Confused by the New Mortgage Gimmicks? Here’s a Guide.
Adjustable-Rate Mortgages More people are turning to adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, which start out with a lower, fixed rate for a set period — say, five or 10 years —…
Ian’s Next Stop: Georgia and South Carolina
After Hurricane Ian barrels through Florida, moving offshore later Thursday, it is expected to turn north and make a second landfall in South Carolina on Friday as a strong tropical…
Are We Still Monogamous? And 6 Other Questions to Ask Your Partner.
The past two-plus years have been universally tumultuous, and couples therapists say they have been dealing with the fallout in their practices every day. Even now, when the pandemic no…
How to Reconnect With Your Partner After Having Kids (Published 2020)
But all of that is preventable, she added. “It’s absolutely essential not to be complacent about what I call a ho-hum sex life. Touching is a very primal way of…
A.D.H.D. Can Strain Relationships. Here’s How Couples Cope.
Those who struggle with impulsivity might take unnecessary risks, or they might opt for immediate rewards, such as the pleasure of playing a video game, instead of focusing on mundane…
‘Bold Enough to Go Full-Tilt’: Gabby Beans Is Playing to the Balcony
“She understands the tone of storytelling very well and can throw herself into that, whatever it is,” the director, Knud Adams, said. “With confidence comes that transformational fearlessness where she…
An Obama Book That Cuts Obama Out of the Picture
On Barack Obama’s last day as president, Pete Souza climbed atop a ladder and took a striking photograph of White House aides rifling through the drawers of the Resolute Desk…
6 Injured in Oakland School Shooting, Police Say
Angelica Nodal, whose son, Mateo, is an eighth grader at Bay Area Technology, said she had pulled up to the school to pick up her child and had found another…
How Long Does It Take to Fix a Marriage? Give the Gottmans 7 Days.
The Gottmans do tend toward sweeping, authoritative statements: They assert, for instance, that 69 percent of relationship problems never get solved. Or that there are four communication styles that can…
‘People Think I’m a Project:’ The Unique Challenges of Dating With Chronic Illness
Disclosure can make dating less exhausting. Self-disclosure, the process of revealing personal information overtly and implicitly, is an important part of any burgeoning relationship. Sharing health information can be particularly…