Divorce: Is It Really Funny ‘Cuz It’s True?
At first glance, these “grounds for divorce” snippets from a 1949 issue of Quick magazine seem funny — but then you read them, and then… You realize that it’s not...
View ArticleOne Thing We All Can Do To Address Violence & Abuse In Relationships
People often ask me, the tireless big mouth on the subject of toxic relationships, what’s one thing anyone and everyone should do to prevent such bad relationships. My response is...
View ArticleBoo-Hoo, Poor Wife-Beater Complains
I was going to write a rabid response to this bozo who wrote into “Since You Asked” at Salon, whining that it’s unfair that he should have to worry about...
View ArticleJon Replaces His 8 Plus?
Rumor has it that Jon (of Jon and Kate + 8) may be doing a “reality show” dating the Octomom. I heard it on some TV show or other, but...
View ArticleResponding To AskMen.com’s Top 10 Scary Girlfriend Behaviors
Alessia here, responding to AskMen.com’s Top 10 Scary Girlfriend Behaviors, so that they — and you — can, you know, learn something. 10 She knows things about you that you...
View ArticleWalking The Line Of Bad Relationships
Kari wrote in: I was so glad to read your post on bad relationship signs – I saw myself in number 10. My husband has been two-timing me for at...
View ArticleShort-Term Emergency Escape Plans From Abusers
In Emergency Plan = Emotional Pain, Kellie Jo writes, “It’s one thing to know you need an emergency plan to escape possible domestic abuse, and another thing entirely to create...
View ArticleYou’re In The Exact Bad Relationship You Want?
In Every Woman Has the Exact Love Life She Wants, The Lazy Housewife writes: There are women who are in relationships that are not good for them. I’m not saying...
View ArticleToxic Break-Ups (Stalking)
Hey Alessia, I dated this guy for about 6 months — about 6 months ago now. But he continues to call me — at home, at work, on my cell....
View ArticleDomestic Violence Permission Slips
We, as a society, give many permission slips to abusers, excusing their abuse, violence & control with claims of “understandable stressors.” Perhaps no category of these permission slips is larger,...
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