Dear Miss Manners: I am a widow with many acquaintances and activities. I am physically and verbally affectionate with family members and close friends, and am generous with hugs and “I love yous.” ...

Words are powerful. They are necessary for communication on the most basic level but also represent the deepest expression of who we are. How we communicate shapes us as individuals … but what we ...

When you love someone so much, sometimes it can seem like you’ve run out of words to express how you feel. And when your partner is on your mind, you want to send them a message that goes beyond a ...

I hear all kinds of trivial utterances all day–“Whatever!”; “Duh”; “Newsflash”–but I never seem to hear those three precious words, “I love you.” Is it that hard to break down one’s walls of cynicism ...