http://www.sheknows.com/authors/noelle-nelson/articles Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/849039/when-politics-get-ugly-with-your-sweetheart Dread political debates with your honey? Find out how to get out unscathed. http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/849039/when-politics-get-ugly-with-your-sweetheart Noelle Nelson Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/848939/go-on-a-nag-free-marriage-diet Think nagging your partner will help you get what you want? You might want to rethink that one, ladies! http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/848939/go-on-a-nag-free-marriage-diet Noelle Nelson Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/847023/what-your-sweetheart-really-wants-for-the-holidays Take the guesswork out of holiday shopping for your honey! http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/847023/what-your-sweetheart-really-wants-for-the-holidays Noelle Nelson Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:55:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/841283/the-bright-side-of-his-boys-nights-out Find out how to ensure that you have a romance-filled weekend after your man has a guys' night out. All you have to do is turn your frown upside down -- and a couple of other easy things! http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/841283/the-bright-side-of-his-boys-nights-out Noelle Nelson Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:15:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/837801/the-road-to-great-sex You haven't had great sex with your husband or boyfriend in a while. A long while. You've tried wearing perfume, not wearing perfume, dressing sexy, dressing like a schoolgirl, which works once or twice, then zip. Or rather – no zip, as in no zippers being tugged open. You're running out of new ways to spark his interest. Maybe it's time for a different approach. Find out how you can get on this road. http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/837801/the-road-to-great-sex Noelle Nelson Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:56:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/837793/why-tears-dont-work You've let loose one heck of a tearful tirade. You're 100 percent justified in your litany of complaints. Your supposedly loving husband/boyfriend has let you down for the umpteenth time by forgetting to get groceries, picking you up late again and booking other plans on your anniversary weekend. You stand there sobbing and he stares silently. Read on to find out why this often results in a failed attempt that leads to even more confusion and fault. http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/837793/why-tears-dont-work Noelle Nelson Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:41:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/834871/how-to-be-me-without-losing-us Your personal anthem is "Me! I wanna be me!" not in some egotistical rude way, but because you take pride in the individual that you are. You're conflicted. Here you are in this great relationship with this wonderful guy whom you want to honor and please, but you also want to be true to who you are. How do you do it? How do you stay your own person, yet enjoy the benefits and joys of togetherness? http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/834871/how-to-be-me-without-losing-us Noelle Nelson Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:01:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/834869/hes-blown-the-budget-again Arguing about finances is an unfortunately common situation for many couples. Although these fights can be frustrating, SheKnows love expert Noelle Nelson offers a few tips to smooth over the problem and prevent similar arguments in the future. http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/834869/hes-blown-the-budget-again Noelle Nelson Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:05:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/833441/date-night-with-your-hubby Date night! It sounds so easy. You just go out on a date with your already blissfully-loved spouse. You get to be all romantic and gooey and remember how much you love each other. http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/833441/date-night-with-your-hubby Noelle Nelson Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:04:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/833437/baby-diapers-the-reluctant-new-dad You're puzzled. Your husband is this great guy who cares about people, likes animals and comes through in an emergency. However, when faced with ten squirming pounds of baby, he suddenly becomes rigid, incapable, and as far as you can see, uncaring! What is up with that? You really could use the help. Come on, what's so difficult about a bottle? http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/833437/baby-diapers-the-reluctant-new-dad Noelle Nelson Tue, 31 May 2011 10:30:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/831141/how-to-cope-with-your-husbands-sports-fever ESPN is on 24/7, the sound of crowds cheering invades your living room morning-noon-and-night, dinner table conversation is about infielders, outfielders, designated hitters and other alien species, and you're ready to run screaming out of the house. So, how's a girl to cope with baseball season? http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/831141/how-to-cope-with-your-husbands-sports-fever Noelle Nelson Fri, 20 May 2011 09:28:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/831115/how-you-could-be-disrespecting-him Your honey has been oh so cold towards you since the barbecue last weekend and you can't figure out why. Everybody had a great time, loved your guacamole recipe and complimented your neatly trimmed backyard. So what's his problem? Did his favorite team lose? Did you scorch his lucky shirt? Is it another woman? Probably none of the above. Remember to be sensitive to his feelings as you go about solving this little bump in the road of love. http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/831115/how-you-could-be-disrespecting-him Noelle Nelson Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:15:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/828871/get-tempted-back-to-your-partner You are so bored! You stand over the kitchen sink, doing dishes. You look over at your mate vegging on the couch, texting with one hand, chasing the remote with the other. You glance out of your kitchen window. Hmm. There’s that new neighbor again, shirtless, watering the lawn. Dimples, manly chin, tight buns, definitely uses whitening strips. http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/828871/get-tempted-back-to-your-partner Noelle Nelson Tue, 10 May 2011 15:02:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/828865/avoid-emotional-arguments Is this scene familiar? You’re upset. He’s done something hurtful -- left you adrift at his office party while he’s flirting with some wanna-be Snooki, or disrespected your mother, or come home drunk -- you name it, he did it. You’re bawling your eyes out: “How could you do this to me?” Loud wail. He’s “Oh for Crissakes,” throws up his hands: “I can’t deal with this” and he’s out the door with a slam. http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/828865/avoid-emotional-arguments Noelle Nelson Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:26:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/825865/stop-fighting-over-finances-heres-how If you're fighting over finances and your man is an over-spender, here are some helpful marriage and money tips for you. Resolve your budget issues and stop arguing -- here's how! http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/825865/stop-fighting-over-finances-heres-how Noelle Nelson Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:44:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/825851/build-a-love-nest-egg You love your guy, you really do, but boy, can he be a pain! You ask him to help with one simple thing, and it’s “No! Can’t you see I’m busy? Not now!” He’s ornery. Difficult. Stubborn. Irritating. You can feel yourself getting worked up as you stare at the man, wondering what you ever saw in him. Ever. Now you’re getting even more pissed and self-righteous. http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/825851/build-a-love-nest-egg Noelle Nelson Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:31:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/824147/avoid-man-hating-with-the-girls We can pretty much bet that when we get together with our girlfriends after work or on the weekends the subject is : MEN. http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/824147/avoid-man-hating-with-the-girls Noelle Nelson Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:22:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/824073/what-to-do-when-youre-not-in-the-mood-for-sex It happens to all of us. Sometimes we're just not in the mood for sex. So what's a girl to do? Here's how to take a raincheck for sex. http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/824073/what-to-do-when-youre-not-in-the-mood-for-sex Noelle Nelson Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:29:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/822791/sex-addict-or-not Do you have a feeling your husband may be a sex addict? Take our quiz and find out! http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/822791/sex-addict-or-not Noelle Nelson Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:10:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/822605/just-ask-romance Are you suffering from lack-of-romancitis? It's not fatal, but it can erode even the most stalwart wifely heart. Here's how to get what you want. http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/822605/just-ask-romance Noelle Nelson