Before they make love tonight (and we're assuming they will), Barack and Michelle Obama will have some choice words for each other, and we can only imagine what they are. Actually, someone (who wishes to remain anonymous) already has. Here are five things the newly-elects might say before they get down and dirty.

Barack: Do you realize you're about to do it with the future leader of the free world? 

Michelle: I can think of one thing that doesn't need to change.

Barack: This mouth isn't tired from that acceptance speech you know. 

Michelle: I think Barack Jr. must … Read More

Politics: you can't escape 'em. Even if you're not a die-hard CNBC junkie you probably have an opinion about the 2008 Presidential election, and if you don't, well that's a political decision as well. And no matter how hard you try, affairs of state will enter into your relationship in some form or another. So whether you're thinking about discussing Sarah Palin with your new beau, aruging about voting with your old man or wondering what goes on between Barack and Michelle, YourTango's got you covered. Check out our stories below to find out about the intersection … Read More

The Presidential election is this coming Tuesday: volunteers are knocking on doors, cell phones are buzzing with calls from phone bankers and early voting is getting record numbers of people to the polls before election day—it seems that everyone has a stake in this election. Or, almost everyone, anyway. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, about 61% of eligible voters will make it to the polls this year—meaning almost 40% won't.

Their reasons differ—they're working and can't get there in time, they don't think their vote counts, they've decided not to vote as a form of political protest … Read More

With all the hoopla surrounding Bristol Palin, Love Buzz thought it time to look back on our coverage of teen pregnancy.

According to today's feature, The Pros and Cons of Marrying Young, pregnancy isn't a good reason to get hitched. "To marry simply because of a child seems to be a recipe for disaster. In fact, according to a 2007 study, only 17 percent of pregnant teenagers wed."

Even so, young Hollywood starlets have been popping out offspring at an alarming rate, leading us to wonder, are babies the new boyfriends?

Perhaps not, but boyfriends certainly … Read More

You probably heard that news that John McCain's VP nominee Sarah Palin has a seventeen-year-old daughter, Bristol, who is pregnant and plans to marry the father. In today's New York Times there's a piece with the headline, "In Political Realm "Family Problem" Emerges as Test." Swap in the word "relationship" instead of "political," and you could be describing the experience of meeting your significant other's family.

The questions in both the political and relationship realms are these: How much is someone's family a reflection of them, and should your lover's … Read More

In many families, brothers from different mothers (or fathers) never give a second thought to the "half" nature of their relationship.

Not so with Cindy McCain and half-sister Kathleen Hensley Portalski. The pair, daughters of Jim Hensley, founder of the beer company that Cindy oversees, sit on opposite sides of the political fence.

In an interview with US Weekly, Portalski voiced her support for Barack Obama, saying that she and her half-sister share different political viewpoints. Portalski, whose mother was Hensley's first wife, described Cindy as "standoffish" to the weekly. She also said the potential First Lady … Read More

Eesh. Life in the spotlight is not easy. The New York Times is reporting that back in 2000 John McCain became friendly with a female lobbyist during the run-up to the 2000 election. Evidently, his staff intervened to end this relationship before anything untoward happened. The lobbyist, Vicki Iseman, represented telecommunications firms and met with McCain several times. Both parties categorically deny any shenanigans took place.

McCain’s campaign questions the timing of the piece. The rest of the piece goes on to mention other lapses and near-lapses in ethics on McCain’s part. But it appears that … Read More