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Valentine's Day
Creative Valentine's Day date ideas.

10 Creative Valentine's Day Date Ideas (No Dinner & A Movie!)

Unconventional date ideas for Valentine's Day.

Dinner and a movie is a popular dating routine for a reason: It's got entertainment, nutritional value, and you don't even have to talk for half the time. But just in case you're looking for a different kind of date, something a little more unique, we compiled a list of 10 creative date ideas that are affordable, easy, and memorable.

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"Aaaalll byyy myyyseeelf..."

7 Reasons To Spend Valentine's Day Alone On Your Couch

Slip into fuzzy socks and pop that Lean Cuisine into the microwave...ain't no shame in a solo V-Day.

Who says you have to have a date on Valentine's Day with anyone other than YOURSELF? Embrace your singledom to the extreme this V-Day. Here's what you'll need if you plan on getting up close and personal with your couch on February 14th.

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Are you apathetic about Valentine's Day? Here's how to indulge that apathy.

Hate Valentine's Day? 15 Ways To Avoid It This Year

Yes, it's possible to completely avoid Valentine's Day.

If you are a single on Valentine's Day, you basically have two options. You can embrace the day and make it your own. Or you can boycott. We support both options. If you choose the latter, it might not be as hard as you think. Here are 15 easy ways to completely opt out of Valentine's Day this year.

5 (More!) Sex Moves Women Love, But Are Afraid To Ask For
What are you too nervous to ask for in bed?

5 (More!) Sex Moves Women Love, But Are Afraid To Ask For

Ladies, it's time to ask for what you want in bed.

I've never been afraid to ask for what I want in bed. The idea that some women can't ask for what they want, or don't know what they want in the first place, is foreign to me. However, I'm well-aware that I may not be in the majority here. Guys have told me other women become self-conscious when asking for something risqué or kinky — and that's a crying shame.

5 Sex Moves Women Love, But Are Afraid To Ask For
What are you afraid to ask for in bed?

5 Sex Moves Women Love, But Are Afraid To Ask For

It's time to let go of your fear and ask for what you want sexually.

I've never been afraid to ask for what I want in bed. I guess because during my teenage years I figured out I was/am a perv and I just owned it. But in my decade-plus of hooking up with dudes, I've come to see being clear about what I want is a bit rare: Guys have told me other women become self-conscious when asking for something risqué or kinky.

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What's your sexual fetish?

30 Sexual Fetishes, Demystified

Happy International Fetish Day!

Happy International Fetish Day! Are you planning on kinking it up in celebration? I certainly hope so. Just in case you needed some ideas, let us review these 30 essential paraphilias. Just think about how much more fun sex ed would have been if we had lessons like this.

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Heal your heart by breaking these unhealthy relationship patterns.

10 Unhealthy Relationship Patterns (And How To Break Them!)

Need some tough-love advice on your miserable dating life? Read on.

If you feel like you missed the class that taught everything you needed to know about dating and you just can't make these things called relationships work, you may be stuck in some unhealthy romantic patterns.

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My boyfriend just wasted a huge amount of my time. Help.

"We Picked Out An Engagement Ring... Then He Changed His Mind"

After five years together, my boyfriend still won't propose to me. Should I just give up?

I'm a 27-year-old female, and I've been with my 31-year-old boyfriend for over five years now. About a year ago we started talking seriously about getting engaged within the next six months, but by the time fall rolled around, my boyfriend told me that though he loves me and wants nothing more than a future with me, he was just not ready for an engagement yet.

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Sometimes his gift speaks louder than words.

12 Holiday Gifts & What They Say About Your Relationship

What his Christmas or Chanukah gift says about your relationship.

Asking yourself the eternal where-do-we-stand question? His Christmas/Chanukah gift can give you clues to how he feels about your relationship.

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Don't be that Stalker Girl!

8 Ways To Keep From Contacting Your Ex This Holiday Season

From exercise to makeovers, these tips should keep you distracted from the temptation of your ex.

The holiday season can be a tricky time to be single, even if you've been that way for a while, even if you're totally comfortable with it the other 11 months of the year. Some weird single holiday haze descends and makes the most well-adjusted among us feel like lousy lumps of unwanted coal.

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Sometimes, nice wins over naughty.

18 Things NOT To Buy Your Boyfriend For Christmas

Christmas-themed sex toys? I mean, really?!

Wow. I mean, wow. I'm not some kind of religious conservative nutjob, but last time I checked, Christmas was a peaceful holiday that's meant to be celebrated with your family. So when I saw this photo gallery of "18 WTF Christmas-Themed Sex Toys" on The Frisky, I rightly thought... WTF.