Never loan money to friends or family that you are not able to write off entirely.

I'm not a big advocate of living together before marriage. It can be the right thing, but it can also leave two people stuck together who haven't figured out what they really want out of the relationship.

My inbox [showed me] how much pain there is in the world. I appreciated hearing from people, but it was hard to know I couldn't do anything.

People often recommend, "Why do you ask?" as a good conversation stopper. But that really doesn't end the conversation, it just leaves the other person sputtering for a response. I like, "You'll be the first to know.".

Setting up a college fund would be a great way to redirect the tangible evidence of Daddy's love.

There are some people who do not have a wild past because being wild would make them terribly self-conscious and uncomfortable.

Anyone who marries gets no guarantee that their partner, no matter what they vow, will always keep that promise.