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When you've felt the raw power of sexual joy there is never any going back to "blah."

Sex is often a mixed-up dance between two people. But sex begins with yourself; and ultimately, your sexual joy begins with your own relationship to something inside you. Sex and sexual dysfunction is 90% in your head. So when sex is off, either between you and yourself, or you and others, there is some examination that might need to take place. (I'm not a doctor, and I have no understanding of erectile disfunction or other medically related sexual issues.) With that, I've compiled a researched and observational guide to help guide your sexual happiness.

In a recent interview, famous actress Candice Bergen spoke about how her beauty, and the way others react to it, challenged her self-development, as no one seemed to care much about what she thought or her opinions. They were too bedazzled by her face.

I can relate! Candice was one year ahead of me at the all-girls high school we both attended, and believe me, even then her beauty "dazzled."

With 24/7 access to news and an ever-growing schedule of political talk shows, the old rule that politics has no place at the dinner table has become obsolete. While most everyone has their own political view, conversation at the dinner table doesn't have to turn into a rousing free for all—unless you happen to enjoy it!

There are courteous ways to navigate the dangerous waters of a political discussion. Here are a few of my etiquette tips when table talk turns political.

Many of our relationships are fraught with tension: Husband and wife, mother and daughter, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and friend and friend. A root cause for many relationship issues is acting the role of the "royal advisor." We just love to give advice because it gives us status and a satisfying sense of self-justification. We love playing the archetypal role of the rescuer especially when we should be taking our own advice. Besides, when we feel stressed, giving someone else advice serves as a distraction from our own problems. It’s like starring in our own dramatic reality TV show.

Right up there with evil stepmothers rank manipulative mothers-in-laws. In a survey conducted by iVillage, some daughters-in-law stated that they would rather undergo a root canal procedure than spend time with their mothers-in-law. Since I am a mother-in-law myself, and one who did not have a particularly good relationship with my own mother-in-law, I made it one of my priorities throughout the years to find out what the major complaints were against this much maligned group symbolized by Marie Raymond on the popular TV sitcom, "Everybody Loves Raymond." Here are the complaints:

The following is a round-up of news items compiled by the Hitched editors during the week of July 24, 2014.

Men With Stay-At-Home Wives View Working Women Unfavorably
Data gathered from five studies that included 993 married, heterosexual male participants found that guys who were in "traditional" marriages (the man worked while the wife stayed home and did not collect a paycheck—can this term be blown-up yet?) were more likely to deny qualified female employees opportunities for promotions, presumed that organizations with a high number of female employees operated less smoothly, and were less likely to take a job at companies with female board members.