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Sweating your coworker? Sweat no longer. But be discreet, please.

Love Bytes: 5 Rules For Hooking Up At The Holiday Office Party

Plus, would you stay with him if he cheated? And, love advice from Britney Spears lyrics.

The rules for hooking up during/after holiday office parties. Are feminists to blame for the "hook-up culture?" Some people will say just about anything to get some tail. Would you stay with your husband if he cheated on you? Britney Spears songs have some great (and awful) things to say about love. The Austrian "sex school" that never was. 12 keys to healthy relationships. And, dating his clone to get over him. Yikes.

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Are you hanging out under the mistletoe this holiday season?

The 3 Types Of Holiday Hookups, Defined

Are you a booty call, friend with benefits or one-night stand? New study defines hookup types.

Holiday hookups may be all the rage this season — you know, right alongside temporary boyfriends and desperate attempts to hang out under the mistletoe.

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Safe sex is vastly underrated.

"I Don't Care How Drunk You Are: Use A Friggin' Condom!"

Study says that condom use (or non-use) has nothing to do with drunkenness. So no more excuses.

One would think that, after years of condom-on-banana sex ed in our schools, we'd finally get that condom use is kind of a smart idea. And when I say "kind of," I really mean "just wrap it up, you idiots."

Is Hollywood Killing Monogamy?
Movies about hooking up with "no strings" are the new norm. But why?

Is Hollywood Killing Monogamy?

Some experts say yes, while others argue it's just a sign of the times.

Fat, bumbling husband plus sexually frustrated wife equals the typical trope of television monogamy these days. Friends with benefits and no strings pepper romantic comedies in the movie theaters. Except for a certain vampire romance that opened last weekend there is a serious dearth of happy, healthy, monogamous couples who love one another on the big and small screens.

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This woman is making her Thanksgiving a little more sexy, and so can you.

Love Bytes: 8 Ways To Hook Up This Thanksgiving

Plus, 12 signs that you're too picky. Remember, 'tis a gift to be simple.

How to escape the family and get a little frisky this Thanksgiving. Signs that you're too picky. Why do men cheat "down?" (Because they're not grateful enough, that's why.) If a lady's father sets a terrible example for her, is cheating totally her fault? Evidently, female musicians do not have the groupie chain you'd expect. Which dating traditions need to be phased out pronto?

One-Night Stand, Then First Date? Welcome To College

One-Night Stand, Then First Date? Welcome To College

College students think women need to "reverse the slut" after casual hookups.

Movies, TV shows and songs—essentially, all of popular culture—would have us believe that no-strings-attached, casual sex is something that men are more interested in than women. It's true that over the years, gender-based stereotypes have assigned to guys the role of sex-seeking and to ladies the search for something serious. A new study, however, challenges those assumptions—while showcasing how such behavior affects a person's perception of a woman.

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Why Are Women More Promiscuous Than Ever?

And why are men taking advantage of it by withholding commitment? Is it time to take the power back?

Have you been giving up the goods before the "traditional" third date rolls around? If so, then you're not alone.

For College Students, Hooking Up Is More Talk Than Action

For College Students, Hooking Up Is More Talk Than Action

Also, no one has any idea what hooking up actually means.

To hook up. What does it mean? Turns out even though college students are the ones doing most of the hooking up, they don't quite know what it means. And a new study proves that there's a lot more talk about hooking up than people actually doing it. Surprised, anyone?

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Sound Off: A Friends With Benefits Relationship Is...

Are you in a complicated relationship right now or have you been? Tell us what it's like.

Justin and Mila will knock uglies in 'Friends With Benefits' next week. Are you in a complicated relationship right now or have you been? Tell us what it's like.

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How To Banish Your Sexual Insecurities

Stop worrying about waxing, cellulite and his exes! Love yourself and become sexually secure.

Sex can breed a lot of things – familiarity, contempt, intimacy, orgasms, babies, hysterically awful stories to tell your friends… but the association with sex I want to address this week is insecurity.

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When To Fake An Orgasm

Sometimes, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

The point is, I get it. You shouldn't fake it. It's bad to fake it. It's rude to fake it. But the truth is, there's an exception to every rule. And in the case of fakin' a big O, there are three.