Certain men—gays and hairstylists among them—have a particularly astute handle on what women want.

Richard Temtchine, who is decidedly not the former but was, for 22 years, the latter, is one of these men—and he's translated this insight into his new film, How To Seduce Difficult Women, opening in New York City on Friday. The Paris-born Temtchine wrote, directed and produced the film, which follows Philippe, a philandering, married Frenchman living in New York, as he instructs hapless American men in the art of seduction. Temtchine came up with the idea after running into an acquaintance who struck him … Read More

Horror movies may well be the perfect date movies. They're an excellent excuse to sit close together in the dark, plus grabbing his hand during the scary parts is totally acceptable. There are no cheesy rom-com clichés to deal with, and studies have shown that scary situations promote intimacy. Here are our favorite horror movies to watch on a date. Poll: Why Do You Like Date Movies?

The Descent
What happens: A group of women go spelunking and end up navigating far more than stalactites. 
Good for: Feminists who want to be truly terrified. This Love Buzzer screamed out loud … Read More

According to Esquire, women aren't attracted to vampires in movies and on television because they're hot—we're attracted to them because we all secretly want to have sex with gay dudes. Sorry, Robert Pattinson, turns out you just remind us of a sparkly, prancing dandy. And vampire Eric, apparently we think you would make a great addition to our next sleepover. Lemondrop: Esquire's '75 Things You Don't Know About Women'—the Best & Worst

But if we're only into vampires because we want to bone dudes playing for the other team, what about other monsters? What does it mean … Read More

I've been watching rom-coms my entire life. We all have. We know the couple will end up together but we relish the drama anyway, and while it seems like harmless fun, they've given us a terrible blueprint for how to date. I admit that I'm indoctrinated, but at least I've come to recognize it.

I'm not talking about the no-brainers. Everybody knows that you don't wake up one day and realize you love your best dude friend. I'm talking about the stuff that you may not even think you learned from Eternal Sunshine, but that you're secretly sabotaging your relationships because … Read More

Starring: Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell, Vince Vaughn

Directed by: Peter Billingsley

Official Site: Couples Retreat

The Plot: Jason (Jason Bateman) and Cynthia's (Kristen Bell) marriage is at a turning point. They haven't been able to conceive, and time is running out. Taking their friends through a carefully constructed PowerPoint presentation detailing the five stages of grief and a hypothetical relationship Gantt chart, it is clear that the time has come to either poop or get off the pot (an image that recurs throughout the movie). The time is now to figure out whether or not they can make it as a couple, … Read More

Tucker Max. If you're in college, you probably know him and his infamous stories.

If not, let me enlighten you. Tucker Max is a blogger-turned-author-turned-movie-producer who's basically famous for drinking to obliteration and having sex with girls whom he later savages in graphic detail on his site, TuckerMax.com.

Why does anybody care? Unfortunately, he happens to be pretty smart and a funny writer, so he landed a book deal. A few years later his collection of tell-all drunken sex essays, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, was made into a movie. Lemondrop: We Talk to Tucker Max, Manskank,  … Read More

As Whitney Houston proved this week in her interview with Oprah Winfrey, not all women have to be taken to live their happy best. When you have this much love from your fans, sometimes we wonder, who actually needs romance?!

Whitney Houston Her comeback stuns us all, as did her candid revelations to Oprah. She said Bobby Brown was emotionally abusive and that she allowed their marriage to hold back her best work. After seven years behind closed doors, Whitney's old-school-meets-what's-cool new album I Look to You is number one on the charts this week—and our fave … Read More

For weeks we've had confirmation that Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are a thing. Robert is clearly the more vocal of the two and, thanks to his British upbringing (and except for their bold hookups), appears to be pursuing Kristen in perfect gentlemanly fashion. Celebrity Love - Kristen Stewart: Robert Pattinson Is "My Husband"

The fashion in which one presents him- or herself in a romantic situation is clearly important to both Rob and Kristen—read that last line like this: they like to shop. Paparazzi caught them out this week … Read More

I was 10 years old when my mother took me to the movies to see Dirty Dancing. I, like so many women, fell head over heels in love—with the movie, with the soundtrack, and most definitely with Patrick Swayze. I loved that movie so much that when I couldn't sleep at night I used to recite the movie in my head line by line.

That was the summer of 1963, when everybody called me Baby, and it didn't occur to me to mind. That was before President Kennedy was shot, before the Beatles came, when I couldn't wait to join the … Read More

Reckless Tortuga brings us this hilarious, but somewhat true, PSA on dating in today's world. Are you guilty of this? Have you experienced this? ...And now you know.