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Plus the birth order-romance link, suicide and marriage, and praise for missionary.
It's Friday and it's time for links. So you don't have to surf the internet yourself, here are the best the web has to offer in terms of love and relationships. I'm not a hero, I do this for love.
The gals at The Frisky have a great list of dos and, more importantly, don'ts about trying to get back with an ex. My plan is: be awesome, apologize profusely (regardless of whether you mean it) and make promises that you could never possibly keep.
With exes on the brain, Em & Lo (EmAndLo.com) field a question from a … Read More
Could Ashley Madison, a site for married people who want to have affairs, be good for women?
Living out in the sticks of Western Massachusetts as I do, there are only about 40 women on the dating site I'm browsing who meet my criteria. They all live within 20 miles of me, and range in age from 24 to 60. All are married or attached, and looking for something other than what they have at home. Few have photos available, for obvious reasons. Online Dating In 8 Simple Steps
There is Jams1*, 24: Well-behaved women seldom make history… I may come off as a bitch, but I know exactly what it is I'm looking for … Read More
Steve Philips heads off to rehab following his workplace affair—is he a cheater or a sex addict?
David Duchovny first broke it to the mainstream media, Bryan Jenkins, the reality TV show contestant who allegedly murdered his wife, was rumored to have suffered from it, and now, ex-ESPN analyst Steve Philips is seeking rehab for it after a sordid affair with a young production assistant. We're talking about sex addiction and the gossip media is all abuzz about this newfangled condition since these three recent, high-profile cases.
PsychCentral.com defines sex addiction as, "a progressive intimacy disorder characterized by compulsive sexual thoughts and acts." Obviously, this is frustratingly vague—what's to keep any serial cheater … Read More
An intern and a Late Show staffer say that other Letterman office romance took place.
Yikes. This Letterman thing is not going away. According to various news sources, more than one other woman has come forward with her own tale of inter-office shenanigans. Read: Details Of The David Letterman Sex Extortion Case
People has an article about an unnamed source who claims that Dave Letterman had a sexual relationship a staffer before the Stephanie Birkitt incident. It was the late 1990s and the unmarried host and comedian conducted a semi-private relationship with a member of the Late Show's staff. The unnamed source goes on to lavish praise on the generally very … Read More
Nightline attempts to show the many faces of infidelity, but really only reveals two.
Pastor Ed Young belives that if you want to have an affair, you certainly should... with your own spouse.
"Primarily, [sex is] for pleasure. Secondarily, it's for procreation. And when you have a man and a woman making love, then you're going to hit on all cylinders. And when you don't, when you step out of that relationship, the result is going to be chaos." Spiritual Sex: 10 Erotic Commandments
Jenny Block, who's in an open relationship, has a completely different perspective on the whole matter. Read more from Jenny Block here.
"[My husband] wasn't so upset with my … Read More
Barack Obama was a ladies' man on campaign trail, says new Christopher Andersen book.
We all know that President Barack Obama in a man in demand. But evidently his road to the presidency involved a marketing tactic we all know: sex sells.
According to the blog Taragana, a new book by Christopher Andersen—Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage—suggests that Barack dealt regularly with women who pursued him right under Michelle's nose. Among their reported pursuits? Pushing their bodies up against Barack's, slipping their phone numbers into his pocket and whispering raunchy suggestions into his ear.
How did Mr. Obama respond? Actually not too keenly. The New York Post quotes Andersen's … Read More
Details from a book proposal by Andrew Young are not flattering for John Edwards.
If you can't trust a former personal injury lawyer then who can you trust? According to Celebitchy, the former Vice Presidential candidate and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards made some outlandish promises to mistress and possible baby's mama Rielle Hunter.
Celebitchy, based on leaked details from a book pitch by fall guy former aide Andrew Young (not the former mayor of Atlanta), intimates that John Edwards was a smooth operator and willing to make extravagent promises. As you may recall, Young was initially said to be dating Hunter and likely to have sired the feminine child … Read More
How to deal with an attachment to your ex, even after the love is gone.
Sometimes people move away from a marriage as they become involved in a new relationship. Often the new relationship is an affirmation during a vulnerable time that you are lovable, fun and sexy—contrary to how your spouse is treating you. It can be a chance to act on fantasies that were irresistible to think about. After several months of an affair or an open relationship within a separation, the new relationship may begin to deteriorate. It was a bridge through a transition, but not a good choice for a long term commitment. Read: How … Read More
With Jon Gosselin's darkest secrets revealed, lawsuits are threatened and TLC reacts.
Vasectomy is not a sexy word. But that didn't stop Jon Gosselin from throwing it around while wooing former babysitter/lover Stephanie Santoro. But hey, it worked for him—at least on nine occasions according to Marci Santoro, the babysitter's mother, who recently has leaked the reality television star's pick-up tricks to whatever media outlet will hear her.
When Stephanie told me that besides watching the children, she also started a relationship with Jon, my first question was are you sleeping with him? She said 'Yeah.' I said, 'Stephanie you don't need to get pregnant.' She told me, 'Mom you don't … Read More
A teenager claiming to be Chris Ivery's other woman has stepped forward.
Not long ago, the gossip world was abuzz with rumors about Ellen Pompeo's marriage being on the rocks. According to Fox News, the Grey's Anatomy star's husband, Chris Ivery, was partying with other women (sans wedding ring), and seemed to have a special place in his heart for a certain brunette in particular. Read: Ellen Pompeo's Marriage On The Rocks?
But this week's issue of Star suggests that those rumors were only half true. In an exclusive interview with the gossip rag, a waitress named Rachel Artz claims that she's the one Chris, 41, was running around with … Read More