Dating
Difficult breakup? Dating rut? You will love again. Here are some fresh dating tips.
Feeling a little rusty? Psychologist Judith Sills, PhD, recommends three attitude adjustments and a new skill.
1. Be truly single. Don't think: I'm too old, tired, or fat to do this. Do think: I just turned back the clock for a second chance.
2. Lose your agenda. Don't think: I save time by laying out exactly what I want. Do think: Discover the person in front of me.
3. Practice on social-networking sites. Don't think: I have no clue how to relate to a new person. Do think: I can use the internet to learn how to flirt and try out my … Read More
Have you run out of ways to be romantic? Try some of these romantic gestures.
So you want to do something special for your beloved, but you're stumped for ideas. Whether you want a gesture that's creative, outrageous, affordable, quick or classic, we've got the answer.
Creative
Looking for some fun ways to add romance to your relationship? Try these creative romance tips:
1. Give your lover a dozen roses—and do it with a creative twist. Give eleven red roses and one white rose. Attach a note that reads: "In every bunch there's one who stands out—and you are that one."
2. Fake a power outage at home. (Loosen the fuses or throw the breaker switches.) With no TV … Read More
A great first date starts with choosing the right restaurant.
It's been a couple weeks since you and your latest match on eHarmony started corresponding, and after a few late-night IM sessions, the two of you are finally ready to meet in person. Do you test the waters over flights of beer? Or do you pump up the romance with a picnic in the park? Decisions, decisions—this one more challenging because your date is more or less a complete stranger.
Singles living in San Francisco should thank the online dating gods, then, as a new city guide there offers recommendations for online dating-appropriate restaurants. Melanie Gagliardi, e-columnist author of The Tablehopper's Guide … Read More
How one woman chose, and enjoyed, to be dominated.
I texted him as soon as I woke up.
"What do you want me to wear today?"
I brushed my teeth and washed my face while I waited for him to text me back.
"White button-down shirt. Tuck it in. Your jeans. Flats. Put your hair in a ponytail. Send me a photo."
I dressed as instructed, then stood before the wall-length mirror in my apartment's hallway. Smiling into the mirror, I snapped a photo on my iPhone and sent it to Ben*.
Thirty seconds later, a text message: "Very nice." Then I knew I could leave for work.
Ben was not abusive. … Read More
Sometimes, the best defense against a cockblocking wingman is a good offense.
So, we've discussed things of high import (same-sex marriage, heartbreak) and things that seemed to infuriate some of you (my apparently unwelcome apologies). Now the time is nigh to discuss a global epidemic, a scourge as unnatural as the acting in an Olive Garden commercial or the ending to "Shutter Island."
I'm talking about cockblockers.
I suppose, by dint of being female, that it's a bit easier for most of you to drum up action than it is for me—but by God, I know you have your own legion of clamjammers.
So, without further ado, I've compiled … Read More
One woman is done being a surrogate girlfriend.
Some women are forever attracted to jerks. Others are great at building healthy relationships with good guys. Still others are addicted to unrequited love. Everyone has a pattern. Me—I find myself, on repeat, forging relationships with men who don't think we're actually dating. In other words, I'm an expert at the "fakelationship." The Frisky: Six Lessons From My Last Breakup That Are Getting Me Through This One
So what exactly is a fakelationship, you ask? If you've ever been in one, you know it. It's a "friendship" where you text, email, talk on the phone, and hang out pretty much … Read More
Opinion: High-powered women have something to learn from men with trophy wives.
Since creation, man has been an entity unto himself and woman has been his counterpart. First, God made man; then he made him a girlfriend. Men are the protagonists of our children's stories, the majority of our doctors, generals and CEO's, the president, Jesus, God, Allah and Buddha. All "men" are created equal. To deny that man is the dominant gender is to deny our vernacular, religion, culture and art.
It's no surprise, then, that men traditionally perceive themselves as fully functioning individuals with or without a partner. Men want and seek long-term companionship, but … Read More
Feeling unlucky in love? Try these four tips to improve your relationship karma.
We recently stumbled upon an article at ABC.com about an unemployed woman who started dating an "ugly guy" as a way to improve her job karma. Somehow (she rationalized in her job-desperate mind) the Career Gods would look favorably upon her going on romantic dinners with someone lower on the looks totem pole and gift her that lofty six-figure position with a corner office. Sadly, she remained unemployed and was left only with a month-long pity affair with a poor man who thought he'd won the jackpot. 10 Dating Deal Breakers That Really Aren't
While we don't … Read More
We talk sex, love and pop culture with best-selling author Jackie Collins.
If you've been known to get lost in a lazy afternoon marathon of E! True Hollywood Stories, then Jackie Collins is the novelist for you.
Collins—whose modus operandi is telling salacious, splashy tales about the lives of the rich, beautiful and famous—has a new novel out: Poor Little Bitch Girl. The book centers around three young women, and the philandering husbands and cheating boyfriends they love. It's her 27th novel (other novels include The World Is Full Of Married Men, The Stud, and Drop Dead Beautiful) and, if it's anything like the other 26, it's soon to … Read More
What's the number one trait singles want in a date?
They say it is better to give than to receive. When "they" are real-live scientists, it must be true! A recent study gathered 150 women and 155 men, and asked them to rank the attractiveness of various people's dating profiles. Profiles that revealed volunteer activities, altruism and all-around generosity were ranked as more attractive than neutral or stingy-seeming people. Now, this info related to people evaluating others for long-term relationship potential. Women still appreciated kindness in short-term prospects but men, well they didn't really care so much. So feel free to be a pill with guys you want short-term … Read More
