Want a little Einstein around the house? The role of genetics in intelligence—i.e., the extent to which our smarts are inherited—has long been an academic war zone. What can raise your child's chances? There's no single best recipe, but studies prove that keeping TV out of the nursery, shelling out for music lessons, breastfeeding, having a big library, and withholding cookies are just a few ways to boost your child's chances of success.
Listen up! Here's how to decipher the sentiment behind what your dude says.
It's always a tricky tightrope when you're dealing with a dude to know when to be there for him—and when to cut and run. Here's a handy guide that will help you know when your guy is just being a guy—or if you've got a dud on your hands who needs to be dumped.
Sarah Palin assures us it's OK to create our own new words, so we invented a new love language.
The Twittersphere recently made Sarah Palin the butt of its jokes when she tweeted that "peaceful Muslims" should "refudiate" the the mosque being built in the spot were the Twin Towers once stood. Unfortunately, "refudiate" isn't a word. But does that really matter? After the jump, 10 words and phrases we think should be added to the love lexicon.
She's avoiding your questions and looks uneasy, but is she lying? 11 signs that she is.
She may think her poop smells like roses, but her BS definitely stinks! So, when in doubt, here's how you can figure out if your lady is being straight with you.
How to date someone who isn't fluent in your native language.
This is why I always thought it'd be impossible to seriously date someone with whom I didn't share an equal level of fluency in at least one language. Idiomatic intimacy is important to me. I'm a writer. I like my conversations snappy and tangled with random references. I am also incredibly impatient. But eight months ago I met this guy from Paris who lives in New York. He was wicked smart and beautiful and treated me like a goddess. He also said things like, "Where iz zee restaurant? I'm so hungry I might pass away." Hmm. I figured we'd make sweet love a few times and move on. One date turned into 10, though, and now he's my boyfriend. Never in a million years did I think it would work out so well. Here's why.
Because we're judging you by every word you write.
At the beginning of the month, blogger Lauren Leto wrote up a hilarious list of stereotypes, based upon the authors people most love to read. It's insulting, but we can't help nodding our heads and chortling because—you know what?—we judge others based on their writing abilities and book choices as well, especially when we're considering spending a lot of quality time with them in the future.
Some prosal faux pas to avoid when it comes to the literal language of love?
Manicorn, precop and hot room are three slang words we love.
Like a healthy relationship, the English language is constantly evolving, so it's no surprise that we're constantly discovering new love-related words. Some of these neologisms we hope to never hear again (cum dumpster, we wish we never knew ye), but some are delightful. Below, ten relationship slang words we hope will catch on in 2009.
Will a public service announcement help make accepting homosexuality more OK among kids? Or is that idea. . . totally gay?
Gawker has posted about a non-profit Ad Council PSA, which asks teens to think twice about flinging about the word "gay" as an all-purpose adjective. Made to look like a page from a dictionary, the PSA says:
gay - 1. there was once a time when all "gay" meant was "happy." then it meant "homosexual." now, people are saying "that's so gay" to mean dumb and stupid. which is pretty insulting to gay people (and we don't mean the "happy" people.) 2. so please, knock it off. 3. go to ThinkB4YouSpeak.com
Want to know what he's really thinking? Decipher your dude with these tips.
Though you're both speaking English, do you ever feel you and your guy are speaking different languages? Watch Love U for some hilarious translation tactics.
