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Good relationships take work—lots of nurturing, compliments, appreciation, hugs, kisses and thank yous. Conversely, there are irritants that may cause a slow leak in a relationship—a drip, drip, drip of what’s good going down the drain for many reasons. We call these relationship busters. What are some of the major reasons a relationship may be on shaky ground can be a single instigator or several. Here are our top 12 causes. Nip them if you can before they become baked in habits that are difficult to break. Nagging. Who wants to be around someone constantly harping, “Take out the garbage,” or “Did...

We don’t know what makes a perfect Mom or if she exists, but we have admired Moms who inspire us to be the best Moms we can be. As we get ready to celebrate Mother’s Day this Sunday,  May 11, what are the qualities you most admire in the mothers you’ve met throughout the years and your own Mom? We have come up with a list of what we call the 30 commandments of good mothering. Feel free to add to this list by emailing us to the comments section. And Happy Mother’s Day to all who star in this...

Up and at ‘em. The day starts at 6:30 a.m. Brush and floss your teeth. Make coffee or that healthy green smoothie. Exercise. Eat breakfast. Are you raring to go? Hey, it’s time to start your day.  If you work from home…go to the computer and check email. Then start working. Take a snack break and walk around or go outside for a walk around the block or walk the dog if you have one. Allow 20 minutes to increase your step count and then head back to the computer. Lunch around noon. Back at the computer. Maybe a 30-minute...

Nancy’s husband left her for his high school sweetheart. I can’t believe Sally bought a new home for $2 million. Where did she get the money? What’s the latest with Harry and Meghan? I heard they might get divorced, or he might get sent back to England. I can’t believe Frances, who is so good looking, used filler to puff up her lips. She now looks like a platapus. Quack, quack. Gossip. We have a love/hate relationship with it. Humans have a proclivity to gossip, which means talking about others in a usually negative way behind their backs. The term...

“My heart is full of pieces of others’ hearts, and I share pieces of my heart as well,” said Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal at the 10th anniversary celebration of her tenure at Central Synagogue in New York City where she serves as senior director of youth and family education.   Pieces of my heart, in Rabbi Rosenthal’s parlance, symbolize the emotional investment one makes in love and relationships—a give and take—the sacrifice of giving a part of oneself to another and what is shared in return. It should never be a tit-for-tat or exact give and take but the key words...