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New Year's Resolution: Are You Too Picky?

From the sensible to the outlandish, what are your reasons for rejecting a guy?

Someone once told me that the reason I'm still single is because my standards are too high. I laughed in her face, flipping through a mental catalog of the disgusting creatures who've woken up in my bed. "Au contraire," I told her. "I think my standards are non existent." But last night, as I enjoyed a large DQ Blizzard while watching the latest drama on The Real Housewives of New York, I started reflecting on my dating past and why none of those boys are in my dating present. I grabbed a piece of paper (Ok, the back of a takeout menu…it was closer) and began listing all of the guys I've met/gotten naked with. To my horror, the list had more dishes than the Chinese menu it was written on.

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The realm of oral contraceptives is getting a bit messy these days.

"My Birth Control Pill Almost Killed Me"

I suffered a pulmonary embolism from taking the Yaz birth control pill.

Some of you may remember my issues with the birth control pill, Yaz. After surviving a pulmonary embolism, I can now consider myself relatively healthy although doctors are not sure if I will have more complications in the future. Even though I've been off my medication for two and a half years, I am still dealing with what happened every day.

missed calls

5 Signs You're Playing Too Hard To Get

Why acting coy could end your relationship for good.

Ah, matters of the heart. Just when we think things are going to get easier, some complications come about and we're back to square one, trying to figure out where we went wrong.

man texting on phone ignoring woman

10 Dating Red Flags Young Women Always Ignore

Classic signals that he's just not that into you.

Those tell-tale signs that your relationship is taking a turn for the worse, that for some reason you haven't seemed to notice? We like to call these "red flags," and apparently we're pretty good at ignoring them when we don't want to admit to the reality of things: that the guy we’re dating is a complete douche and it's time to give him the boot.

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10 Ways To Rock The Braless Look This Summer

This look is definitely doable (and sexy), if you follow the rules.

When it's hot and sticky out, no one wants to wear more than the bare minimum when it comes to clothing. Want to let the girls breathe for a day? Stick to these tips.

creative ways to break up

10 Creative Ways To Break Up

Sure, breaking up is hard to do. But that doesn't mean you can't be creative in your approach.

No one likes being broken up with. But rather than an apologetic text, these are 10 ways we'd prefer to hear–or deliver—the news.

Derek Jeter

Why I'm In Love With Derek Jeter

Five reasons to drool over this Yankee--besides that 3,000th hit, plus some hot pics!

I'm a huge Yankees fan. It's a fact. An inarguable one, actually. I mean, what 12-year-old girl gets Yankee tickets for her birthday? (If you couldn't figure that one out, it would be me.) My most recent superfluous expenditure was my 100-dollars-a-pop July 9th tickets. Nevermind that my (BRAND-SPANKIN'-NEW) car broke down en-route to the game, I got to attend one of the greatest days of Derek Jeter’s career. Congrats on 3,000 Captain, and here's five reasons everyone should love Derek Jeter.

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Tantric Sex: All The Celebs Are Doin' It

Does endless orgasmic energy sound like fun to you? Try tantric sex.

Cue two naked couples, both in sexual scenarios. Couple 1: attacks each other like wild animals, both racing to the big O. Couple 2: takes their time, pleasing each other in various kama sutra-like positions, aiming to prolong the act of sex by channeling sexual energy and increasing intimacy, letting go of all reservations and connecting to their sexual experience spiritually before engaging in the physical.

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The More Expensive Your College, The More You Have Sex

And six more surprising sex facts from OkCupid.

Infographics make things easy for us. That’s why we love them. OkTrends, a site that gathers data from profiles on the dating site OkCupid, has created a merger of two things everyone loves — sex and infographics. This set of charts covers everything from how many times a week students expect to have sex based on their tuition to how often Twitter users masturbate. Oh, and some vegetarian-friendly sex slang is in there somewhere. That’s something we can get down to/spend half an hour scrolling through.

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Why Men Secretly Wish They Were Women

One dude shares why women have it better: living longer, being pampered and having breasts!

Last week's Dude's List was all about why he likes to be a him rather than a her. However, I not so subtly hinted in that article that every advantage reflects a disadvantage, every strength hides a weakness, and so, this Dude's List I turn the tables on the boys. This time I go over the top dozen reasons you've got it over us.