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6 Ways To Boost Your Libido This Holiday Season [EXPERT]
Bliss out over the holidays!

6 Ways To Boost Your Libido This Holiday Season

Some holiday-inspired tips to try when your libido is down in the dumps!

There's so much going on between Thanksgiving and New Years that causes couples to forget about each other. Despite all the added obligations that come up with family, friends, children and just being involved all the time, single people still need their weekly dose of spicy sex, no matter the time of year.

'Tis The Season To Be Happily Single

'Tis The Season To Be Happily Single

The holiday season has officially begun and soon calendars will be filled with holiday parties and family gatherings. For a single person, even one who’s happily single,  this season usually includes inquiries from well-meaning family and friends as to the nature of your relationship status. Does your single status have you dreading going home for the holidays? Don’t fret my pets! There are benefits that come along with being single during this time of year. The Perks of Being Single

7 Ways Singles Can Beat The Holiday Blues [EXPERT]
Are you feeling blue?

7 Ways Singles Can Beat The Holiday Blues

Are you down about being single this holiday season? Don't be!

Being single during the month of December can pose challenges that you don't have to think about at other times of the year. People who are newly single may struggle as they try to figure out what to do when there isn't a built-in place to go for the holidays.

The Best Way Singles Can Spice Up The Holidays [EXPERT]
What's on your wish list?

The Best Way Singles Can Spice Up The Holidays

This holiday season, stop searching for Mr. Right and try taking a lover instead!

How about a lover for Christmas? It's the last seven weeks of the year. Why not try a new lover for the rest of the year? We spend so much time alone, and so many women spend so much time thinking and wanting and waiting for Mr. Right. What about Mr. Right Now for the holiday season?

A Divorced Dad's Guide To Holiday Happiness [EXPERT]
Don't let divorce ruin your holiday season.

A Divorced Dad's Guide To Holiday Happiness

Three ways to flip the pain of divorce on its head this holiday season.

When divorce occurs, traditions of visiting family leave an unfulfilled emptiness regardless of the busy-ness of your schedule. This time of year is hard on divorced dads, especially those recently divorced. The opportunity to see your kids smiling is at best half as much. Divorce can be like putting on a pair of glasses with dark grey lenses — life turns dull, grim and depressing.

Why You Shouldn't Have Sex Over The Holidays [EXPERT]
A little smooch will do.

Why You Shouldn't Have Sex Over The Holidays

5 reasons to keep your love life PG this holiday season despite temptation.

According to the calendar, it's time for all of us to be of good cheer. According to the media (and peer pressure and our own internal pressure), it's also apparently time to have great sex, and plenty of it.

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

5 Yummy Advantages Of Being Single During The Holidays [EXPERT]
Mmmmm ...

5 Yummy Advantages Of Being Single During The Holidays

Pumpkin pie isn't the only delicious thing about celebrating Thanksgiving single!

Holiday time for singles can be just plain torture, like fingernails on a chalk board. But when I was single, I actually looked forward to the holidays. Sound crazy? It's not!

4 Ways Thanksgiving Can Help You Heal After Divorce [EXEPRT]
What are you thankful for this year?

Newly Single? 4 Ways Thanksgiving Can Help You Heal

Don't let divorce get you down. Find things to be thankful for this holiday season.

Thanksgiving is the gateway to the winter holiday season, which can feel challenging for those who are dealing with divorce.

5 Reasons To Be Grateful You're Single Over The Holidays [EXPERT]
Yeah, you.

5 Reasons To Be Grateful You're Single Over The Holidays

Believe it or not, couples envy single folks this time of year.

The year-end holidays are around the corner. November and December are stressful months as families prepare for feasting, exchanging presents and celebrating another year. For many singles, however, family gatherings can be painful — especially if parents, siblings or well-meaning relatives wonder why you're not "with someone."