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Online Dating Site Plenty Of Fish Nixes Casual Hook-Up Feature
Online dating site PlentyofFish.com is "all about relationships" now.

Online Dating Site 'Plenty Of Fish' Nixes Casual Hook-Up Feature

No more "Intimate Encounters" for PlentyofFish.com! But can the dating site shed its hookup rep?

Online dating site PlentyofFish.com is cleaning up its act. On Monday, founder Markus Frind announced to members that the site will be undergoing some major changes, for example, eliminating its sex-only "Intimate Encounters" feature.

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Are Olympic athletes hooking up like crazy after they're done with their competitions?

5 Sexy Secrets About The Olympics

Athletes have "days of glory," and more things you didn't know about sex at the Olympic Village.

What do Big Macs and condoms have in common? They're both available in spades at the Olympic Village, along with thousands of athletes at the top of their games. Mixed in with human-interest stories of dramatic stuggles and triumphs, you may have heard tales of Olympians gone wild.

Red Bull, Jager Bombs & Casual Sex, Oh My!
What do you get when you mix Red Bull and Jager bombs? Clothes on your bedroom floor.

Red Bull, Jager Bombs & Casual Sex, Oh My!

Study says spiked Red Bull can give your penis "wiiiings." Well, no duh.

If you drink a Red Bull, then polish off half a handle of Captain Morgan, you're more likely to have casual sex.

11 Places To Get It On Outdoors This Fourth Of July
Sex on the beach? Yes, please.

11 Places To Get It On Outdoors This Fourth Of July

The Fourth of July offers plenty of possibilities for outdoor sex.

Whatever your plans may be this holiday, assert your (sexual) Independence by making time for a good 'ol outdoor romp. The holiday requires it.

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A couple makes out near the port-a-johns in the infield at Preakness 2006.

Get Your Preakness On! 3 Tips For Hooking Up At The Horse Races

Three golden rules for keeping your cool -- and still getting some -- at the horse races this year.

"Growing up in Baltimore, I've attended many infield parties at the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness. Something about that infield makes us all behave like heathens. Don't get me wrong — it's a good time (even though it feels a bit like a war zone). Hook-ups abound, and there are plenty of opportunities to merge with the opposite sex."

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Sweating your coworker? Sweat no longer. But be discreet, please.

Love Bytes: 5 Rules For Hooking Up At The Holiday Office Party

Plus, would you stay with him if he cheated? And, love advice from Britney Spears lyrics.

The rules for hooking up during/after holiday office parties. Are feminists to blame for the "hook-up culture?" Some people will say just about anything to get some tail. Would you stay with your husband if he cheated on you? Britney Spears songs have some great (and awful) things to say about love. The Austrian "sex school" that never was. 12 keys to healthy relationships. And, dating his clone to get over him. Yikes.

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Are you hanging out under the mistletoe this holiday season?

The 3 Types Of Holiday Hookups, Defined

Are you a booty call, friend with benefits or one-night stand? New study defines hookup types.

Holiday hookups may be all the rage this season — you know, right alongside temporary boyfriends and desperate attempts to hang out under the mistletoe.

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Safe sex is vastly underrated.

"I Don't Care How Drunk You Are: Use A Friggin' Condom!"

Study says that condom use (or non-use) has nothing to do with drunkenness. So no more excuses.

One would think that, after years of condom-on-banana sex ed in our schools, we'd finally get that condom use is kind of a smart idea. And when I say "kind of," I really mean "just wrap it up, you idiots."

Is Hollywood Killing Monogamy?
Movies about hooking up with "no strings" are the new norm. But why?

Is Hollywood Killing Monogamy?

Some experts say yes, while others argue it's just a sign of the times.

Fat, bumbling husband plus sexually frustrated wife equals the typical trope of television monogamy these days. Friends with benefits and no strings pepper romantic comedies in the movie theaters. Except for a certain vampire romance that opened last weekend there is a serious dearth of happy, healthy, monogamous couples who love one another on the big and small screens.

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This woman is making her Thanksgiving a little more sexy, and so can you.

Love Bytes: 8 Ways To Hook Up This Thanksgiving

Plus, 12 signs that you're too picky. Remember, 'tis a gift to be simple.

How to escape the family and get a little frisky this Thanksgiving. Signs that you're too picky. Why do men cheat "down?" (Because they're not grateful enough, that's why.) If a lady's father sets a terrible example for her, is cheating totally her fault? Evidently, female musicians do not have the groupie chain you'd expect. Which dating traditions need to be phased out pronto?

One-Night Stand, Then First Date? Welcome To College

One-Night Stand, Then First Date? Welcome To College

College students think women need to "reverse the slut" after casual hookups.

Movies, TV shows and songs—essentially, all of popular culture—would have us believe that no-strings-attached, casual sex is something that men are more interested in than women. It's true that over the years, gender-based stereotypes have assigned to guys the role of sex-seeking and to ladies the search for something serious. A new study, however, challenges those assumptions—while showcasing how such behavior affects a person's perception of a woman.