Personal Relationships

Dexter stars Michael C. Hall, 39, and Jennifer Carpenter, 31, who met on the set of the Showtime drama, are divorcing. Their representatives said the split was amicable.

They are being very civil about it. Stating that infidelity wasn't an issue, the source added, "The big problem with their relationship is the distance."

But he turned into so much more than a hunting partner. He became my confidante, someone with whom I could share thoughts I could never voice inside the fence.

Most of us have quit jobs before. Sometimes the impulse to burn one's bridges is too strong to ignore, but it's always best to leave in a polite, cordial way. What’s more polite than handing in your resignation on a cake?

The sport directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength. As a metaphor, it describes rivalry between two opposing sides --on the job, in politics, and family dynamics too.

Lindsay's reunion with her father, from whom she was estranged for years, is on shaky ground.

For many travelers, a hostel is just a cheap place to crash. In the United States, the word tends to connote a hostile environment.

Although hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons recently called pal Courtney Love a "crackhead" for accidentally uploading nude photos of herself on Twitter, he never meant any harm.

"When you say 'quagmire without exit strategy' you're talking about our relationship, right?"

Your digital relationship is more difficult to dispose of than burning love letters, and Twitter and Facebook are the major bugbear. The traces left are particularly difficult to remove and emotionally taxing when revisited.