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8 Do’s and Don’ts For Hitting On Your Waiter Or Waitress

“To my charming and delightful waitress: Pardon me for being so forward, but it simply must be said: You’re a stunner. And I’d love to take you out. “

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.

7 Single Gal Habits I’ll Miss When I Move In With My Boyfriend

Can I still wash my feet in the sink if I need to? Of course I can. It’s just, I don’t think it’ll be quite as much fun with my boyfriend around.

Boyfriend Surprises Girlfriend With a Graduation Proposal

A diamond to go with her diploma: not bad.

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10 Reasons Gay Dating is Awesome

I am not an especially trendy guy, but luckily, my boyfriend is.

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.

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Twinkies au Chocolat: Surviving The First Year Of Marriage

Imagine waking up every day next to a man who has never eaten a Twinkie.

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.

“You’re Not Going to Find a Boyfriend in Pants That Tight” + 6 More Gay Dating Tips from My Mom

“I’m just saying if you want to have someone over to listen to music on your bed, a roommate would just get in the way.”

What 25 Years of Dating Advice from My Mom Looks Like

I guess the advice will never stop coming. (And I hope it doesn’t, whether I listen to it or not.)

How “Reality Bites” Completely Screwed Up My Perception of Dating and Relationships

In the angst that was my early twenties, I saw a guy who could say all the things I longed to hear one moment only to take it all away the next as the most powerful, seductive man alive.

Does Your Mother Try to Influence Your Dating Life? [VIDEO]

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we found ourselves curious — how many moms out there are subtly (or not-so-subtly) pulling the strings in their offsprings’ love lives?

6 Things Mothers-In-Law Love to Hear

You only have to kind of mean it.

Bragging Feels Just as Good as Sex, Says Science

This explains why getting your date to talk about herself is an instant win for you.

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Turns Out, Dating Feels Like A Lot Of Work

Are we having fun yet?

10 Things They Never Tell You About Marrying A Chef

You might go to sleep alone, but you’ll wake up next to the person you love — and it’s worth it.

Friends Without Benefits: 6 Things You Should Know About Having a Substitute Girlfriend or Boyfriend

This, my friend, could drag on for years, especially if neither of you meets someone else — someone you can call your actual boyfriend or girlfriend.

How to Get Your Mother-in-Law To Stop Asking When You’ll Have Kids

I thought she understood that that’s something you never ask a woman of child-bearing age — if she does have pregnancy news, she’ll share it when she’s ready.