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3 Ways To Make Him Want You Like A Bad Santa This X-Mas

3 Ways To Make Him Want You Like A Bad Santa This X-Mas

'Tis the season to ignite his Yule log...

What is it about Christmas lights on a snow-laden cottage, holiday cheer on neighbors’ rosy-cheeked faces and gluttonous parties bombarded by doofuses in reindeer sweaters that make a person tingle with horny holiday spirit? During the next weeks that fall between Thanksgiving and News Year’s Day is the perfect time to get him randy on brandy & egg nog and seduce that man of yours so good, you’ll have him under your bush more times this Christmas Eve than Santa under the tree.

Navigating the Holidays with Kids After (or During) Divorce

Navigating the Holidays with Kids After (or During) Divorce

Divorce is a harsh time for anyone, especially during the holidays, read more to see how to cope.

by Marina Sbrochi, for GalTime.com making holidays happy when you're a single parent Managing the holidays when you are married with children definitely takes some finesse and strategy.  Sometimes just the negotiating where to go can even be rough - “Should we alternate years for Thanksgiving and so on?  OR Do we visit one house, then the other if we live in the same town?”  Forget simplicity if both families live out of town. 

4 Sugary Sweets & 4 Bah Humbugs of Gift Card Giving

4 Sugary Sweets & 4 Bah Humbugs of Gift Card Giving

Giving gift cards - Mistletoe Kiss or Miss?

Remember the last time you were carded? Stop. We mean gift-carded! Most people in this land of plastic have either given or received at least one gift card. The National Retail Federation reports that 6 of 10 consumers say “they’d like to receive gift cards this year.” The to-give-or-not-to-give debate rages on, but all of The 5 Money Personalities™ may benefit from buying gift cards for others.  The Flyer c

Single This Season? Celebrate Your Breakup With A Party

Single This Season? Celebrate Your Breakup With A Party

Don't spend the holidays moping about your single-hood, throw an awesome singles' party instead.

Is the ghost of Christmas past, haunting the vision of the perfect coupled-up-Christmas? It's time to start a new tradition of the new single Yule. There are plenty of reasons to celebrate the holidays with a festive freedom like you've never had before.

A little girl meeting Santa Claus
"Is that beard real!?"

Scary Christmas! 8 Kids' Hilarious Reactions To Santa

These kiddies don't know what to make of this Saint Nick guy.

Big kids know that Santa's a good guy — he spreads cheer, brings presents, and loves milk and cookies. But the bearded man dressed in red and white starts out a stranger. No wonder some little boys and girls are nervous, if not downright frightened, the first time they meet Santa Claus. Ho-ho-hold on a minute. Who is this guy?

Married to an alcoholic – tips to survive Xmas

Married to an alcoholic – tips to survive Xmas

If every year Xmas is miserable because of drinking, a little forward planning to make it different.

For many Xmas is a time of peace and joy, a time of goodwill to all men.  Its a time of celebration, eating too much and falling asleep on the sofa.  It is a time for families, for children (big and small) for extravagance and fun.  However, for a significant minority it is a nightmare, a time to dread, a time for shame, drunkenness, arguments (maybe even violence) and a time for misery.

5 Sexy Stocking Stuffers To Give (Ahem) Yourself [EXPERT]
What do you want for Christmas?

5 Sexy Stocking Stuffers To Give (Ahem) Yourself

All I want for Christmas is ... sex toys?

Here's the buzz on the best sex toys for the season. If you've been a little naughty this year — and who hasn't? — you just might want to ask Santa to stuff your stocking with some toys. And by toys, we mean adult toys that are sure to make your holiday season ho-ho-hot!

To Gift or Not to Gift?

To Gift or Not to Gift?

When it comes to new relationships during the holidays,to gift or not to gift, that is the question.

By Kimberly James, MatchMaster, FindYourPlusOne.com  With the holidays here, it is easy to get swept away in the spirit of gift giving. But when it comes to a new relationship or someone you are casually dating, it can be unclear to gift or not to gift. There are no real rules or guidelines to follow but there are ways to ease the confusion.

6 Tips for Shopping for Children's Toys

6 Tips for Shopping for Children's Toys

Figure out how to pick the best gifts for kids that are also affordable!

By Amanda Fontaine, for GalTime.com Don’t deny it: Christmas is coming.  And so is Hanukkah. And secret classroom elves. And all the other holiday bustle and chaos. When decorations appear in shopping malls and department stores, we brush it off for a month or two, but that time has passed.I hate to say it, but it’s finally time to start scoping out toys and making a list.  If you have kids to buy for - either children of your own, or nieces, nephews, friends' children, or godchildren - how do you survive

How Can I Help During Christmas?

How Can I Help During Christmas?

How to be happy in a season focused on getting stuff, when the shopping deadlines overwhelm us.

The post Thanksgiving season has been criticized as a time of greedy frenzy, when the balance sheets of retailers are swept into the black by waves of frantic shoppers bingeing on the illusions of good deals and marching to the mantra of “What can I get for Christmas?”  Although much of the shopping is ostensibly for gifts for others, part of the excitement is the prospect of winning a game with sellers, competing for the best “savings,” and being the first in your peer group to finish your Christmas shopping.

Making your holidays joyful rather than stressful is up to you

Making your holidays joyful rather than stressful is up to you

Learn how your emotions, physical activities, and diet can make the difference for a joyful holiday

The holiday season can be full of joy or full of stress, which is for you?  The difference between finding joy or feeling stressed during the holidays can come from the areas of emotion, physical activities, and diet.  How you deal with your emotions and how you emotionally deal with the holidays can determine whether you have joy or stress during that time.  For example, if you have relationship difficulties with family members or past hurtful memories, the holidays have a way of making you feel worse.  I remember a woman who felt generally happy through t