’s Baby. Directed by Sharon Maguire (Bridget Jones’s Diary), the new film in the beloved comedy series based on creator Helen Fielding’s heroine finds Bridget unexpectedly expecting. After breaking up with Mark Darcy (Firth), Bridget Jones’s (Zellweger) …

It’s a fairly simple question with an even simpler answer. But the way in which the question can be asked is nearly infinite and that’s what makes it all so beautiful. We’ve gathered a collection together of some of our favorite marriage proposal stories that were submitted by our readers. Do you feel like you can top these? Write us …

3 Stories from Losing It For Love: TruLove Collection

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All of us long for true love. Unfortunately, however, some of us despair of ever finding it. Often it’s because we live with a gripping sense of defeat brought on by some unwanted feature. Usually our nemesis is our weight, although sometimes it’s a particular part of our body, like a nose or a chin that is undeniably out of …

The Top 25 Wedding Movies

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Weddings are supposed to be one of the happiest days in a lifetime. But it doesn’t turn out to be a fairy tale day for everyone. It’s a day that can be crimped or ruined by bridezillas, grooms with cold feet and embarrassing best-man toasts. Luckily, we go to the movies to experience these events in their heightened states. Extraordinary …

Partners in Detection: Crime-Solving Couples

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By Katherine Sharma We’re heading towards the final weekends of family barbecues, end-of-summer trips and last-of-summer reading indulgences. So why not combine family and mystery themes with detective fiction that features married teams? After all, the detective couple is a cherished tradition. The era of mystery classics gave us Agatha Christie’s Tommy and Tuppence Beresford and Dashiell Hammett’s Nick and Nora …