Planning a honeymoon with your kids takes some extra planning, not just for your alone time, but also to make sure the kids are as excited as you are about your chosen destination and all that it provides. Here are the top tips for your planning stages:

ON a brisk autumn afternoon, in the shadow of the marble arch in Washington Square Park, a couple visiting from Ohio walked along holding hands like two teenagers going steady, decades after “going steady” went out of vogue.

When a stranger asked why they had chosen to join hands during their stroll, the man, Dave Findlay, looked at his wife of seven years and answered in a word: “Connection.”

Or as the Beatles sang back in 1963: "When I’ll feel that something, I want to hold your hand."

Those simple lyrics turned an expression of teenage longing and first romantic steps into a No. 1 hit. Yet today, when Justin Timberlake is at the top of the charts with "SexyBack" and the digital airwaves are filled with steamy lyrical declarations ("I’m into havin’ sex, I ain't into makin' love" sang 50 Cent in "In da Club"), couples like Dave and Carey Findlay still intertwine fingers, kiss palms and link pinkies as they meander through parks, cross streets and snake through crowds.

You've come a long way, baby -- if you're a woman, that is. A recent survey comparing gender stereotypes common in the 1970s to those held in the 1990s finds that while images of women have improved, those of their male counterparts have soured.

Twenty years ago, women were viewed as indecisive, subjective and passive, unfamiliar with the ways of the world and unable to separate feelings from ideas. All those traits were absent from the 1990s survey, conducted by psychologists Matthew Winter, Ph.D., of George Washington University and Diane Clark, Ph.D., and Elisabeth Diamond, Ph.D., of Shippenberg University.

Are you energized by spending time alone? In meetings, do you need to be asked for your opinions and ideas? Do you tend to notice details that other people miss? Is your ideal celebration a small get-together, rather than a big party? The good news is, you're an introvert. Dr Laney, author of The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World, offers these tips to help you work with, instead of against, your temperament while dating.

With the anticipation (sometimes anxiety) leading up to it, trying to be on top of your game during it, and the stimulation of getting to know someone new, dating can be exhausting. Here are some tips to make it go smoothly.