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Alex and I are heading to California for the holidays, and we're really excited. But here's our dilemma: We'll be staying with his mom, so should we sleep in the same bed? We're engaged, so I guess it's fine, but it's always kind of awkward to say good night to the parents and head to bed together in your little pjs and slippers (or naked!) So, I'm curious: When you go home to visit your parents, are you and your boyfriend allowed to sleep in the same bed?

Want more? Read about the girl who lost her virginity and accidentally texted her dad (!), how much you tell your parents about your love life, how your parents told you about sex, and seven readers' awkward sexual experiences.

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Some brave readers have shared their dating dilemmas, including "What if you don't like your friend's boyfriend?" and "My boyfriend never says, 'I love you.'"

Today, a reader is looking for ways to spice up her sex life....

Our reader's question...

"I have a long-distance friend-with-benefits, who is more than ten years my senior. We are planning a marathon sex weekend very soon. He has done just about everything sexually, but I want to try something he has never done before. I'm more conservative and don't want to venture out too far from my comfort zone. I'll try just about anything, except group, which he has done several times. Toys aren't really his thing. Any suggestions?"

My answer...

Thanks for your question! While it's great that you are open to trying new things, I'm so glad you're sticking with things you're comfortable with. Also, keep in mind, he may have done lots of sexual experimentation, but he hasn't done these things with you, so he will be

A few brave readers have shared their true dating confessions, including "I'm a really chatty girlfriend" and "I'm a stay-at-home wife, without kids."

Today, a reader tells us how her ex-boyfriend slept in the same bed as his daughter. Her story, after the jump....

Here's her story....

I was dating a great guy a few years ago. He was divorced and had a 12-year-old daughter. After quite a few amazing dates, he introduced me to her. I love kids, but she instantly hated me. I understood that--I mean, she probably wanted her parents to get back together. But it was really rough.

The weirdest part? Whenever she would stay with him, they'd sleep in the same bed. His apartment had two bedrooms, but I guess they liked sharing a bed. Now, that's fine if you have a baby or you're traveling or something, but every night? The same bed? With a seventh grader? It seemed really weird to me.

Finally, I brought it up and told him that I thought it seemed a little inappropriate. He

My friend Tasha decided to skip the big cake at her wedding. Instead, she and her husband served 16 freshly baked pies, including peach, blueberry, cherry, strawberry-rhubarb, lemon, and apple. So, here's my question...

You can see the AMAZING photos of their wedding here.

So, my dears, what do you think? Would you serve pies? Or maybe cookies and brownies? I'd love that.... (My friend Brooke served little ice cream sandwiches at her wedding! They were so yummy.) Or are you enchanted by the idea of feeding your new husband a bite of classic wedding cake?

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Today's reader's dilemma got me thinking about how everyone starts kissing and dating at different ages. So, I'm curious, how old were you when you had your first kiss? My answer after the jump....

I fake-kissed a guy when I was 13. (We were best friends and we were in his bedroom. I was sitting on the bed and he was bouncing up and down and then he leaned down and kissed my cheek. I went right home and wrote about it in my diary, with exclamation points across five pages!)

Btw, what's with girls kissing in bars?

But I didn't have a real kiss until the summer before my senior year in high school. I went to visit my grandparents in England. They lived in a small fishing village, and my grandfather jokingly called the local boys "yobs" (which is boy spelled backwards and basically means troublemakers). Nevertheless, I had my eye on a blond guy. I tried to talk to him when I saw him on the street or in the shops, and finally, I worked up the nerve to ask him to come over

My friend Jen Gotch met a guy in L.A., and, after one week, they decided to get married. Sound insane? Well, they've been happily married for almost four years! Here's the story of their whirlwind romance...

(And tell me: How long do you think you should know someone before getting married?)

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Here's the story of Jen Gotch and her husband's whirlwind romance...

I live in Los Angeles, and a few years ago, I met a handsome Australian guy while he was visiting a friend here. We fell in love in a week and decided to get married.

Yup. One week. We're both pretty impulsive people. We almost went right to Vegas to get married, but decided that we'd want our parents to be there. Andrew had to go back to Australia for a teaching commitment, so we had a long-distance relationship for about a year. Then he moved here on February 14th. I made him move on Valentine's Day--totally cheesy. (What Surprised You When You Moved In Together?)

We got married in

Do you like watching scary movies on dates? Your heart races, your adrenaline shoots up and studies say they're an aphrodisiac. Here are three freaky movies that I love, and tell me, what's your favorite scary movie?

Rosemary's Baby. This movie about newlyweds living in a "cursed" apartment building is chilling, suspenseful, funny--and Mia Farrow wears the cutest 60's dresses ever. The best of all worlds!

When A Stranger Calls Back. This movie opens with a babysitter getting a phone call and then...the line goes dead. The scariest part of this 90's thriller is that she does all the right stuff--she keeps the door locked, she doesn't go down to the basement--and she still....well, I'll let you see it for yourself....

No Country for Old Men. Did you guys see this Coen brothers movie last year? Set in the big bad west, the scary shoot-'em-up won four Oscars. And after we left the movie theater, I gripped Alex's hand until it went white and made him take me to a pizza place. I

I ride my bike every day, I sleep seven hours every night and I don't eat many desserts. But my unhealthy habit is definitely drinking wine. I didn't used to drink very much, but now I'll have a glass (or really, two) every night. (Every night!)

Why am I such a boozer? Well, I blame the boyfriend...

When Alex and I first started dating, we would hang out (and drink wine) two or three times a week. But, on the other nights, I would stay home with my roommate or see some friends, and I wouldn't drink anything.

But then Alex moved in with me. Now, we hang out pretty much every night, and we usually have a beer or glass of wine when he gets home and we have dinner.

But is that terrible? Alex says it's French--and we remember our parents always having a beer or glass of wine after work--but it can't be good for you (or your liver), right? I think I'll start toning it down, although I have to say, I love me a cold glass of white wine at the end of a long day. (And one