When I was 16, I memorized the sheet music to Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" and gave my crush a Valentine's Day concert. At 23, I baked ...

It's the subject of great literature from Don Quixote to The Great Gatsby. It's the emotions behind ballads from the Eagles to Coldplay. Unrequited love is a love that isn't reciprocated—and it's something that most ...

Since the 1930s, researchers have been asking men and women what they want in a spouse. And my, how times have changed. Here's a round-up of national preferences. Where do you stand? ...

You've made your New Year's Resolution list. Perhaps you've resolved to go to the gym more often or to call your parents and grandparents regularly. Maybe you've decided this is the year that you are ...

"Hi, I'm Christine," I said, nervously announcing the obvious as I stepped into my fiancé's aunt's living room for Thanksgiving last month. Peter and I had gotten engaged over ...

Keisha Castle-Hughes, the 16-year-old unmarried actress who plays the Virgin Mary in the new movie, The Nativity Story, is pregnant by her 19-year-old boyfriend. Last week CNN could ...

I've been really busy recently. I've been dashing into church 10 minutes late because I had to send "just one more email." During Mass, I've been thinking about work rather than paying attention to the ...

Shiena is an East Indian anesthesiology resident in New York City. Her parents want her to marry an Indian man for cultural and religious reasons. Instead, she's been dating ...

Note to BustedHalo readers from Christine: In February 2005 I wrote an article for BustedHalo under the title, "Overqualified for Love?" where I asked readers to share their thoughts on ...

Among the first pieces of advice for the newly engaged couple is to set up a wedding registry as soon as possible. If you don't, you'll get six toasters ...