Hot, Hot, Hot! That's the only way to describe YourTango this past week. In case you had to get some water, here's a recap.

Feature: Diary Of A 23-Year-Old Mistress "He's just too charming, his presence too intense for me to resist," writer Emily Rozen writes. "And it doesn't help that I'm falling in love." Steamy!

Feature: How To Love Like A Tough, Southern ChickDolly Parton, Paula Deen, Margaret Mitchell and now you too can love like a Southern Chick!

Video: Facebook Manners And You If this is friendship, would you not be my friend? … Read More

Facebook to finances; housewives to one-night stands, if you weren't on top of YourTango this week, you missed out.Video: Facebook Manners and You In what one viewer calls, "the best video describing Facebook since EVER," see what happens when Timmy's and Alice's bad facebook habits clash.Feature: Love, Money & Commitment: The Life Of An Un-Wife Nationally known journalist, author and activist Judith Levine takes readers inside her relationship, and how she and her longtime beau deal with finances. Celeb Love: A-Rod Meets Real Housewife of NYC A-Rod and a Housewife? Say it … Read More

Guys are presented with three dating scenarios, and asked to describe what would happen next.

"What would you do if you found out if the woman your are dating used to be a she?"

"What would you do if you found out she had herpes?"

"What would you do if you found out she had a furby fetish?"

Watch to hear their reponses.

Based on a recent speed dating experience, graciously sponsored by New York Easy Dates, I came up with the following list of tips for what to do and what not to do to make the most of one's time in the unique world of forced encounters on the clock.

DO tell a person about your habits or quirks. Just maybe not in the first sentence, like "Hi, I'm really messy. What about you?" Oh, are we moving in together? Funny. I thought we'd just met.

DON'T use humor that might possibly be perceived as off-color, or worse, just plain un-funny. … Read More