Less Is More: Let’s All Think Before We Overshare, Mkay?

How about we… put our phones down in favor of a real conversation in honor of National Etiquette Week?

7 Phrases to Banish from Your Dating Vocabulary

It’s okay to say “it’s okay” when it IS okay, but often people say it when it’s not.

Pickup Lines For Your Waiter Or Waitress That Will Actually Work

You brought me lunch, can I bring you dinner?

‘The Rules’ Are Coming Back, and They’re Still Not Helpful

Dating isn’t math. You can’t just plop the same X and Y into every formula and expect it to work the same way each time.

The Most Bullsh*t Text Message Ever From A Passive-Aggressive Liar

You’re not fooling anyone, sir.

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17 Things Guys Say They Hate To See You Wear On A First Date

Take hats, for example: they’re cool, but surprisingly polarizing.

The 6 Worst Things You Can Do Right After You Get Married

It’s easy to decide in the first year that it’s just not working. Give it time.

Triple Crown: 3 Tips for Getting Lucky at the Races

Growing up in Baltimore, I’ve attended many infield parties at the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness. Something about that infield makes us all behave like heathens.

A Place Where You Can Vent Your Breakup Rage By Smashing Literally Everything In Sight

Enter a room full of random objects and furniture (wearing a safety suit and goggles) and are free to bust to bits anything you want.

Beware the Guy Who Tells You You’re Crazy. Seriously.

Maybe you’re a little crazy, but the guy who tells you so repeatedly probably has something to hide.

4 Ways to Hit On Your Surgeon

Hospitals get boring pretty quickly; you can comb through Facebook only so many times before you start thinking maybe you were wrong, maybe it is compelling, uploading photos of your food.

50 Place to Meet People (When You’re Over the Bar Scene)

Tired of shouting at strangers over loud music and vodka sodas? Don’t worry, you’ve got options.

The 10 Most Awkward Appetizers: Do You Avoid them on Dates?

Oysters, we are told, are an aphrodisiac. But the entire idea is completely disgusting when you think about it, and it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to eat them with grace, no matter how much a lady you may be.

7 Ways To Survive The Second Date Slump

OK, so you snorted water through your nose when you laughed, told him all about your dysfunctional family, and made about a million other mistakes on the date, and now you’re freaking out that he’ll never call you again.

Everything We Know About Dating We Learned From Our Moms

Everybody give it up for your mama — the weekend belongs to her.

This “Cute” Toddler Video Is Actually Creepy And Terrifying

How is this adorable, again?!

The Brush-Up: A Same-Sex Marriage Special

Busy week? If you didn’t have time to keep up with the news, our weekly current events cheat sheet will put you in the know so you’ll be a grade-A conversationalist at the bar/on a date/anywhere you might talk to other people.

10 Things You’ll Learn About Your Boyfriend At Someone Else’s Wedding

If he drags you to a wedding where you don’t know anyone and he peaces out the second you arrive, you should ditch. (I mean the wedding ceremony, not just him.)

6 Lies You Probably Shouldn’t Tell Your Girlfriend

I know for a fact that at least five of those spoken for (my mother, my sister, and at least three ex-girlfriends who regard me in a less than favorable light) have never really appreciated my lies under any circumstances.