A few favorites from our Break Up With Your Ex contest. Can you do better?
Everyone has a reason to break up with their ex. Sometimes, it's because he's gay and it's definitely time to move on. Othertimes, it's because no matter who you're currently with, your old love is still preventing you from moving on. From now until Feb. 12, we're holding a contest where we are asking you to tell us, in 10 words or less, why you need to break up with your ex. Here are 12 of our favorite entries we've recieved so far.
"I met a relationship coach who is making $20,000 per month." Jenni said triumphantly.
"Are you sure?" I said, head cocked to one side and eyebrow raised.
"Well, that's what she said." she replied, her spirit a little wilted.
"How are YOU doing with your online business?" I wondered.
"Not very well. I have tried the best I can. I send out great emails and have wonderful classes but only 10 to 20 people sign up. I can't keep myself afloat with so few students!"
Every week, we give the best community bloggers a $5 Starbucks gift card.
We love you and we know you love coffee. Ergo, are offering a $5 Starbucks card to people who post in the YourTango community blog. Winners are chosen by how many times an article is shared on Facebook, tweeted or commented on, so if you want to win, tell your friends! Write for YourTango And Win A Starbucks Gift Card
Four weeks ago we had you write about your sexy celeb crushes. Three weeks ago, we asked you to write about boobs. Two weeks ago, we wanted you to write about masks. And boy did you deliver. And last week the topic was love and booze.
Write in the community blog and win a $5 Starbucks Gift Card!
For the next five weeks we will be running an ongoing contest on our community blog. Essentially, you write a blog post and publish it in our community blog and we pick the best posts and give you a $5 gift card to Starbucks. Winners will be chosen on originality (no copying and pasting, folks), comments and shares. Basically, if you post something original that our community loves, then who are we to argue with that? So, make sure you share your posts and respond to comments.
Every day, YourTango will give a $5 Starbucks gift card to the best post in the community blog.
We love hearing from you, in our Twitter feed, on our Facebook wall, in the comments and in the Ask YourTango forum, and now we want to hear from you on our blog. Starting October 10, for the next five weeks, we will issue a challenge, to you our smart and savvy readers and ask you to write a blog post about it in the community blog.
When he wants your life to be private, but you don't--six rules to follow when blogging about love.
When blogging, how much should you reveal, and how much should you keep between you and your spouse? Sue O'Lear wasn't sure how her husband would respond when she hit Publish on a personal post. Julia Spira, author of The Rules of Netiquette, weighs in.
Check out a blog that wins the Oscar for the category: Most Engaging Titles in a Serious Documentary
A few years back, I heard a brilliant talk by a graduate student named Rob Kurzban. The fellow was working with Leda Cosmides at UCSB, and given the guy’s age, barely out of his teens, he struck me as surprisingly self-confident, you might even call it arrogant. Since then, a few years have passed, and I’ve come to appreciate that Kurzban’s self-confidence is well justified. The guy is brilliant, thoughtful, and well-read.
The Human ExperienceThe One Night Stand between friends… Its just Sex, right?It’s complicated.
What are friends for?I’m sure we have all either been fucked over by a friend or even been on the giving end. So, why not fuck our friends-at least everyone comes out on top-so to speak.
So last night, it started out at 11pm, with me not being able to sleep after about 48hrs of constant work. I was HORNY as Hell! I just couldn't shake it-literally. So I started calling up my past partners to see if we could set up some “do overs”. Their phones were either cut-off or disconnected, but they had their Facebooks! I was stuck. I realized that if I ever wanted to get inside the box tonight, I would have to think outside it. I called up my really good friend who just so happens to be female, and told her about my dilemma. She suggested that I try calling my actual “friends”.
