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Our eyes, gestures, and tone put us in sync and bring us together in a more profound way than words alone. It's why we look hopefully toward the return of [...]

Sharing personal information brings people together and helps them like one another more. But in an age of self-disclosure, how do you know when you've gone too far-or when someone [...]

YOUR RELATIONSHIP CAN RE A TOOL THAT RRINGS OUT THE REST IN YOU. HERE'S HOWTO USE YOUR PARTNER, INA GOOD WAY.WENDY DE ROSA was stressed and overwhelmed by her unrelenting [...]

POSSESSIONS ARE TIED TO IDENTITY IN WAYS WE MAY NOT APPRECIATE UNTIL WE TRY TO PURGE THEM FROM OUR LIVES. THE POPULAR PUSH TOWARD MINIMALIST SPACES FORCES US TO RECKON [...]

If you can resist the urge to smash the china, feeling jealous can actually bring couples closer together. After all, there's nothing like a rival, even an imagined one, to [...]

Sibling estrangement is a largely hidden phenomenon. Why do some brothers and sisters stand by each other no matter what, while others cut the cord? Hope Rising used to dread [...]

On a small island in Maine, Alan Lightman looks at his computet's screen and speaks. His image--kind face, dark-gray hair, pale-blue hoodie--is converted into zeros and ones. His voice, which [...]

While reporting his sixth book, Life of a Klansman (FSG, Aug.), Edward Ball put himself in a deeply uncomfortable position. He met three descendants of Black Creole men who were [...]

It's late March and Curtis Sittenfeld is speaking via Skype from her Minneapolis home about the complexities of writing a novel inspired by the life of Hillary Clinton. Sittenfeld deeply [...]

It's January and Laura Lippman has just had an annoying run-in with the TSA. While returning to Baltimore from a stint teaching at the Eckerd College Writers' Conference in Florida, [...]

DO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY THINK THEY KNOW THE REASON YOU'RE SOLO? WELL, THEY DON'T. SARA ECKEL TAKES ON SIX OF THE MOST COMMON (AND LAME, JUDGE-Y, AND SIMPLY UNTRUE) [...]

Sharon Ames-Dennard is the mother of three children and is the director of student counseling at Florida A&M University, as well as a bookstore owner, radio host and elementary school administrator. She founded the Sakkara Youth Institute with her husband to provide a community-based school for their children. This small school provides accelerated learning, African history, a sense of interdependence and community spirit.

A seven day plan for introducing happiness into your life is presented. Everyone, it is claimed, can choose to be happy, if they just know the secrets of happy people.

The quality of lovemaking is more important than the frequency of doing it, according to several couples. Differences in the frequency of lovemaking can be traced back to couples' attitudes, work schedules and moods.

Want to know what really makes a marriage work? From a dirty talk to dirty laundry, these four couples married one, three, five, and ten yeas give you an uncensored […]

The innate ability that men have to peacock around (flaws and all) is an enviable art. Here, consult Cosmo's crash course in stick-out-your-chest ballsy self-promotion. * You know who we're […]

The Money Club (www.moneyclubs.com), a site launched in 2003, is one of several new ventures targeting women who want support and camaraderie for the daily business of life and money. The Money Club offers techniques for working together and suggestions for new ways Money Club to think about money.

Stay True. . .to YouWant to be a stronger, happier couple? The key is getting back in touch with that curious, confident pre-him woman you might have left behind.By Sara [...]

If your relationship is suffering from premature settled-down syndrome, reinvigorate it with these romance revitalizers. * Thank God you and your man have finally settled into a cozy, comforting cohabitation. […]

Byline: Sara Eckel Shortly after Chinedu Echeruo graduated from Harvard Business School in 2000, the Nigerian native was headed to a meeting in the East Village and realized a map [...]

Byline: Sara Eckel Embrace your face Beauty really does come from within: Experts agree that your brain has a greater impact on how you feel about your looks than any [...]

Byline: Sara Eckel After years of so-so dates and useless self-help books, one single woman discovers the secret to loving her lifeacceptance. How long has it been since your last [...]

The article looks at some studies about the Michaelangelo phenomenon, a phenomenon in which interdependent individuals influence each other. A Washington University research found that being married to a highly-conscientious spouse predicts future job satisfaction. A study in Germany shows that high relationship satisfaction positively affects feelings of control over goal pursuit. Psychologist Madoka Kumashinro said the phenomenon is based on behavioral confirmation principles.

Don't let the up-and-down economy cramp your style. Keep your princess perks even on a punt paycheck with Cosmo's moola-multiplying tricks. If everyone's recession obsession has you worrying that you'll […]

Byline: SARA ECKEL BAYER CONSUMER CARE PRESCRIBES SOME STRONG MEDICINE FOR AN AILING BRAND. THE MEMO The problem was big enough to give any marketing manager a headache: How to […]

Byline: SARA ECKEL A FRESH AD STRATEGY TRANSFORMS EASY MAC INTO AN APPETIZING PRODUCT FOR MOMS AND TEENS. THE MEMO When Kraft introduced Easy Mac in October 1998, executives were […]

If you always go for guys who won't commit, follow our four steps and get the devoted dude you deserve. * Maura Gleason(*) has a bad habit. She's not hooked […]

Stop focusing on your weaknesses and start pumping up your assets. Pop quiz: What are your top five strengths? You could probably come up with a list pretty quickly--even if […]

Part of being young is starting out at the bottom, which means not-so-hot first apartments and ramen-noodle dinners. But if you're feeling beyond plain-old broke, you're not alone. Almost two-thirds [...]