The year's best in dating, sex, love, marriage, celebs, music, books and film.
How was your 2009? Did you get married? Fall in love? Or perhaps your relationship ended this year. No matter what happens in your love life, YourTango wants to be there with you. We've put together some lists that we hope will be useful, comforting, though-provoking and fun. Included in our 2009 round-ups are songs for the broken-hearted, songs for lovers, songs for the proud-and-single; books about chicks and books about d---s, er, men who cause us pain; sex scandals and sexy celebrities; and love on both the big and small screens.
These men kept us glued to our screens all year long.
2009 was a blockbuster year, especially in terms of big-screen eye candy. It's tough to choose the 10 who had our hearts fluttering the most, but we did it (whew!). Below, the top 10 guys who had us glued to the screen all year long.
Despite the slack economy, people still spent their time and money on entertainment this year, and it wasn't always worth it. Need proof? Check out these low moments of on-screen sexuality. From the silver screen to live television, here are 2009's worst offenders of tasteless, icky or just plain unsexy sex scenes.
Love 'em or hate 'em, they kept you tuned in this year
Whether they were hot together on the big or small screen, in cartoon or real-life, 2009 wasn't dull thanks to these 10 couples. Love 'em or hate 'em, they kept you tuned in this year
The movie scenes that made us all hot and bothered this year.
2009 was darn sexy, what with all the vampire lust, werewolf lust, and plain old regular-people lust. So which sex scenes kept us on the edge of our seats? Here, our favorite erotic on-screen moments of 2009.
These songs got us through a year's worth of heartache.
No matter what stage you're break-up is in, a good song helps. Whether you're swollen from crying or red with rage, it's comforting to know that someone else has felt the same anger, regret and pain that you're feeling. Here are some of 2009's best songs for drowning (out) your sorrows.
Breakups hurt, but we have some good reads to help you through it.
Breaking up is hard to do no matter what, but it sure does help to have a wordy companion during your time of need. Whether it's advice on healing, tips on creating a new life or just stories from people who have been there, a good breakup deserves a good read. Here are this year's best breakup books.