“Complicated” simplifies mature romance

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By: Kirk Honeycutt
(Pic)-Cast member Meryl Streep arrives for the world premiere of ‘It’s Complicated’ in New York December 9, 2009. REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – “It’s Complicated” is a middle-aged sex comedy but with more rom-com urges than farcical ones.
It’s from writer-director Nancy Meyers, who has found a comfort zone in gentle, even warm [...]

Treading the line between mom and ex-wife

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By Carolyn Hax
Dear Carolyn:
My husband and I divorced a year ago. We are both proud that we are still dear friends. We have two kids, 13 and 16.
Three months ago, my ex met a woman through an online dating site. Since then, I realized after much deliberation that I wanted to give our relationship another [...]

New psychology class could offer relationship advice

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by Courtney Kerrigan
Course defines the ‘hook-up,’ other new relationship terms
“It’s complicated” – that’s the typical and oh-so-familiar phrase that many couples use to describe their relationships, or lack thereof.
But while both men and women search for a solution to the confusing terminology, the psychology department is offering a class in the spring that may provide [...]

Thousands of NY Sex Offenders Booted From Facebook, MySpace

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By Eliot Van Buskirk
Facebook and MySpace have terminated the accounts of 3,533 convicted sex offenders in the state of New York after they submitted their account information to the state under 2008’s Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act (e-STOP) law, the New York Daily News reports.
The law requires the state’s 30,000 convicted sex [...]

Relationships 101: Blending families

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August 19, 2009
By: Gina Heyen
Source: examiner.com
The effects of divorce linger for both children and parents long after the disintegration of the family unit.  When divorced parents begin dating again they will most likely experience resistance from their children.  Children will not willingly give up the dream of their parents someday reuniting.  They will also experience [...]