You’d think the easiest way to stop fighting is to just pick different people, and that can work some (or most!) of the time. But if you’re finding you end up in a lot of fights over “stupid stuff”, you gotta start the work at home…deep in your home,...

He tells you that you’re beautiful every day. He notices when you get a haircut. He cooks, and cleans. You love his family, your family loves him. You like the same bands, TV shows, and outdoor activities.On paper, you guys are matchy-matchy. But do ...

I love contributing to advice columns where readers get to weigh in and offer their own two cents; the insight they give me into the collective consciousness is indispensable to my sociological mind. What I find most surprising is the number of women...

It’s tempting to use the opinion of our friends and family members to make decisions for us. After all, they truly “get” us. A tempting rationale, but flawed. If your family or friends don’t like the man you’re dating don’t lunge for the Breakup Butt...

Are you a jealous person? Or are you with one? That’s not necessarily a bad thing until it becomes the excuse someone uses to control someone else’s behavior.Jealousy is at its core a fear of loss, and temporary fear of loss is a normal part of becom...

Ladies, you and men don’t live in the same emotional world. Let me explain.First, they play hide and seek with their feelings.They’ve been conditioned to not only cover them up, but then cover up how much they’re covering up their feelings. All this ...

Dating nowadays has become a field filled with landmines. That’s what it seems like anyways, but the fact is it’s become one for men, whereas it’s always been a treacherous traverse for women.But women are starting to speak out ab...

Dear Chantal,I’m so tired of yelling at my husband every December. I’m the one stuck buying all the gifts, even the ones for HIS family, then sticking his name on and letting him take the credit. It bugs me to no end, and every year we have the same ...

Dear ChantalI have a 14-year-old son who has some mental health issues. He’s diagnosed with an exhaustive list of attention deficit disorders, and we’ve just started therapy for the fourth time. My boyfriend does a great job of not engaging in my son...

Dear Chantal,What are your thoughts about working with an ex? My ex (Troy) and I dated for 4yrs or so. He has a home renovation business, where I often lend a hand doing various jobs from administration to actual projects inside homes. Side note...

Dear ChantalI’ve been dating an amazing man for a year and everything is going great. We bought our dream house together, get along well, and don’t fight over who’s responsible for what. Plus, he’s a great cook too.We’re both divorced, and my kids ar...

Dear Chantal,I’m single and using multiple dating sites to try and find The One. One of the dating apps is Tinder, and last week I was scrolling through and saw my friend’s husband on there. He’s using a different name, but it’s definitely him. I’m l...

Dear Chantal,I’m seeing a wonderful woman, however before me she was “on and off” in an abusive relationship for 4 years. We’ve had some amazing times, full of love and romance, but whenever we get to the point of committing she pulls back and starts...

Matthew Hussey recently released a video about how to recognize if you’re dating a toxic person, which I was going to post my own opinion about because what he said you should walk away from were simply natural things we tend to do when we fight.My p...