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Women, Wear Sexy Underwear… Or Don't

When it comes to lingerie, who do you dress for?

As you all know, fellas are relatively visual when it comes to arousal. Because of this, we are pretty turned on by your sexy underwear... or are we? Do men like pretty lingerie because it's attractive, or because we're convinced that ladies think it's attractive? When it comes to sexy underpants, who do you dress for, really?

Top Tips for Buying Lingerie

Top Tips for Buying Lingerie

Don't get your panties in a twist! Shopping for undergarments is easy.

Us romantics subscribe to the notion that, lingerie is a window into a woman's soul. It shows how she feels about herself and how she wants to express herself to her lover. And while communication is essential for any relationship, nowhere does a lover risk potential miscommunication in gift-giving than in the purchase of lingerie! We've all dated someone too bashful to step inside a Victoria's Secret. That's a recipe for under-the-mistletoe rejection! Fortunately, over in England, a shop called John Lewis thoughtfully created a"lingerie academy" for men, complete with leather couches, Wii and free beer, to take the terror out of T&A gift-giving. What are these daring men learning? We scoured the observations of the Times of London's brave reporter and here's the top tips for buying lingerie.

Man Bites Girlfriend, Blames Mars Bar Addiction

Man Bites Girlfriend, Blames Mars Bar Addiction

Sugar addiction blamed for anger over "Bridget Jones panties."

He said "gimme some sugar, baby"...but he wanted a Mars Bar. Marco Fella, 38, of England, bit his girlfriend because he felt angry she wore big Bridget Jones panties instead of thong underwear. And he blamed his sugar addiction! Fella told the judge he noshes 10 Mars Bars a day and the sugar addiction's got him high-strung. Therefore he attacked his 34-year-old live-in girlfriend two times in 10 days: first by throwing a doggie chew toy at her and then by biting her.

What Working At Vicky's Secret Taught Me

What Working At Vicky's Secret Taught Me

Your approach to lingerie may reveal more than you think.

Victoria's Secret is the world's most famous lingerie brand, that's a fact. But a summer working there taught Rajul Punjabi that it's also great place to observe the female body image and it's self-esteem counterpart. It turns out, irrespective of the facts at hand, that women with enough self-esteem were happy with how they looked. All the thongs, bras, and garters in the store didn't matter as much as what was beneath them... way beneath them.