Stephanie Klein Greek Tragedy

WHY THE HELL DO I SUCK SO BAD AT BAKING?
Or, more to the point, How do I get myself some help, ’cause we won’t be covering this in couples therapy this week. Answers, Straight Up is a section of…

Since you’re so great at planning days out in NYC, what do you recommend for a day out in NYC with a 4 year old?
 
Puppies ARE cuter than any baby in the world.
Face it, all babies look…

I’ve mentioned before that advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer. Intellectually we all know right from wrong, but sometimes making that right turn feels antiquated. "Yes, I know I shouldn’t care, that I should…

An article I’d written for now-defunct Jane Magazine on Couples Therapy
“Couples therapy before you’re married?”
“Hell, no. You don’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.”
“…”
“If it’s not easy at twenty-six, it won’t be easier…

I have a question.  With your frank discussion and "nothing to hide" attitude towards the unhappy times of your past, I wonder:
If your current marriage were to also become unhappy, would you be honest about it in "real-time"? The…

I get quite a bit of mail asking for advice. Sometimes it’s restaurant reco’s, other times it’s itinerary questions about New York. Hair products or my favorite brand of bedding. How to lose weight. Mostly, it’s about the heart. I…