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5 Bad Dating Habits to Give Up for Lent

What Would Jesus Do?

Adam Lambert’s Guide to Salvaging a Disastrous Family Holiday

While in Finland visiting his boyfriend’s family, Adam Lambert got arrested after a drunken bar fight. How do you rebound and make his family not hate you after that?

9 Reasons Why the Holidays Are the Perfect Time to Jump Into a Relationship

Because going on dates beats being the person who sits at home on a Friday night eating all the chocolate out of a Dollar Store Advent calendar.

Christmas Miracles Do Happen: The Year I Finally Hooked Up With My High School Crush

I felt a Revenge of the Nerds kind of victory as I shot off droll replies to my crush’s earnest questions about living in NYC and acrobatic word plays about classmates. I’d done online dating, and this was called foreplay.

How to Flirt at a Holiday Party

We’ve got about a week and a half left of holiday parties: are your flirting skills up to par?

What Your Boyfriend Was Thinking When He Picked Out Your Christmas Gift

What was your boyfriend really thinking when he picked out your Christmas gift? Read on to find out…

5 Rules for Meeting The Parents During The Holidays

Meeting the parents for the first time over the Holidays? Follow these rues, and you’re sure to make a good impression!

5 Host Gifts for Your SO’s Parents

Whether you’ve already met your significant other’s parents or not, a holiday visit is a lot of pressure. Ease the way with the perfect host gift.

Your Complete Guide to Dating During the Holidays: Gift-Giving, Party Etiquette, Hooking Up & More

Should you buy a gift for that person you just started dating? What are the rules of holiday hookups? We’ve got answers!

5 Rules for the Office Holiday Party Hook-Up

Say what you will now, but we know better: the office party hook-up is gonna happen. So at least do it wisely by following these rules.

The Holiday Party Sobriety App

Don’t drink and tweet, folks, especially during The Holidays.

American Single: What My Married Friends Taught Me About Throwing An Awesome Holiday Party

I do not have a tree this Christmas. When I moved to New York last year, I trekked out to… Read More

How to Know When It’s Okay to See an Ex

You’ll be home for Christmas, and so will your ex. Is it a good idea to meet up?

How to Survive The Holidays as a Single Person

You can do this: you can survive the holidays without a girlfriend or boyfriend. But it might not be pretty.

The 12 Dates of Christmas: A Dozen of Our Favorite, Festive Date Ideas

On the first day of Christmas, my date said, “How about we….”

Do Your Parents Make You Sleep In Separate Bedrooms When You’re Home?

When you go bring a date home for Christmas or Thanksgiving, do your parents make you sleep in separate bedrooms?

8 Places To Meet Someone In December

Tis the Season!…..for dating. Here are 8 places you might meet your next date in December…

The Dating Wire: Women Are Seeking Temporary “Holiday Boyfriends” On Craigslist Now

Plus: The 9 New Rules of Phone Etiquette and The Weirdest Date Ever

I’m Single, It’s The Holidays: Why This Is (Finally) Cool

There’s a smaller degree of dialogue around singleness compared to being coupled-off, and thanks to that, some of us feel as though not having a significant other is synonymous with actually being insignificant.