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Let's be honest, Tiger Woods's press conference today was as much about offering an apology as it was about repairing his public image. Judged on that goal, I think he did a pretty good job. We may have been expecting much more, since Tiger waited months to finally speak, but alas, he wasn't going to offer up any more details than he had to. Next time a famous person has to publicly apologize for infidelity (and we know there will be a next time), here are a few things they can learn from the golfer.

1. Bring your mom, not your betrayed wife. When politicians like Eliot Spitzer have their wives stand behind them, it comes off like they're using their partners to look better. Instead, Tiger brought his mother, who appeared rightfully upset in the audience.
2. Stand up for your wife. Tiger only had nice things to say about Elin, and rightfully so. Although when he told the public "not to blame Elin," it left me thinking, "um, no one is blaming Elin."
3. Be specific, but

There are so many perfect and weird words to describe complicated emotions in other languages that I wish someone would go on a crusade to educate everyone. I went through a few hundred words with no direct English translation, which oddly there seems to be no word for. Perhaps Jeffrey Eugenides explained it best in Middlesex.

Ahh, yes, the Germans seem to do it best. My favorite so far is "handschuhschneeballwerfer," which is German for coward, and literally means one who wears gloves to throw snowballs. And while that

Knowing whether or not you like a guy should be easy enough, but all too often I hear friends arguing a case, mostly to themselves, for why they keep seeing someone. There may be something to say for giving a guy a chance, but the longer you stay the harder it is to leave. Here are five signs to save you from the lukewarm romance of Mr. Good Enough.

1. "He's really nice": If you find yourself rationalizing that he's a nice guy, a good guy that you should give a chance, then be friends. Maybe he'll grow on you?
2. He's perfect on paper: Throw the paper away, and accept that he who is perfect on paper is almost never perfect in real life - and vice versa!
3. You forget to respond: Whether it's his email, text, IM, or call, if something else is so interesting that you forget about him, then you might as well forget him now.
4. You like his friends better than him: If you'd rather hang out with him and his friends than with him alone (or you're using them to gain

Valentine's Day can go from cute to cheesy with one ugly stuffed animal, yet most couples agree they should do something for it. If restaurants are too expensive or too booked and chocolate sounds trite - albeit delicious - here are eight other ways to celebrate Valentine's Day.

1. Watch the first movie you saw together: Rent it, download it, whatever. It's nostalgic, charming, and cheap.
2. Go straight to dessert: If dinner at your choice restaurant is too expensive, go there anyway but only for dessert.
3. Make a mix: It may be the oldest cheap trick in the book, but a playlist is thoughtful, fun, and free. Try 8tracks and Playlist to create easy - and legal - mixes.
4. Get thrifty: Head to thrift stores for something only he'll love.
5. Make a day of it: Feb. 14 is on Sunday this year, so put the emphasis on day instead of night. Play boardgames, order takeout, and stay in bed all day.
6. Surprise him with concert tickets: While this may not be

It's traumatizing enough to know the 50-plus set has taken to the sext, and then you remember your parents. Your dear, 50-something-year-old mom and dad who can't even upload pictures to their Facebook accounts - or whatever their tech limit is. Maybe it's just the savviest - and sassiest - seniors sexting away, but what happens when they get, oh, confused? Who are they going to ask? Here are five signs you have a sexting mom or dad!

• She asks "How do I set my phone to vibrate?"
• She starts turning whole sentences into acronyms, like DYGTTD? (Did you go to the dentist?)
• She asks how to text a photo.
• She texts you popular sexting acronyms like K4Y (kiss for you) or NALOPKT or (not a lot of people know that!)
• She unwittingly asks what acronyms like ASL (Age/Sex/Location) mean.

Being a wedding guest doesn't guarantee you'll have suitors falling over you left and right, a la Kristen Bell in When in Rome. But there's a reason wedding hookups are a common movie plot: they are a prime place to get real-life action.



It's no mystery why: receptions tend to be full of young, single people, mostly friends and friends of friends, who have romance on the brain and a dance floor nearby. Here are 10 rules to help you succeed at a quickie courtship and ensure you don't embarrass yourself in the process.

1. Show up single. Even if your invitation welcomes a plus one, showing up without a date - even a friend date - makes it more likely you'll go home with one.
2. Ask for help. Nudge in-the-know members of the wedding party to point out potential paramours or, better yet, seat you next to them.
3. Be focused. Figure out who's single (one advantage of the dreaded singles table) and center your efforts on the one who strikes your fancy. Nothing says gauche like a girl

After last week's melodramatic rose ceremony I practically swore off pilot Jake (whose drama is even vanilla) and this season of The Bachelor. Then Chris Harrison swooped in to tell me that tonight's episode will be going down in my hometown of San Francisco, so you know I'll be watching. If you tune in too, you'll probably think that the dating show is anything but reality. But you're wrong. The Bachelor is similar to another pairing ritual: online dating. Here's what the two things have in common - and one way they significantly differ.

1. You know the other person is playing the field. Once you sign up for online dating, or get chosen as the next Bachelor/ette, you suddenly have many dating options.
2. The motivation is transparent. When you meet someone through online dating or on a reality dating show, you know they're trying to find out if you're boyfriend or girlfriend material (or trying to get Z-list fame or a free dinner).
3. You know your date's "stats" up

The idea of man messing with his partner's birth control sounds terrible but not too common - yet it's not terribly uncommon. A study conducted last year among 1,300 16 to 29-year-old women found 15 percent reported birth control sabotage. Not surprisingly a man who gets in the mood by puncturing holes in condoms is also likely to physically abuse women. Of the 53 percent who reported physical or sexual violence from a partner, 35 percent also had partners who either tampered with birth control or coerced them to get pregnant. In fact, among women who were victims of both violence and coercion, the risk of unintended pregnancy doubled. So what exactly are these men doing? Here are some stories from Know More, Say More, a site that explores the connection between reproductive health and violence. [He] deliberately sabotaged the condoms - pretending that they'd slipped or broken, when in fact he would purposely remove the condom before ejaculating. He always refused to wear a condom