The answer as to who, in the romance equation, is pickier when it comes to selecting a mate may come down to a question of who's doing the approaching and who's being approached, regardless of gender, finds a new study from researchers at Northwestern University.

The long-held belief is that women are more selective than men when it comes to mate selection. Why?  Because females  are programmed to consider the reproductive cost of choosing a partner, in other words, what bearing and raising children with the potential partner would be like.

A new study challenges this view. Typically at … Read More

It looks like today is shaping up to be a gorgeous day. It's Military Spouse Appreciation Day, so thank a military spouse if you bump into one. You probably also know that Mother's Day less than 48 hours away, so do something considerate (it doesn't have to be sincere). At any rate, the best of love on the web this week:

In honor of the forthcoming Mother's Day, Em & Lo turn motherly wisdom into sex advice. The may have missed "it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye," but who's counting? 

Over at Wowowow, Murphy … Read More

The gals over at Lemondrop featured a great move for a shy girl to initiate a conversation with a guy at a bar. It's such a great technique that I've unwittingly been the victim of it without even knowing (be sure to check it out).

There are some guys who do the not talking thing pretty well, they're called Silent Assassins and they're usually very handsome, rich or somehow renowned (or some combo thereof). But other shy guys have employ a few great little moves to get the ball rolling, sometimes these moves are a little too subtle, so … Read More

Pick-up artistry is the idea that there's a certain set of actions that, when used, will make women swoon, give you their phone number and go home with you. The idea entered pop culture in 2005 with the book The Game , and reached its nadir in "The Pick-Up Artist," the Vh1 show where Mystery, a pick-up artist, showed regular guys how to land dates.

To me, pick-up artistry has two sides. It's good if it teaches socially awkward guys skills to interact with people and if it instills confidence in guys who are afraid they have … Read More

You deserve a few laughs—it's Friday! Head over to Nymag.com and read a hilarious-yet-cringe-inducing post by Neel Shah, "How Not To Hit On Models: A Primer." Unless you're easily offended, that is.

Nymag.com sent Radar magazine's Neel—who is, in fact, eye candy but nevertheless gets his posts tagged under "douchebag diary"—over to a Prada party to see how badly he could crash and burn at picking-up the lovelies. Here's a sample:

Lauren, Wilhelmina Models Neel: So what agency are you with? Lauren: Wilhelmina. [Turns away] Neel: Aren't you gonna ask me what … Read More