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Would You Freeze Your Eggs?

Before you decide to have a baby, it's a good idea to get your life in order (that means: no more late-night tequila-shot seshes and all-day movie marathons hungover in your bed). More challenging still, if you want to co-parent, you'll have to find an s.o. who wants to raise kids, too. Eek! Let's say that you, like a lot of... CONTINUE READING 10

What To Get Your New Boyfriend for the Holidays

The holidays are fast approaching and lucky you, you’ve started dating someone just in time! The good news is that now you have someone to do all those cutesy, winter activities with (ice skating and seeing the tree, anyone?), but the bad news is you’re still in that “should I get him a gift, should I not get him a... CONTINUE READING 4

10 Signs He's a High-Maintenance Boyfriend

We all have those girlfriends who can be a little too high-maintenance, but sadly this disease is spreadin’ to the fellas, too! Maybe there’s just something in that bubbly, imported French water, but it seems like the metro-man was bit by a radioactive spider and has mutated into a more obnoxious version of his former self. So to help you... CONTINUE READING 20

10 "Firsts" On the Way from Casual Dating to a Serious Relationship

If you've ever found yourself in the beginning of a new relationship, wondering whether or not it's getting serious, then you need to know the telltale signs that you're moving in the right direction for him to put a ring on it (or, er, at least a Facebook official). TheFrisky.com compiled a list of 10 very true "firsts" that you... CONTINUE READING 16

What Poor Sex Etiquette Annoys You Most?

Dear gentlemen, being polite in the sack is just as important as having good manners on a first date. I absolutely love The Frisky’s 10 Examples of Poor Sex Etiquette and their follow up 8 Reader Suggested Sexytime Faux Pas, because they list some of the dumb, impolite things that men happen to do during the deed. Below are my faves... CONTINUE READING 33

American Idol: Female Idols Fare Better

Scotty McCreery won American Idol last night (check out his win above), and while I'm happy to see the abnormally deep-voiced Southern gentleman take home the title, The Frisky points out that male idol winners haven't exactly fared the best in years past. The most successful performers have undoubtedly been women, with Carrie Underwood a multi award-winning staple in the... CONTINUE READING 5

Dating Multiple Guys Without Being Shady

In my single days of yesteryear, I dated and did not keep it to just one gentleman at once. Call me a harlot if you will, but to me dating was like finding a job...I wouldn't give my resume to one company and hope for the best, now would I? No, I'd send it out to a few simultaneously, even... CONTINUE READING 14

Teen Alye Pollack Advocates to Stop Bullying

Alye Pollack may seem like an ordinary teen from Westport, CT, but her story and the impact she's had on people nationwide is anything but typical. Since Alye was in sixth grade, she has been teased and tortured by schoolmates, both in person and over the internet via cyber bullying. Tired of what she's been forced to put up with... CONTINUE READING 9

12 Dating Phrases We’re Just Not That Into Anymore

When I was single, I would mysteriously stop answering my texts when a friend would write me encouragement in the form of “put yourself out there,” or dismiss a man as “he’s just not that into you.”  That’s why I love/relate/laughed along with The Frisky’s 12 Dating Phrases We’re Just Not That Into Anymore. My faves, along with my own... CONTINUE READING 27

Little Things a Guy Can Say/Do to Make You Fall in Love

In love, as in life, sometimes it’s the smallest stuff that counts. Yes, my boyfriend may have bought me a beautiful set of pearl earrings, but it’s the little things—like him showing up at a train station to pick me up (without being asked!) when my friends were late—that really get me. So, the hopeless romantic in me was stoked to... CONTINUE READING 17