Blog Posts by Smitten, Glamour Magazine

by Grace Gavilanes, Glamour

We're always so focused on the love stories of the hero and heroine in movies, that we never stop and think, "What about the villain? Doesn't he/she want love too?" So with the arrival of Halloween, we think it's time to finally pay homage to our favorite bad eggs and the love lessons we can learn from them (for better or worse).

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by Gena Kaufman, Glamour

I thought football had a lot of suggestive terminology, but how could I forget baseball when the entire base system has basically been re-appropriated as a series of hookups?

Are you watching the World Series? (Or maybe you'd rather just watch your favorite baseball movies?) Last week when I was visiting my parents, I watched all the playoffs games with my dad, a huge Tigers fan. So needless to say, the first World Series game last night was a big disappointment. But to get my mind off that (or to celebrate the win, if you're a Giants fan), let's talk funny lines you could use to make a love connection while rooting on your team.

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Here goes. Disclaimer: I can't promise any of these would get you anything but laughed at.

* My base or yours?
* I have a feeling if you let me round first I'll want to go straight for the home run.
* Is that a Louisville Slugger in your pocket or are you just glad to see

File this under "Ideas that are good on paper, maybe not so in real life."
by Gena Kaufman, Glamour

It sounds like a dream: You guy surprises you one morning, telling you that you won't be going to work today because he's taking you away on a surprise romantic vacation. He's taken care of everything--booked a flight, found a great hotel, and even packed your bags.

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So why do three out of five women say they would totally hate this? Well, it turns out most women want some time to prepare and plan for a vacation. Like, seven days and eleven hours notice and three shopping trips, to be exact, according to research from British Airways. Says one woman whose boyfriend planned a surprise trip to Morocco for their one year anniversary: "It was a really sweet idea to celebrate our first year together but really I hated it. He packed my bags so I had all the wrong clothes and my hair straighteners had been left behind. I had to grin and bear it because

by Gena Kaufman, Glamour

Maybe it's time to update the phrase "music to my ears", because it seems like music is able to reach us in some much more intimate body parts...

Remember when talked about arousal types and what gets you in the mood? A few commenters pointed out that music really gets works for them and well, a lot people agree. In new research commissioned by Spotify, over 40% of people say that listening to music is more arousing than touch during sex, and one in three people could actually name a song they thought was better than sex! The number one song that's better than getting busy? "Bohemian Rhapsody"! The Wayne's World guys were on to something.

The survey asked 2,000 men and women in the UK to reveal their music choices in order to study the relationship between music, romance and seduction. Some classic standbys were favorites--unsurprisingly, Marvin Gaye took the top two spots for tracks to get in the mood, and the Dirty Dancing soundtrack was the number one

by Gena Kaufman, Glamour

Geez, the whole Botox trend is really here to stay if we're injecting it into places of the body that scientists can't even agree exist in the first place.

I'm talking about a procedure that's been popping up all over the news recently, and it's called the "G-shot." It's a collagen (or other filler) injection into a woman's g-spot to enhance the size of the sensitive area, and evidently more than 2,000 women have undergone the procedure with Dr. David Matlock at the Vagina Rejuvenation Institute of America.

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Would it be worth it to try such a thing for your sex life? A few things to consider:

* The cost: At up to $1,200 a shot, it's not cheap to get your g-spot puffed up.
* The duration: For that price, you'd expect some staying power but the shot only lasts for a few months, and then you have to return for more.
* What it does for your sex life: Testimonials of women who seem to really enjoy the results include

by Gena Kaufman, Glamour

"Remember that time I watched male exotic dancers rehearse a zombie-themed routine and then interviewed two of them about their lives as strippers, for work?" asked a person who used to be a lawyer and can't believe this is her job now, AKA me.

Yep, that's right. In addition to the many things I loved about attending Romanticon, I also got to interview two guys you might describe as "real life Magic Mikes." Taylor Cole and Justin Whitfield are two male strippers (and genuinely nice guys, honest!), and together they've written a book published by Ellora's Cave about their experiences. They sat down and gave me a little preview of what you might read in the book.

A little bit of background on the life of a male stripper....

How one becomes a male stripper: Both guys grew up in small towns, and they both remember wanting to be strippers from a young age. "I remember I saw a commercial for Chippendales on TV…. And I was like wow, that is just the coolest job ever"

by Gena Kaufman, Glamour

I don't know why people act like you have to lose your virginity by a certain age or else--i.e., hello, the guys in American Pie, or basically any movie about teenage boys--but they do. For the record, there's no right age for every person.

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And those who choose to wait until they're out of their teens (seriously, is that even considered "late") not only don't need to be embarrassed, they may even have reason to celebrate. According to new research, people who wait to have sex until they are at least 20 are more likely to enjoy happy, satisfying relationships later in life (although they are also less likely to be married), not to mention to have had a college education and work in a well-paid job.

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Of course, if you lost your virginity earlier than this you're probably not doomed to a life of misery or anything. Like I said, I just don't think there's a right age for

by Gena Kaufman, Glamour

How can I best sum up this new research? I was thinking along the lines of "No Romance and No Internet Make Women … something something." Go crazy? Don't mind if I do.

Well, maybe we don't go crazy, but it does seem that women would like to have more romance in their life. A new study on what exactly would go into a woman's "perfect day" has shown that most women would love to make romance their top priority. Awwww! Followed closely by time spent on the Internet, so they can post photos of the flowers their husband sent them for their engagement-iversary so everyone knows just how romantic their life is. Isn't making people jealous really the point, after all?

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According to the 900 women (average age 38) surveyed, here's are some things women would like to do on their perfect day, and for how long:

* 106 minutes: Romance or um, intimate relations
* 98 minutes: Internet
* 82 minutes: Socializing
* 78