Lauren Sharman is an award-winning romantic suspense author, who eats, sleeps, and breathes romance and relationships. She's here to guide and advise on marriage, kids, family, friendship, and everything in between. AskLaurenAdvice@gmail.com .
Dear Lauren: My friend Christie whines about everything from her husband to her job to having to do simple household chores like laundry, cooking, and cleaning. She complains about her mother-in-law, her financial situation, and all the...
Dear Lauren: I made the mistake of coming onto my brother’s wife on their wedding day. It was at the end of the night at a party after the ceremony that was held at my brother&rsquo...
Dear Lauren: My best friend died from a drug overdose in 1987 when we were seniors in high school. We were partying with a bunch of friends that night and there was more than enough cocaine to go around...
My favorite dysfunctional couple is back in the news once again. Well, half of them, anyway. Jon Gosselin made headlines this week when he finally settled with TLC, the network that made him, Kate, and their eight children&mdash...
Dear Lauren: I was only a year old when my parents divorced. My mom remarried soon after. My dad remarried when I was six. The time I spent with each parent growing up was about equal. I was happy...
LOVE. Sometimes it's simple...other times it can be the most complicated, confusing four letters in the alphabet.To me, love is more than a word, it's an emotion. It's the way your stomach flips when...
Dear Readers:I'm doing a special tribute to ♥ LOVE ♥ in my column for Valentines Day!Would you like to send a special message or poem to someone you love and care about? If there's something...
Dear Lauren: Valentines Day is right around the corner, and I am alone again this year. I don’t understand why I can’t find a good man. Every guy I meet has something...
Dear Lauren: My mother-in-law drives me crazy. She’s caused more trouble in the fourteen years my husband and I have been married than she’s worth. She’s nosey, intrusive, sneaky...
Dear Lauren: My teenage daughter Brittany is obsessed with American Idol. She thinks she sings well and is dying to try out for the show. She doesn’t sing anywhere near as well as Whitney Houston or Celine...