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He Said, She Said: The Facebook Relationship Status

When you start dating someone, you tell a few of your friends and family members, but not everyone in fear of things blowing up in your face. After all, who wants to explain their relationship status to extended family at a birthday party? You usually only tell everyone you know after you’ve gotten engaged and […]

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He Said, She Said: A Husband’s “Filthy Habits”

Life can grow to become quite challenging during the daily routines, causing us to feel anxious, irritable, sleepless, absent-minded, or unable to cope. Though it’s a process and not diagnosis, stress occurs when there is an imbalance between the demands being made on us and our own capabilities to manage such pursuits. Stress can affect […]

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He Said, She Said: Deciphering The “Sighs” Within a Long-Distance Relationship

A long-distance relationship, known as an “LDR” is typically an intimate relationship where two individuals are separated by a considerable amount of distance. They each face a geographical impediment and most times lack any real face-to-face contact. Quite often LDRs are formed through the online medium where two people will meet and be romantically inclined […]

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He Said, She Said: The Dance Between Friends & Lovers

Friendship is the beginning of love, but the dance between being ‘just friends’ and transitioning to ‘lovers’ can be a very tricky one. 

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He Said, She Said: Pursuing Workplace Romances

A workplace romance exists when two employees of the same company begin to develop a mutual attraction towards each other and ultimately start a relationship. So what do you do when you begin to crush on a co-worker? Pursue or not pursue? That is the question.

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Guest Writer Caileigh Scott: Me, Myself and I – After The Break-Up

Today The Hudsucker welcomes guest writer, Caileigh Scott, a Los Angeles based actress, writer and sketch comedienne. In addition to her stage and screen work, Scott also performs with several sketch comedy troupes, and co-founded the non-profit organization IBG Inc.

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He Said, She Said: ‘The Friend Zone’ vs. Patience and Self-Love

This week we have a question that gently touches three different aspects of relationships. One of which is the dreaded ‘friend zone’, best described in popular culture as a platonic relationship that contains no romantic entanglements. This stems from one of the parties involved wanting more, while the other does not. Though many talk about the […]

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He Said, She Said: Hesitation with ‘Coming Out’

‘Coming out’ isn’t always easy but it is a positive experience tied into a very personal and deep emotional process. One of the first steps in coming out is being able to recognize one’s own sexual identity and working toward self-acceptance.

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He Said, She Said: Dating Your Best Friend’s Ex

Have you ever dated your best friend’s ex? There are no actual rules when dating someone, but there is that one unwritten rule that can often lead to an ugly love triangle or an altercation with your best friend.

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He Said, She Said: Taking a Break During a Marriage

If your relationship is in shambles and you can’t afford a divorce, the less drastic option that many couples pursue is taking a break. With the strain of finances, a mortgage, children, work, socializing and even pursuing an education, it tests the strongest of relationships. At times things go extremely well and your relationship blossoms in every […]

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He Said, She Said: Being The Third Wheel

At some point or another, we’ve all experienced being a third wheel. You may have heard the expression before and while it’s not the most pleasant experience, it is something we most often can’t avoid when hanging out with friends and their new significant others. Being one is usually considered a negative thing in any […]

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He Said, She Said: Falling in Love With Your Best Friend

Friendships are a key component to our lives and help us grow emotionally and mentally. In all its beauty, the dynamic is essentially rooted in a specific concern and care for a friend. Most times it’s a concern and care which might reasonably be understood as a kind of love, though at times a broader […]

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He Said, She Said: Spicing It Up in The Bedroom

With February being the month of love, we celebrated Valentine’s and introduced “He Said, She Said,” a four part series of advice columns every Friday featuring two of our male writers and two of our female writers. Throughout the weeks they provided insight and wisdom into your questions with hopes to help you out in […]

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