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4 Silly New Year Relationship Resolutions
C'mon, you're smarter than this.

4 Silly New Year Relationship Resolutions

These New Year resolutions should be scratched off the list for good.

Well here are a few relationship New Year resolutions that should be tossed out with all your other bad habits this January.

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The 5 Stages Of Break-Up Grief

How to handle the inevitable post-relationship roller coaster.

Breakups can leave the lovelorn rattled for weeks, months and sometimes even years. But there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Grieving a relationship is not unlike grieving a death. It's healing process. But one day, you will move on.

SallyAnn Salsano

Dating Tips From Jersey Shore Creator SallyAnn Salsano

The Jersey Shore, Nail Files and Disaster Date producer talks turn-offs and dating advice with us.

Enter SallyAnn Salsano, a former Long Island guidette turned mega producer who added a new wrinkle to reality TV when her baby, 'The Jersey Shore,' hit MTV in December of 2009. The show—now entering into its fifth season—has been touted as single-handedly making MTV relevant again by cementing a new batch of celebrities and scoring the network millions in advertising revenue. We sat down with the fast-talking reality TV dynamo and chatted about love, dating and how all the Jersey Shore boys are husband material underneath it all.

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The Sun In Cancer: Get Ready For Romance!

The sun lives in Cancer through July 22. So what does this sign mean for your relationship?

We've now successfully exited Gemini and the sun has entered Cancer—so what does this mean for your relationship? Only good things! Expect lots of eating, snuggling and sweet talk for the next month. Cancer is the fourth sign of the Zodiac and arguably the most sensitive and nurturing. Cancer's ruling planet is the moon, which is associated with motherhood and femininity. Indeed, those born between June 21st and July 22nd are natural caretakers and pride themselves on therapeutic listening skills and culinary talents.

Don't Miss Your Chance To Describe Amazing Sex & Win $1000

Poll: Don't Miss Your Chance To Describe Amazing Sex & Win $1000

Whip up a lustful 10-word or less phrase describing amazing sex, you could win a New York City trip.

If you've got a knack for explaining the unexplainable and a libidinous appetite for sex, than get to typing! You only have three days left to brainstorm your best 10-word description of amazing sex and win a free trip to New York City. YourTango.com has teamed up with Zestra to scour our reader's minds and, believe us, nothing is too raunchy, sentimental, or disgusting. The winner recieves a New York City vacation plus $1000. Let us know your 10-word wanton thought here

The Sun In Gemini: Will This Influence Your Relationship?

The Sun In Gemini: Will This Influence Your Relationship?

The sun moves into communicative Gemini this week. Should our significant others be warned?

On May 21st the sun officially enters Gemini, the third astrological sign in the zodiac. If traditional folklore is to be believed the sun in Gemini is the perfect time to open up the floodgates of communication and talk things out. Words, ideas and the finesse to string them all together in an engaging manner should come extremely easily during this period. This isn't the time for hysterical flare-ups or illogical attacks—Gemini is far too diplomatic and flexible for such a dogmatic approach to conflict.

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The Top 10 Ways To Reignite Attraction In A Relationship

Attraction wanes in relationships; here's how to get it back.

YourTango, Chemistry.com and MSN's Glo.com polled more than 20,000 people asking them questions about the power of attraction in short and long-term relationships. The good news? While 88.5 percent of those surveyed agreed that attraction changes to your partner over time, 90 percent said it's possible to reignite the magic.

Amazing Sex

Amazing Sex In 10 Words Or Less? Our Top 25 Submissions

From the sappy & poetic to the raunchy & hilarious—here are our top 25 favorite submissions to date.

If you count sweaty sheets, messy hair and broken lamps as everyday bedroom causualities, than boy do we have the challenge for you. Take a minute to rifle through your erotic mental files and shoot us your best 10-word (or less) description of amazing sex. If you can turn a killer phrase and we like yours best, you could win a fantastic trip to New York City. If you want an idea of what's raised our eyebrows in the past few weeks, check out our top 25 submission (out of nearly 300) picks, which range from sappy and poetic to raunchy and hilarious.

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The Top 10 Traits That Attract A Man To A Woman

Is it her body? Hair? Scent? Sense of humor? We found out the top ten things that attract a man.

YourTango teamed up with Glo.com and Chemistry.com and surveyed 20, 000 people to determine the answers to all these burning questions. What we found? Naturally, "sexual chemistry" and "smile" ranked higher when a man initially meets a woman but as time marches on and fleshy excitement simmers, "kindess" and "sense of humor" ranked in the top spots.

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Poll: How Would You Describe Amazing Sex In 10 Words Or Less?

Ten words is all you got to sum up amazing sex. If done well, you could win a trip to New York City.

Neighbors come over to complain, end up joining in. 25% Deep cuts on my back. Deeper cuts on my soul. 25% Mind blowing, Eyes tearing, toes curling, body shaking experience. 25% Even the timid feel like pornstars, surrendering to Madame Nature 0% Dormant volcanic build-up, warm orgasmic rush, toe curling immobility. 25%