commitment
The "Did You Hear About The Morgans?" star is talking about having children.
When you think confirmed bachelor, you automatically think "Hugh Grant character," right? After which, you think, "Hey! Isn't Hugh Grant a bachelor in real life too? Sometimes life imitates art, right right?" Well, your second instinct is right on the enchilada, Hugh Grant does seem like a man who appreciates his space, his time and his options. But that may be in the past now. Read: Some Men Think They’re Better Off Alone
Hugh grant as "complex bloke" who is "unlikely to take a wife" may not be as rock solid a bet as once thought. Per Parade … Read More
Guys, it appears, tend to say "I love you" first.
Our homeys at Asylum recently referenced a study revealing it takes the average guy seven months to say the three magic words: "Let's eat acid." Kidding, it's "I love you," of course, and the average woman takes eight months to say the same phrase.
This news karate-chops stereotypes about a certain gender getting weak in the knees regarding certain feelings. In theory, both partners could say it at the same time, but in real life someone has to take off his/her proverbial clothes first… and that person is almost always me. Poll: When Do You Say I … Read More
Fear of commitment? Follow these tips and get over it.
I've been working with heartbroken people for over 25 years as a psychotherapist. I've listened closely as they tell me they've been abandoned again and again, can't seem to find someone, can't get a quality relationship to last. The truth is that they are experiencing invisible barriers that prevent them from finding the right love. The first step to overcoming these barriers is understanding them. Here are some of the common scenerios:
Abandon-holism: You've been hurt so many times, you've come to confuse insecurity with love. When someone comes along who is willing to commit, you don't feel the "right chemistry." … Read More
Jim and Jenny make commitment, but it's not quite legal.
Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy, a (surprisingly low-key) couple since 2005, may have quietly tied the knot in Malibu, the National Enquirer is reporting. The comic couple "said that they would 'be forever in love' with one another and that they would always be together. For the two of them, it was as good as a marriage ceremony," a source told the rumor-mongering rag. Jim's rep is denying the report, although the actor said last year at the premiere of his film Yes Man that he and Jenny were married in their hearts.
We find … Read More
I finally had one of those moments when you discover an ex has gotten...
I finally had one of those moments when you discover an ex has gotten married and your world momentarily collapses. Facebook was innocently trolling my email address book looking for new users who could become my friends. Martin popped up and when I clicked on his profile picture, I saw him looking mighty fine in a grey tux smooching some babe in a wedding dress. Facebook Decides To Control Your Love Life
Ouch. Yuck. Puke.
Many of my exes have gotten married and the news hasn't ruffled my feathers. Even my ex-husband has a new wife and I feel … Read More
Nick and Vanessa on a date – is it ex sex or a reunion?
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo reunited for a night of hot, forbidden ex passion in Los Angeles over the weekend, almost three months after they went their separate ways in June. The two were spotted at Dime bar, according to Radar Online, and per a spy, rekindled their romance with some public snogging. "They were making-out [sic] in one of the booths and seemed totally into one another," the source says. "They were having a great time and definitely appear to be back 'on.' They didn't care who saw them."
Nick and Vanessa split in June, around the … Read More
A psychologist compares monogamy to incest while still making a case for "real love."
If you're on the fence as to whether or not you believe men enjoy monogamy than please, please, please read no further. If you'd like to continue on an idyllic thought path that married, monogamous sex remains hot after years of marriage then we suggest you shut your browser and watch The View. Monogamy Is Good, And It's Here To Stay
Psychologist and author, Christopher Ryan is what we could call a true believer that monogamy doesn't make biological sense. At one point on his blog for PsychologyToday.com he compares married couples to siblings and … Read More
For guys, marriage is as scary as sharks.
It's been said that men fear commitment. And that may be drastically understating the case. According to our homies over at Lemondrop, when asked to list things they are afraid of, sharks just edged out proposing marriage in terms of things that men fear. (Word to the wise, the Lemondrop post had a few other interesting tidbits that you should check out.)
Since Velociraptors and Tyrannosaurus Rexes went the way of the dinosaur, the scariest creature on the face of the Earth is the shark (followed closely by the tiger, with the hippopotamus and werewolf tied for a distant … Read More
We can't deny that we love these three things about weddings.
We're entering another weekend at the heights of wedding season. We have to admit as much as there may be gripes about the logistics of getting to and from a wedding location and budgeting for what to wear and what to give as a gift there are three things we absolutely adore about weddings.
1.Personalized vows. There's little else as touching as watching a couple recite vows that they wrote that have personal meaning. It's bound to be the case that one or both of the parties on the altar is going to break down in one big love fest while … Read More
New research shows that within a few years after marriage the pounds can pile on. Here's why.
Commitment is linked to weight gain finds a new study published in the July issue of the journal Obesity, reports an article in New Scientist. When researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill followed weight shifts and relationship status of nearly 7,000 men and women for several years they found that married people are twice as likely to become obese as men and women who are dating.
What's more, it was not only commitment as defined by marriage that led people to pack on a pouch. The study also found that women who moved in with a romantic … Read More