Without our community, YourTango would be as fun as a game of ping pong with a broken paddle and a crushed ball. In other words, our users are invaluable contributors to the site, and it's about time we rewarded a handful of them.

Thanks to Mercury Nashville/Universal Music Group for supplying copies of Holly Williams' new CD Here With Me for ten YourTango users. Whether writing compelling Community Blog posts, offering thoughtful questions and answers in AskYourTango or crafting clever comments, these users—much like Williams' vocals—rock. Williams is the daughter of country star Hank Williams, Jr. and granddaughter … Read More

This July 4th, perhaps the focus for Mr. and Mrs. Politician should be more on the fireworks happening between their sheets (or lack thereof) rather than the one’s overlooking the Washington Monument.

That’s right, this holiday, if you love your country then please shag your partner.

We know it’s hard. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Between fundraisers and photo ops and everything else that’s happened since you two tied the knot, the spark has surely fizzled.

But enough with the excuses! Ladies and Gentlemen of the State, husbands and wives to the politicos, please go get your groove on.

Would Bill have turned … Read More

After a string of rough break-ups, it may seem logical (and healthy!) to order the newest "How To (insert helpful adjective) (insert love-like adjective) Better." Or something of that nature. Steve Harvey Advises Ladies To Think Like Men

We've all been there. Lord knows a particularly inspired Oprah can do wonders for the commercial break checkout lines at Barnes and Noble.

However, new research has surfaced that those who truly suffer from low self-esteem may not benefit from the self-help babble so many therapists and licensed this-or-thats swear upon. In fact, it … Read More

Love Bytes: Five must-click sex, love and relationship links.

Forget your type. Why physical traits shouldn't matter. [College Candy]

I’ve never quite understood the idea of having a “type” when it comes to dating. Favorite ice cream flavor? Sure. Favorite type of guy? Not so much. Perhaps this is because I’ve gone out and hooked up with a lot of different kinds of men, and I’ve found myself equally attracted to guys of varying ages, races, heights, and builds.

What Jon Gosselin's Match.com video could look like. [Buzz Feed]

Many women's professional lives start after kids. [DoubleX]

Orgasmic or … Read More

When you picture a military couple, one going off to fight a war, and the other taking on the role of the stay-at-home parent, society typically envisions the man off in battle and the woman home with the children. But with nearly 20 percent of the Air Force consisting of women, men are quickly learning the challenges of being the military spouse, home with the kids.

In the military, dads aren't forced to take care of their children on their own from just 9 to 5 but rather for months at a time while their wives are away on … Read More

Gollum slithered around the picnic tables in a bald wig and a loincloth. Bilbo Baggins manned the barbecue.  An elf with pointy ears asked if we had any veggie burgers.

My boyfriend, David, and I had not come dressed for the "Lord Of The Rings" theme for his family's annual group vacation with their friends. But costumed or not, I knew I'd be under scrutiny: I'm the first woman he'd brought along to introduce to everybody in his 26 years of attending. Read: The Un-Monster-in-Law

As Gollum lumbered by towards the card table full of key lime pies and cookie … Read More

As her sister edged toward her 40th year, Deidre Fishel noticed a panic slowly building and taking hold of her. She feared the dip in libido that comes along with age. Fishel wanted to see if there was real reason to fear, or if there were older women out there bucking the myth, that they were sexless, cranky old things.

She and Diana Holtzberg set to work creating a documentary and book called, "Still Doing It," that tells stories of older women who are enjoying fulfilling and adventurous love lives.

The two women looked for women in their 60s, 70s and … Read More

Welcome summer!

Yes, we realize summer technically started also two weeks ago, but really isn't the 4th of July the real start of summer?

YourTango this week was busy helping you with technology to marriage to death and everything in between. But in case you were too busy planning that Independence Day picnic, here's this week's best from YourTango.

Feature: 7 Ways To Tell If He Plans To Marry You
Quick and simple ways to tell if he's really into you.

Feature: Perfection Undone: The Day My Husband Died
Grab the tissues before reading this one.

Video: Single … Read More

If you haven't already heard, Katherine Heigl gives an Oscar-worthy orgasm in her upcoming movie The Ugly Truth. Granted, it's an orgasm Heigl has with herself (and a pair of vibrating panties may we add), but we can assure you no red-blooded, male viewers will be disappointed. Heigl does wide-eyed and glistening quite well. In fact, when done correctly, Hollywood sex scenes can give you the urge to hightail it to the theatre bathroom for a quickie. We'll go so far as to say we blame Hollywood for any and all of our sexual … Read More

Love Bytes:  Six must-click  sex, love and relationship links.