Life & Love

Monica Parikh is a dating coach and the founder of School of Love NYC, a site intended to help people find happy, healthy relationships. Her personal path has been filled with failure (a traumatic divorce) and unusual anecdotes (dating 67 of NYC’s most eligible bachelors).  In this series, The Love Trials, Monica ...

As a society, we tend to associate fake orgasms with women. More specifically, we picture Meg Ryan performing an orgasm at Katz’s Deli in “When Harry Met Sally.” But the scene would have been just as realistic if it had been Billy Crystal screaming at the top of his lungs. ...

Experiencing intimacy in your relationship, believe it or not, is sometimes a result of fighting for what you believe in—even if your partner doesn’t see things the same way. Whether you butt heads about money, religion, politics, or whose turn it is to clean out the litter box, it’s a ...

Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) said, “We cannot live without love. We remain incomprehensible to ourselves if we do not experience and participate intimately in love.” We need love more than we need the air we breathe. Without it, our lives cease to make sense. We lose touch with ...

In a world where self-hatred is a multibillion-dollar industry, loving yourself is a revolutionary act. Choosing to disconnect from the messaging that tells us we can never be too thin, white, or wealthy can completely change our lives. Best of all, by making the decision to live as your fully ...

Occasionally, two or three events in your life will intersect in a way that surprises you. One may be a thought or a feeling (internal) and the other happens in your environment (external). The two events have no apparent causal connection, but the surprise captures your attention and causes your ...

Although we have gone from blizzards to uncanny warm days this winter, spring is finally in the air. Spring is the time when cultures around the world celebrate the possibility of new growth and fresh beginnings. In fact, the New Year was originally celebrated in March and early April, and ...

I went through a major health crisis a few years ago and suddenly found myself feeling very alone. I loved my friends but was no longer able to go out drinking or partying anymore. I also had a burgeoning interest in New Age spirituality and was eager to share everything ...

Each day leading up to Valentine’s Day, we’ll share a post in our Love, You series emphasizing your own personal growth in all your life’s relationships — regardless of their status. Here’s to finding warmth and wisdom in every moment on the journey, and learning to love yourself more along ...

Disturbing video reveals far less known details of this procedure. Using animation, gynecologist, Anthony Levatino, who in his career performed 1,200 abortions, explains what happens to the mother and baby during this procedure. In a disturbing snapshot of the story of how the pregnancy terminated in the second quarter. The baby ...