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10 Worst Names A Person Can Possibly Have [EXPERT]
What does your name say about you?

10 Worst Names A Person Can Possibly Have

Did your name make the list? Find out now!

Here are the top ten worst names to have. Cross your fingers you don't read your own!

Top 10 Traits All Singles Are Searching For [EXPERT]
What characteristics are you looking for?

Top 10 Traits All Singles Are Searching For

There are some things we all want in an ideal mate.

As a matchmaking expert, I have helped thousands of singles find, meet and connect with other singles wanting long-term relationships through one-on-one personal compatibility matching. I ask every person the same question: "What are you looking for in your ideal partner?" ... and out comes the list of personality and character traits.

6 Things The Dog Says About Your Date

6 Things The Dog Says About Your Date

Forget Google -- you can do all your scouting just by checking out their pup.

Dating a dog owner? Forget Google -- you can do all your scouting just by checking out their pup. Here's what the dog says about . . . Him if it's: Well groomed: So, too, is the owner. If they're generous about their dogs, they'll likely be the same with their girlfriends. Well behaved: He likes order and appreciates good manners - or, could be controlling. This calls for further investigation.

What Your Dog Says About Your Personality

What Your Dog Says About Your Personality

Does owning a Chihuahua really mean you're an air head?

Have you ever judged someone or made assumptions about their character based on the type of dog they owned? If the answer is yes, you had good reason to do so. A new study found that a person's choice in dog breed is indicative of their personality. Study author Dr Lance Workman explained, "People tend to report that their dog's personality is quite similar to their own, but we wanted to see if these stereotypes actually stand up to scrutiny."

6 Traits Men Find Absolutely Irresistible [EXPERT]
Being your best self is the only way to win him over.

6 Traits Men Find Absolutely Irresistible

While a sultry dress and stilettos may make him look, what really gets him going might surprise you.

You and I both know that you are all that, but right now he only knows that you look great. So what will make him realize that you really are the girl he's been waiting his whole life for and make him want to retire his little black book for good? Here are 6 personality traits that will make just about any guy fall head over heels for you.

10 Signs You're Dating A Sociopath
Beware: Sociopaths are extremely charming.

10 Signs You're Dating A Sociopath

Four percent of the population has sociopathic character traits. How to avoid dating them.

There are people in the world who don't care about love, who feel no remorse, empathy or emotional attachment to others. In fact, they don't even know what these feelings are. These people are called sociopaths.

9 Facts You Need To Know About Sex Addiction [EXPERT]
There are many reasons why people lose control of their sexual behaviors.

9 Facts You Need To Know About Sex Addiction

Who is affected by sexual addiction & how can it be managed?

While some people are inappropriately labeled "sex addicts" — providing a blanket excuse for all kinds of irresponsible sexual behavior — others truly suffer from uncontrollable sexual impulses, or sex addiction. The main symptoms of sex addiction include a loss of control, failed attempts to stop unwanted sexual behavior, and a pattern of negative consequences from anxiety to depression and legal problems. Here are some facts about sex addiction you may not know.

Sex, Neuroticism & Marital Satisfaction

Sex, Neuroticism & Marital Satisfaction

How fireworks in the bedroom can compensate for personality flaws.

Does your significant other have personality characteristics that drive you insane? Maybe your loved one seems to get stressed out about the smallest things. Or perhaps your mate forgets to pay the electric bill month after month. Does a less than favorable personality characteristic mean certain doom for your relationship? 

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What do you do more of: Freeze, Fight or Flee?

How Do You Handle Conflict?

Your type may just be designed to rip your relationships to shreds.

None of the three Conflict Personality Types are bad or wrong. However, they all presuppose that conflict warrants a red-alert warning to the system, as would be the case if a tiger with yard-long claws was running you down. Often, conflict, although admittedly uncomfortable, is a huge opportunity for some part of the relationship dynamic to be shaken loose and upgraded. We often miss or overlook the opportunity entirely, so busy are we trying to maintain our safety from the perceived threat by Freezing, Fighting or Fleeing.

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You don't have to be gorgeous and heavily made up to attract love.

5 Ways To Be Attractive To Anyone

The best way to be attractive is to work on yourself.

Turns out the qualities people find most attractive about others are ones we can control: Grooming, diet, posture — not the beauty you were born (or not born) with. So, rejoice: You don't have to be a supermodel to get dates and be noticed by men.

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Are men and women really from different planets?

Study Says Men Are 'Emotionally Stable' -- Uh, Really?

Study finds new personality differences between men and women.

In the early 1990's, a writer and relationship counselor by the name of John Gray, Ph.D. wrote a little book you may have heard of: Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. When the book was published in 1992, it became a pop culture phenomenon that eventually led to more books, seminars, a TV sitcom and even a one-man Broadway show.