RELATIONSHIPS
I Like to Run…Away…
As I write this and post it, I am also packing my bagsfor another work trip. This makes five out of the past six weeks where I have had at least one night away from home. While there are times that th...
Posted on 5/10/13 at 9:11 AM
You Know You Are a Real Oilfield Wife When...
You Know You Are a Real Oilfield Wife When... You have to blow dust off your razor the day before your husband is due home... it's been THAT long since you shaved your legs. In North Dakota and Canad...
Posted on 4/23/13 at 9:24 AM
Let's go Camping!
A few weeks ago, I found out something very disturbing: North Dakota legislators are working to secure abandoned school buildings to function as interment facilities for gay men, so they can be quaran...
Posted on 4/7/13 at 9:52 PM
Secrets to a Financially Happy Relationship
A happy couple strolls down the aisle hand-in-hand as the church bells let out a triumphant ring and the members of the congregation cheer loudly. The bride and groom are happy, smiling and having the...
Posted on 3/6/13 at 12:27 PM
North Dakota Legislators - did you have sex before marriage?
I was unaware that North Dakota legislators put a law in place in 2011 (that became effective in July 2012) that requires K-12 schools in North Dakota to include in sexual health curriculum "instructi...
Posted on 1/17/13 at 11:38 PM
Annie's Mailbox: Being supportive doesn’t mean you are enabling
Dear Annie: I need to know how to react to my 32-year-old daughter when she tells me about what her emotionally abusive husband has said or done to her.By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar , December 27, 2010
Annie's Mailbox: Husband is clearly sending you message about relationship 
Dear Annie: My husband and I each have our own profiles on Facebook, and we are “friends,” so we can see each other’s profiles. Several weeks ago, I noticed that he had deleted all pictures of me from his photo album.
By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar , December 18, 2010
Annie's Mailbox: You need to talk about fragile sense of security 
Dear Annie: I am a 26-year-old woman, recently engaged to my live-in boyfriend. The other day, I came across an online conversation he had with an ex-fling of his. I know I shouldn’t have snooped, but the word “marriage” came up, and I got curious. In the conversation, he said she would always have a piece of his heart and told her that “in another universe,” he would have married her.
By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar , December 14, 2010
Annie's Mailbox: Free drug treatment centers exist
Dear Annie: I am a 27-year-old man living with a girlfriend and our 3-year-old daughter. I have a serious problem with drugs, mainly prescription pills.By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar , December 10, 2010
Annie's Mailbox: It’ll take time, patience to ‘train’ wife who’s slob 
Dear Annie: I’ve known my wife for two years. We’ve been living together for five months and married for one. I love her a ton.
By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar , November 30, 2010
Annie's Mailbox: Find ways to fend off woman’s flirtatiousness 
Dear Annie: My husband and I regularly go camping with several other couples. There is usually drinking going on throughout the day.
The wife of one of the other couples seems to pay a great deal of attention to my husband.
By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar , November 23, 2010
Annie's Mailbox: Your boyfriend should speak up on your behalf
Dear Annie: I have been dating “Tom” for two years and am close to his family.By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar , November 12, 2010
Annie's Mailbox: Flaunting relationship is emotionally abusive 
Dear Annie: I have been married for almost 20 years to a somewhat verbally abusive and manipulative man.
By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar , November 09, 2010
Annie's Mailbox: Waitress made it clear she’s not interested
Dear Annie: Six months ago, I met the girl of my dreams at a restaurant that I frequent several times a week.By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar , September 28, 2010
Single men: Strut your stuff
By Maria Cheng, Associated Press , September 20, 2010
Morast: Couple’s classified connection canceled 
September 17, 2010
Swift: Pillow talk over furnishings doesn’t cushion the blow 
I recently read an article in which some relationship expert claimed that married couples are most likely to fight about five issues: money, sex, work, children and housework.
Weird. Nowhere on the list do they mention pillows.
April 11, 2010
Healthy relationships topic of school projects 
The Rape and Abuse Crisis Center and Prairie St. John’s in Fargo are sponsoring activities at local schools focused on “healthy relationships” the week of Monday through April 3.
By Forum staff reports , March 24, 2009
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