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Financially Covering Your Ass(ets) Financially Covering Your Ass(ets)

Seeing as my only dependents are my cats and I have yet to meet my soul mate, the last thing I have time to think about is pumping up my financial portfolio.


True Nightmare Dates True Nightmare Dates

There's nothing like a dreadful date to make you wonder why we bother making the effort to meet new people, putting ourselves out there again and again.


Dating Someone in the Military Dating Someone in the Military

There's nothing as sexy as a man in uniform or so the stereotype goes.


Crime Safety Tips for Singles Crime Safety Tips for Singles

Maybe it's because they're disproportionately young, and young people are more likely to get in trouble or not know how to get out of it.


Marriage Does Not Lower Blood Pressure Marriage Does Not Lower Blood Pressure

Reading Matrimaniacal Media Accounts Raises It. 


5 People You Date Before You Fall in Love 5 People You Date Before You Fall in Love

People say that dating is a numbers game, but I think it's a lot more like waterskiing.


Fresh Perspective, Better Dates Fresh Perspective, Better Dates

It's natural for us to fall into routines with our daily life.


Self-Love for the Soul Self-Love for the Soul

When Richard suddenly ended it with Traci, her world came crashing down.


Tips for Living Single… Cheaply Tips for Living Single… Cheaply

Are singles getting ripped off?


Getting Down, Out Of Town Getting Down, Out Of Town

Online dating has created a unique situation.


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Stress 101: Meeting the Parents Stress 101: Meeting the Parents

When it comes to stressful situations, nothing is more fraught with danger than dismantling a bomb.


Haunted Holidays: the Latest Trend Haunted Holidays: the Latest Trend

Not for nothing is the A&E show Paranormal State a sleeper hit across North America.


Pre-Nups: Putting a Price on Love Pre-Nups: Putting a Price on Love

It's a sensitive topic, right up there with exes, religion and hybrid cars.


That's Not My Dad, That's My Date That's Not My Dad, That's My Date

He's got killer weed; you've just purchased weed killer. She has long hair; you're longing for hair.


How to Sound Smart at Parties How to Sound Smart at Parties

Ever been engaged in a conversation at a party when, all of a sudden, you find yourself knee-deep in a subject you know nothing about?


7 Sins of Online Dating 7 Sins of Online Dating

Most of you reading this will have been on at least a few (or a few hundred) online dates.


The Upside of Anger The Upside of Anger

8 recession trends you can look forward to


Dating after Divorce Dating after Divorce

Recently divorced singles get the cold sweats when thinking about dating again for the first time.


How to Play Cupid (without shooting yourself in the foot) How to Play Cupid (without shooting yourself in the foot)

When you know two people who would be just perfect for each other, matchmaking seems like a great idea.


Slacker & Careerist: Can They Make It? Slacker & Careerist: Can They Make It?

You're up at 5 am for boot camp class. Then it's off to an early business meeting to brainstorm some new strategies for the sales department.


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The Male Ego Decoded The Male Ego Decoded

The male ego gets blamed for a lot of things.


Gracefully Exiting a One Night Stand Gracefully Exiting a One Night Stand

One-night stands can be tricky to walk away from, especially the bad ones.


Bad on the Dance Floor, Good in Bed? Bad on the Dance Floor, Good in Bed?

I have a friend, Leila, who swears there's a correlation between bad dancing and good lovin'.


Virgin Territory Virgin Territory

So you've decided to pop your cherry before you end up like Steve Carell in The 40-Year-Old Virgin?


Online Stud, Offline Dud Online Stud, Offline Dud

When it comes to 'getting it on' online, some people are just naturally blessed with what it takes.


Shaken, Not Stirred Shaken, Not Stirred

What Guys (& Girls) Can Learn from James Bond

 


Carnal Cuisine Carnal Cuisine

Food is good. Sex is better. Why not satiate both cravings by indulging in foods with aphrodisiacal qualities?


Top Toys for Gals Top Toys for Gals

Sooner or later it happens to every single -- a relationship sputters, the friend-with-benefits gets hooked up and we hit a dry spell.


Wet Dreamweaver Wet Dreamweaver

Your Sex Dreams Decoded


Swinging: A Beginner's Guide Swinging: A Beginner's Guide

Swinging, as in the practice of heterosexual couples swapping partners, seems to have somehow become a lot more kosher over the past few years.


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