Relationships 131 articles

Passover must be celebrated in the springtime, when nature is in bloom, and love is in the air. It is no coincidence that on Pesach it is customary to read the...

In military jargon, whenever the drill sergeant commands his troops to do an “about face”, he’s instructing the formation to pivot clockwise 180 degrees. I only mention this because a favorite...

As a matchmaker and dating coach, I hear the same questions practically every day. From women: “How did a girl like that get a guy like him?” “Ziva! I know her....

It turns out you're not as boring as you think.

The fifth Orthodox Union Marriage Enrichment Retreat, held during the summer in suburban New Jersey, reinforced the skills and tools emphasizing that successful marriages require effort. Organized by the OU Department...

Today was my 35th wedding anniversary. My husband is upstairs in bed, sleeping the deep sleep of a body stricken with the flu. Downstairs, my daughter’s newborn son is sleeping peacefully....

“Did I tell you what happened to me on Erev Sukkot?” my friend Atara asks me. We sit in her kitchen as she spices her salmon. Our children play outside in...

My husband doesn’t like my mother so much. This was not evidenced by an outright declaration or even a private conversation, but by the fact that he will very obviously avoid...

The gemara tells us that there is a difference between the way men and women evaluate a potential match. “Rav Yehuda said in the name of Rav, it is forbidden for...

Last week we explained the profound importance of the husband’s obligation to provide for the wife in the case of divorce or widowhood. This obligation is not only meant to provide...