Relationship baggage—the difficult and painful things we’ve gone through in past relationships that tend to follow us into future relationships—gets a pretty bad rap. And for good reason. Left ...

Have you been disappointed or emotionally hurt by a relationship that went south? Do you feel weighed down by your past, negative relationship baggage? Maybe this "baggage" weighs in as trust issues?

Dating someone new can be exciting and can even lead to love. When getting serious with someone, it's important to open up and be vulnerable with them. This can be scary for some people, and it can ...

We’ve all heard the phrase “emotional baggage,” usually referring to unresolved feelings or past traumas that sneak into our current relationships, sometimes sabotaging them before they even get a ...

In a few hours, I will be getting on a plane bound for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For six weeks, I will be living in Copacabana with a 76-year-old woman named Jô and taking classes at the Instituto ...

We’re two seniors in our late 70s, dating two years. He divorced after a 50-year marriage – she initiated it. I had two short marriages early on; one child. I have had several short relationships and ...

DEAR ERIC: My husband thinks husbands and wives shouldn’t travel separately unless absolutely necessary, that solo trips just open the door for all kinds of issues such as infidelity. (He’s speaking ...

"I’m leaving," I said to several of my neighbors. "I’m taking my boys and I’m moving in with my sister." I was not playing around. I had been married for eight excruciating years. The man I dated was ...