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Want to hear those three little words? Try baking these cupcakes.

Could A Cupcake Get Him To Say 'I Love You'?

Getting a guy to say "I love you," is as simple as baking these chocolate peanut butter cupcakes.

It's time to meet "I Love You" Cupcakes, the winning recipe in our "Next" Engagement Chicken Recipe Contest. Check out the recipe and be prepared to drool.

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Lidia Bastianich with her son, Joe, 'Masterchef' judge and co-restaurateur.

'Food Is Love': Lidia Bastianich On Osso Bucco & Gastrosexuals

NYC-based chef and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich dishes on food, love & her son Joe's tough guy rap.

I recently had the chance to chat with chef Lidia Bastianich, one of the biggest names in Italian food today, to discuss cooking and relationships. Here's what she had to say...

'See, I Can Actually Cook!' Stuffed Peppers

'See, I Can Actually Cook!' Stuffed Peppers

For when the non-chefs among us want to impress the culinary-genius love of their loves.

So, I don't cook. Not really. I'm very good at "preparing" things, like salad. I'm also exceptional at cleaning up after a meal, which is why my relationship works so well. My fiance is a great cook, and thankfully, he loves to do it.  Every once in a blue moon, I get the urge to "cook," which for me means following a recipe.

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Cars and love just seem to go together, don't they?

Car Confessions: 27 True Tales Of Love On The Road

From humorous to heartfelt, we've collected 27 stories about love and the open road.

The results from YourTango & Ford's "Love on the Road" survey are in, along with 27 must-read "car confessions" about funny and touching coupled car moments.

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A recent YourTango Experts survey reveals the truth behind 12 relationship myths.

12 Myths You Shouldn't Believe About Therapy, Sex & Infidelity

YourTango Experts tell us what's true and false when it comes to sex, love and therapy.

Surprisingly, the number one thing couples seek therapy for—and break up over—isn't something as juicy as an unsatisfying sex life, money battles or infidelity. It's communication. Specifically, the breakdown of it. In other words, learning how to communicate with your partner could be the best thing you ever learn how to do.

The 5 Worst Ways To Reignite Attraction In A Relationship

The 5 Worst Ways To Reignite Attraction In A Relationship

Want to rekindle attraction in your relationship? Don't do these five things.

It's no big secret that the hot and heavy lust of a new relationship almost always fades to a cooler, slower version of itself as our couplehood progresses. But before you worry that all long-term relationships mean chaste, sexless companionship, a new YourTango survey, conducted with MSN's Glo.com and Chemistry.com, leads us to believe otherwise. In a survey about the nature of attraction, 90 percent of our more than 20,000 respondents said that it is possible to reignite attraction in a relationship. Of course, there are some great ways to do this and some not-so-great ways to bring the spark back. According to the survey respondents, here are the five worst ways to reignite attraction in a relationship:

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Last Chance! Vote For YourTango Internet Week Panels

Cast your vote for YourTango's Internet Week panels today.

Get ready to vote. Internet Week, New York's annual collection of panels and events dedicated to the world wide web, is happening June 6 - 13, 2011. YourTango was invited to submit three panel ideas, and now we need your support. Panels are chosen based on user votes, so please cast yours now! Voting closes today.

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Why Does Black Marriage Have Its Own Day?

A look at the history of Black Marriage Day.

Black Marriage Day is Sunday, March 27. As we started talking about the day around the YourTango offices, we wondered: why isn't there a Hispanic Marriage Day? A Caucasian Marriage Day? An Asian-Black-Pacific-Islander Marriage Day? Couldn't all races and combinations thereof in this country use a day focused on promoting healthy, happy marriages? Here's a look at the history behind Black Marriage Day.

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YourTango Is Hiring A Fashion And Beauty Blogger

Are you an established blogger who's hooked into beauty and fashion? Come blog for YourTango.

YourTango is looking to hire an experienced fashion and beauty blogger to contribute one fashion/beauty post a week to Love Buzz, YourTango's signature news and trends blog. Posts run around 250 words and incorporate studies, news, products and trends related to fashion, beauty and body image, as they intersect with relationships. Please check out our fabulous outgoing fashion/beauty blogger's archive to get a better sense of our content.