Another week and another roundup of the best the interwebs have to offer:

Over at Lemondrop, they are quite amused by big media's concern about "sexting." I tend to agree, no teen is sending IWYTRBAOMFATWMEABS (I Want You To Rub Butter All Over My Face And Then Watch Me A Banana Slowly). You have to be at least 21 years weird for that sort of fetish.

According to the gang at The Frisky, another teen epidemic has the grownups spooked: hugging. The act is even being banned in some schools and perhaps Entourage is to blame? It … Read More

You already wait for your water to boil, for your nails to dry, and for those over-priced shoes you loved to go on sale. So why wait until a second date to have sex with a guy you're into?   Turns out researchers have found good enough reason. A new study done by the University College London and published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology shows that the longer you wait to seal the deal with the guy you're dating, the greater the chance that your relationship will last in the long haul. The study also … Read More

It is Sunday morning and as many of us are heading off to attend the service of our choice, even more of us are headed off to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Bloody Mary at brunch with friends.  Need some fun points of gossip to get the conversation started?  Here are some fun points from everyone’s favorite teen drama, the CW favorite, Gossip Girl.

BlackBook reports that post-Thanksgiving, a bit of poetry went up on the Facebook page of Ed Westwick, or for those that know and love the bad boys, the actor … Read More

When my mother was my age, she was already settled into marriage (she tied the knot at the tender age of 21) and she and my pops were planning the arrival of their first child.

When my grandmother was my age, she was already an old ball and chain (quite a hot one if you take a look at the black and white pics) with two kids and a few more on the way.

Here I am in my mid-twenties without even a shadow of a Read More

At some point in a woman's life, provided she's single long enough, she'll come to know what one could call dating burnout.

It's like the possibility of finding Mr. Right has cried "wolf" one too many times. She's had enough of engaging third dates that never lead to number four, months-long relationships where commitment talk is taboo and otherwise feeling like she's settling for someone against her gut instinct--just because he's there. Hopeful becomes skeptical, so that when a seemingly "good guy" comes along, warning flags abound: "uh oh, we've been here before."

So was the case … Read More

Our feature, 12 Relationship Red Flags, has been generating a lot of debate lately, in part because of the writer's stern warning that a man should never date a woman who puts ketchup on her eggs. A minor offense, it seems, considering the many species of bad-for-you guys running amok and tempting us. Herewith, a field guide to ten we think are well worth skirting—yes, even if you're going through a dry spell.
10. The Iron-Stomached Chef: He offers to cook for you—you politely gag down undercooked … Read More

Two men walk into a bar. One man swaggers. He has a strong jaw, an unsettling gaze, and an urge to order whiskey straight up. The other man … um, who cares?

Ah, bad boys: the eternal temptation. They've been besting the likes of feisty heroines for centuries: Virgil's Dido, Shakespeare's Helena, Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennett, Margaret Mitchell's Scarlett O'Hara, Gossip Girl’s Blair Woodward. But do bad boys—in the immortal words of Gloria Estefan—really make us feel so good? Or are we setting ourselves up for failure, overlooking the perfect mate in favor of, well, losers?

Take the quiz:

Like 'em naughty? Answer … Read More