Compromise. This year we decided to do Thanksgiving at my parents' house and were going to spend Christmas with Mr. Vivi's sister and her family in the Netherlands. The only reason we never made it there was because my father passed away a few months ago and we decided that, at least for this year, we should spend…

I thought the Marinovich episode was fascinating. Talk about a wasted talent.

I thought the Marinovich episode was fascinating. Talk about a wasted talent.

My dad passed away about two months ago and my grandmother (his mother) passed away several months ago - it's been a really rough year :( So, I totally feel you. Take care of yourself!

My dad passed away about two months ago and my grandmother (his mother) passed away several months ago - it's been a really rough year :( So, I totally feel you. Take care of yourself!

He sounds like a douche, sorry to say. He's acting all offended like you're the one who screwed him over, when all you did was ask him to avoid the topic of the new love interest when speaking with you (not with anyone else). He should know better than to bring that stuff up so soon after he initiated the break-up,…

He sounds like a douche, sorry to say. He's acting all offended like you're the one who screwed him over, when all you did was ask him to avoid the topic of the new love interest when speaking with you (not with anyone else). He should know better than to bring that stuff up so soon after he initiated the break-up,…

I live in the mother of big cities - just moved here about a year and a half ago (after having lived and dated in other cities for the last ten years), and met my future husband several months in. I was 29 when I met him, and I will be 30 or 31 when we get married. Honestly, you have plenty of time to meet the right…

I gotta say that, while this is pretty funny, these kids as a whole don't write as well as our classes did at Harvard. I get that this is kind of casual, but I remember people writing about various topics on each upper-class house's list-serve, starting conversations, debates, etc., and we didn't use any of this crap…

Jealous much?

I'd invest in a couple of the following items (take your pick, or even better, get them all): 1) a space heater, 2) a down comforter (or another warm, heavy blanket to put over whatever you already use), 3) a fleece sweater and/or 4) flannel sheets. You'll be nice and toasty. Just remember not to leave the space…

I like a nice glass of mulled wine. Hot toddies are also lovely. And late on a Saturday or Sunday morning, if I'm settling in at the bar for some football or soccer, a coffee with Bailey's (and if I'm really feeling the need for some bite, I'll also throw in a shot of whiskey).

This. My dad died very recently, and I miss him terribly.

I saw "Shame" last weekend and really enjoyed it. Fassbender and Mulligan are excellent.

And here I thought that most NC-17 movies do have happy endings ;)

I really hope some of the money that family made from the show is in trust for those children and that she can't touch it.

I dunno, I kind of think it already has happened. I haven't seen much about her in the press for a while, except for an article about how nobody wants to give her another show - I think her 15 minutes are up.

I don't know how to explain it - it's probably different for everyone, but at least for me, it just feels like we've been together forever. I'm a veteran of the dating scene, and I've never felt this way; it's just like finding that last piece of the puzzle.

That's very true, but I think that celebrity pairings in which one person of the duo is not famous tend to have more staying power, no?

I've heard it's three months' salary, and I agree, it is utterly ridiculous. My bf (who is going to pop the question any time now) mentioned that a girl he used to date quoted that silliness to him, and I told him in no uncertain terms that I do not want him to buy me a ring worth three times his monthly salary, even…