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The Cookie Mate—Make Him A Reality! [EXPERT]
What qualities do you look for in your perfect partner?

The Cookie Mate—Make Him A Reality! [EXPERT]

He is sweet and yummy, and you can bite his head off if you get mad at him!

Many have their own personal laundry list of qualities for the "ideal mate." Some of the items on the laundry list might include: loyal, kind, attractive, generous or successful. The technical term for meeting our laundry list is called the self-ideal-perception consistency. But what happens when our date does not meet all of the requirements on our laundry list? Can we change him to meet our expectations? Does he meet enough of our laundry list to qualify to be a cookie mate?

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She better make sure he's the right kind of guy.

Love Bytes: 5 Dating Resolutions For A New Year

Plus, inviting strangers to your wedding.

Dating rules to follow in the new year. Do you "have to" invite strangers to your wedding? After 33 years, she gets sick of waiting and proposes to him. What happens when your guy is terrible at performing oral sex? Why did she cheat on her husband? The awkward positions of spooning. Some dorks aren't grateful for girlfriends. How to be an ideal partner. 20 things to know about sex that you may not know. The danger of waiting for him to be ready.

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4 Love Lessons Grown Men Can Learn From Justin Bieber

Yes, with his family values, Justin Bieber is wise beyond his years when it comes to relationships.

Sure, he's just a "Baby" to a lot of us, but Justin Bieber is wise beyond his years when it comes to relationships. From the looks of things, his romance with 19-year-old Selena Gomez may not just be the stuff of teen puppy love. Every day, it seems they're proving they're so NOT the Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears of today!