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    Laid-off husbands help at home?

      Lily Pabian and her husband, Jeff, learned to tag-team household tasks when he lost his job and she went from stay-at-home mom to part-time consultant. But the give-and-take turned into a juggling act when Jeff found work again three months later.    Lily, a 37-year-old mother of three from Mapleton, Ga., kept working, but also kept most of the parenting responsibilities and housework. And experts say her...read more...
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    Q&A: Relationship tune-up

      What ever happened to that romantic man who indulged your every whim? Oh yeah, that's him, the one you married, eyes locked on the tube, remote in hand. You haven't held that hand in a long time, much less felt a real connection.    Couples are so overwhelmed with the daily drudgery of work, kids and home life, they neglect the very thing at the core of it all: their relationship.    This...read more...
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    Sex after baby? Really?

      The new parents to-do list: Diapers? Check. Car seat? Check. Sex? Uhhh . . .   Sex therapist Ian Kerner and sex columnist Heidi Raykeil might be able to help overwhelmed parents bring sexy back with their new book, Love In The Time of Colic: The New Parents' Guide To Getting It On Again ($16.99, Collins Living). MEET THE AUTHOR    Sex therapist Ian Kerner, co-author of Love In The Time of...read more...
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    Parenting an option for more gay men

    BY DAVID CRARY, Associated Press   Despite the high costs and legal complications, many gay men -- such as singer Clay Aiken, a single dad who came out last week -- are starting families.    Adoption remains the most common way for gay men to become fathers -- unless they live in Florida. State law prohibits gay people from adopting, the only outright ban in the nation.    In an exception, a Monroe...read more...
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    Rediscover your spouse

    By AISHA SULTAN, St. Louis Post-Dispatch        Many of us who came of age in the era of divorce and public-square adultery don't truly believe in happily-ever-afters. Some are willing to settle for close-enough-ever-after. A growing number don't see the point in making promises that seem to be so easily broken.        Who wants to end up in a bitter or...read more...
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    Yearning for men who vacuum

    Porn for women.        OK, now that I have your attention ... The subject matter for this story is not really about pornography. It's about what women really want. The picture book Porn for Women (Chronicle Books, $12.95) reveals the thinking woman's view about what sends their pulses racing.        Example: A guy taking out the garbage with the caption, "As...read more...
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    Sex every day for a year

      When her husband’s 40th birthday approached, Charla Muller wanted just the right gift.    It had to be fabulous, over the top, something so special "that my husband would never have to pause and say, 'What did Charla give me for my 40th birthday?' "    Let us declare now that Muller, a Charlotte, N.C., wife, mother and public relations professional, succeeded on all counts. Her...read more...
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    Biggest turn-on: Load that dishwasher

    By HELENA OLIVIERO Cox News Service ATLANTA  --  Every night after dinner, David Zinck scoops up his two young daughters and escapes into the "jam room'' where they rock out to Rush or Queen. Meanwhile, Mommy gets 30 minutes of alone time. Holly Zinck turns on the computer. She flips magazine pages. The clamor fades. Serenity creeps in. And, behind that feeling, something else. Holly gets ... well, highly...read more...
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