Just as the Anthony Weiner scandal was quieting down, one of the former congressman's "sextees" has written a tell-all account of their exchanges.
I feel like the luckiest girl in the world, last week, my husband bought me an iPad. For some of you gadget-geeks that are already on your second and third iPad, you already know the ins and outs of the device, but for me it took some time to figure it out. My husband and I had a cute little bonding experience trying to figure out how slide images across the widescreen and how to play AngryBirds. Let me give you the back story, he bought me an iPad as sort of consolation gift.
If 2009 was the year of celebrity mistresses, then 2011 certainly seems to be shaping us as the year of scandalous, celebrity cellphone pics. And while Scarlett Johansson has reportedly called the FBI about hers, Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake, whose in-the-buff pictures are rumored to exist but have yet to be actually seen, have released a statement, denying that they sexted each other any scandalous photos.
Mankini: a one- piece bathing suit for men, with a T-back (think Borat). Let's see how long this one stays part of the lexicon.
If you were to talk with your tweens about dating and going to school, have you ever thought about how the conversation would turn out? As a youth speaker, I am commonly broached with these types of questions from teens when parents don't address the topic at home. How soon is too soon to date? What are the rules? When can I date? Yes, as the babies get older their hormones do begin to kick into gear with topics that include dating.
If you were to talk with your tweens about dating and going to school, have you ever thought about how the conversation would turn out? As a youth speaker, I am commonly broached with these types of questions from teens when parents don't address the topic at home. How soon is too soon to date? What are the rules? When can I date? Yes, as the babies get older their hormones do begin to kick into gear with topics that include dating.
It seems like marriage would be the last thing on a college guy's mind, but apparently, it isn't. According to a new survey conducted by Her Campus Media, 77 percent of college guys want to get married by the time they turn 30. That means they have to meet the person they want to settle down with either while they're still in school or within a few years of graduating.
Is sexting still scandalous? The practice certainly precedes the device: People have been writing erotic messages to each other since the beginning of time. But sexting is more problematic than a lusty handwritten letter because sexts are so easy to pass around electronically. As several public figures have learned over the past five years, naked pictures can enter the public domain with just the click of a button.
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed a new bill making "sexting" illegal for minors, his office said. "Sexting" is the act of people taking naked or revealing pictures of themselves and sending them to others via mobile phones or the internet.
Based on news headlines, you'd think men are hands down more likely to sext (that is, for those who don't know, send sexy pictures of themselves via text) than women. But, color us surprised, it seems the opposite is true! The New York Times reported yesterday on a new study that finds women are more likely to send sexy text messages than men.
When I heard the news of another prominent figure involved in a sex scandal, did my eyebrows raise? Did they wryly raise further when I connected his last name with the subject matter of his sexting? I don’t mean to be too cynical, but the answer to both counts was nope. I wasn’t exactly surprised. Were you?
