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Fall date ideas to get you active and enjoying the outdoors.
For a lot of people, exercise and dating don't really go well together. Working out is something you do at the gym, either by yourself or in a room full of sweaty classmates. Going on a date, on the other hand, usually involves sitting, eating, watching movies—and maybe a long walk on the beach if you're lucky.
OK, so maybe you're too old for mini golf and batting cages, but there are other ways to enjoy quality time with your sweetie while still being active. (And if you ask me, the batting cages are still a blast too.) Here's our guide … Read More
How to reconnect, strengthen your relationship, improve communication, intimacy, and more.
All relationships need a little pick-me-up sometimes—even the best ones. To that end, YourTango has compiled a list of 101 ways to reconnect with your significant other, right now. These actions will make your partner feel loved, appreciated and desired, and will, in turn, make you feel more connected to him/her. Whether you'd like to increase intimacy, find a thoughtful way to say "I love you," or just show your honey some gratitude, we're sure you'll find something useful in the list below.
And since the world (and our site!) is full of loving, creative souls, we hope you'll share with … Read More
A peek into the life of one of the most successful romance novelists, Nora Roberts.
We remember being young, hanging at our grandmother's house and seeing this brown cardboard box being passed around. The mystery box was teeming with paperback romance novels, the pages of which had been made thick from massive page turning and dog earing. She'd read her way to the bottom of the box, and then trade books with a friend. With relish, she'd start again on a new stack of inky steaminess.
Occasionally, a book with its riveting cover (usually a brawny man cloaking a windswept woman with his bulging muscles, the two looking as if they'd just survived a tornado or fire … Read More
Interview: the authors of "Smart Girls Marry Money," say money is more important than love.
While you may know that love usually doesn't come with a guaranteed fairy-tale ending, you probably are still holding out for, or trying to have your marriage live up to, the idea of truly passionate and romantic love. Elizabeth Ford and Daniela Drake, M.D., authors of the new release Smart Girls Marry Money: How Women Have Been Duped Into the Romantic Dream -- And How They're Paying For It, are here to change your mind, or at least tell you why "happily ever after" hasn't quite happened to them. Read: Marrying "Up"
AOL Health: Can you explain … Read More
Locking lips is much more chemically complicated than we once thought.
Sure, we've always gotten a tingly, head rush when we kiss someone we're attracted to, but we never knew that swapping spit caused such a complicated hormonal rickashay.
During a recent study at Lafayette College, researchers studied the cortisol and oxytocin levels in 15 heterosexual, kissing couples. Cortisol, known as the stress hormone, is released to help the body get back to normal after a rush of agonizing events. Oxytocin, on the other hand, is the hormone to blame for all those girly, gooey feelings of closeness after sex.
It's often been said that women release oxytocin after … Read More
In honor of American Idol Season 8, we count down the 8 most romantic AI performances ever.
In honor of season 8 of American Idol we count down the show's eight most romantic performances ever.
Agree with our choices? Think we got the order wrong? Did we miss the most romantic songs of all? Let us know in the comments.
8. "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman," Chris Daughtry
"Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman" was originally performed by Bryan Adams—big shoes to fill, but Chris Daughtry did it beautifully. Sure he's got no hair on his head, but his soulful singing and good looks make him one of those sexy bald guys. When he takes the … Read More
There comes a point in every relationship when the romance is not what it used to be. Couples can do a number of things to get more romantic including sexy clothes, therapy, or just anything that makes them feel alive. Catie Lazarus checks in with her therapists and finds out how to get the magic back on this video episode of "On The Couch".
Your feel-good story of the day.
Alma Viswat and Harold Van Heuvelen (known as Van) met as freshmen at Hope College in 1936; she played the piano and he played the violin, and while at college they played music together. After graduation they went their separate ways.
Alma took graduate courses in music at Northwestern, married a man named Herman and moved with him to Kalamazoo, Michigan where she taught piano, played the organ and lead the church choir at Second Reformed Church.
Van received a masters in music from the University of Michigan, got married and spent 39 leading the music program … Read More
Passionate fightin' vs. uncomplicated lovin'
“Is your little brother still with his girlfriend?” my friend Sue inquired during a little cookout I hosted this weekend, her mouth twisted into a snarl.
“Ugh. Yes.” I replied, not because I didn’t like the girlfriend – she’s actually very sweet – but just because I’m perpetually the sibling that can’t sustain a healthy romantic relationship.
“Jeez. What has it been, three years? When are they going to give it a rest already?”
“Shut up, you ass monkey,” I poked her side. “You’re the biggest hypocrite ever. It’s been like four for you and yours.”
It’s just so easy … Read More
A New Orleans style brunch is the perfect fix for a lazy Sunday morning.
It's those weekend mornings when you've stayed in bed way past what could reasonably be considered breakfast-time that call for a big, tipsy, just-a-bit greasy brunch. Take a cue from the folks in New Orleans—who practically invented the tradition—by serving up this feast with a steaming cafe au lait and a hunk of French bread. It's just the thing to get you through to nap time.
STRAWBERRY GIN FIZZ
The Ramos Fizz, that classic cocktail of pre-Prohibition New Orleans, hit the scene in 1888 and was the drink until the Feds drained the city of its booze. The dramatic prep-work … Read More