Q&A from "Got Therapy?"

Wise Readers, Does therapy help…at all? Does it matter what kind of therapy you get? Does marriage make people happier, and are people who claim to be happy faking or exaggerating their real feelings? What if your ex was unkind to you—should you shield the kids from him? Counselor Carrie Lynne Pietig teams up with me to answer your questions this week! Read on!

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Got Therapy? Your Questions Answered About Parenting, Sex, & Why Men Don't Want To Go To Counseling

Wise Readers: What are the four signs that your relationship is headed towards its doom—and how can you turn them around? Why do men resist therapy? Let’s talk common problems—parenting and sex, anyone? What’s the rule of thumb for how long you should go to counseling? And what are men’s and women’s top communication mistakes? Read on!

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Q&A from "Passionate Kisses: Too much to ask?"

Wise Readers, Your resounding response to the Passionate Kisses column? No!—It’s not too much to ask! Indeed, many of you insist on them. Beyond that, you had questions: Why is the husband’s (but not wife’s) memory for courtship such an important predictor of whether a marriage will last? Is it shallow to insist on passionate kisses from the very start of a relationship? What do scientists really know about kissing? Is there a distinction between emotional and physical passion—and can either one last forever? Read on!

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Passionate Kisses: Too much to ask?

Dear Duana, Meg and I have been married 17 years, but we’ve never had a spark when we’ve kissed—even from day one. There’s a lack of intimacy in it for me that’s troubling as I reach this middle period of my life and marriage. So my questions are, does the lack of passion in our kissing mean anything? Or should it be enough to have values and interests in common? Bart

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Q&A from "When Love Stinks"

Wise Readers, Refusing or seeking a mate because of smell: It’s normal for women. But readers were left with MANY questions: Do people with specific genetic profiles choose specific kinds of colognes? Why do men fall in love using their eyes—women, their noses? What if someone rich, powerful and good-looking stinks—can women overlook (oversmell?) that? And what role do factors like anti-depressants, age, diet and sexual orientation play in smell and sexual attraction? Read on!

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