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Rules for friends with benefits, plus cheaters, bad boys, nerds and making the most of your time.
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Forgive a cheater? You decide! [College Candy]
It's like having your heart ripped out of your chest and tapped danced on by a sumo wrestler in stilettos – getting cheated on. And as if that's not bad enough, the horrible feeling of being cheated on often comes along with it's mustache-twirling evil twin – the repentant cheater – putting you in the awkward position of having to decide an important personal issue while a … Read More
Oxytocin makes it easier for couples to talk by reducing anxiety.
Where there is a relationship, there is inevitably conflict.
When figuring out how to solve these issues, the experts pretty much agree on one solution: communication. So if the answer to our problems is at our fingertips, why is it so difficult for us to simply talk about it? After all the art of speaking is uniquely human. Whatever the road block, turns out our hormones might help us move past it.
ScienceDaily reports the natural hormone oxytocin, often referred to as the "love hormone," may actually help couples communicate. Oxytocin is naturally present during orgasm and … Read More
Donate your time to charity and watch the sparks fly.
You probably thing this economic downturn is a real mother-father, eh? Well, once (ish) per week Tomfoolery is your spot for getting some ideas on how to get your relationship-on, on the cheap. This time, daters, make it a volunteer date.
I'm not suggesting that you ask out University of Tennessee alum, per se. I'm saying you can try donating your time while on a date. Take a deep breath; it's not going to be like a philanthropic episode of Blind Date.
I'm the last person to do something altruistic (I gave at the office), but in the present era … Read More
Still Life Love Advice from YourTango tackles users' questions about pressing relationship issues. Forty-five percent of Americans "pencil in" sex, but are there other ways to turn up the heat without sticking to a schedule?
In this episode, we offer advice to busy couples looking to get in more sexy time between the sheets.
Click here to learn 10 more ways to squeeze sex into a busy schedule.
Got a question? Send it to StillLife@yourtango.com
Unexpected honeymoon destinations for a slow economy. Iceland, anyone?
Planning a honeymoon on a budget means you're probably willing to think outside the box. Here, we've gathered some information on locations that are easy on the wallet and also rather unexpected.
Time.com included Canada, Iceland and South Korea on a list of the best places to travel in a recession. Heading to Canada would cut down on airline costs, and all three locations offer beautiful landscapes and memorable characeristics that a beach honeymoon in the Caribbean wouldn't. Plus, there's less risk of hurricanes.
If you're insistent on a romantic European getaway, check out … Read More
Sexperts rate intercourse times as too long; too short or just right.
Stamina is a highly regarded trait in our society – be it mental, physical or sexual in nature. Two Pennsylvania university students decided to poll sex therapists and researchers to determine what length of time in the sack is generally regarded as enough, or too much.
Based on the responses received from thousands of patients, a survey of 50 psychologists, social workers, physicians, nurses and marriage/family therapists reported lengths of time to match four descriptions of intercourse duration: too long, too short, adequate and desirable.
Duration of one to two minutes was deemed … Read More