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Barack and Michelle ObamaBy Jillian Lucas for HowAboutWe

If you didn't already know, Wednesday's Presidential Debate fell on the 20th anniversary of the POTUS and FLOTUS's marriage. They are adorable - like, want-to-cry, should-be-in-a-rom-com adorable - but they also represent strong and independent individuals in a committed marriage.

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Buzzfeed posted the video below, which depicts moments like Barack and Michelle's first kiss and brings a whole new life to this already aww-inducing couple. It's equal parts adorable and cheesy and it makes you forget that these are the two simple and sophisticated people are running our country.

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Nicole KidmanBy Billy Gray for HowAboutWe

Polarizing festival circuit conversation starter The Paperboy opens in limited release today, and will likely inject some welcome sass and sauciness into the upcoming Oscar race. Directed by Lee Daniels (Precious) and starring Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey and John Cusack, the horny, muggy Southern murder mystery and melodrama is bound to divide audiences as it did critics in Cannes and New York.

Its heady, almost psychedelic and always graphic spin on the secret sexual proclivities of nearly every inhabitant of a sweltering Florida backwater in the summer of '69 should also make for a few awkward dates for couples not expecting to walk into a Kidman prestige film and witness her, er, relieving herself on Zac Efron's face.

Want to gauge how date appropriate The Paperboy is? Beware spoilers [repeat, SPOILERS] and consider the five raunchiest moments in a movie that's rarely on its best behavior.

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By Carly Pifer for HowAboutWe
I'm SorryCarly, the Perpetual Girlfriend, shares relationship advice from a 'serious girlfriend' with ten years - and some serious oversights - under her belt.

Some people fight just to make up. There is an exotic quality to the moment of reconciliation and I happen to be much more excited about sex when there is still a trace of anger in my lover's eyes, but that's just because I have daddy issues. Make up sex is a thing for a reason. It feels good to let someone make you feel good after they've made you feel bad, or on the flip side, revel in the power of your body over their mind. You can merrily skip past some of the dreadfully long discussion, and bask in the afterglow of orgasm with someone who moments before, you wanted to slap. It's also interesting sometimes to incorporate these desires into your make up sex repertoire, if your partner is game. If they're not though, you'll end up back at square one.

The only pitfall I can identify with make up sex is

By Lauren Passell for HowAboutWe

We're halfway through September, which means, if you're smart, you'll start thinking about your Halloween costume. You know, after several dozens of Halloweens, how frustrating it is to be searching for a last minute costume, thinking "if only I had thought about this earlier!" And then you end up going as an astronaut - again - which is basically just your day clothes wrapped in aluminum foil. Things get especially tricky when you want to plan your costume with your partner - that can take some serious coordination! So let's get brainstorming now with these awesome couples costumes.

By Lauren Passell for HowAboutWe

Ryan Thompson was flying his girlfriend, Carlie Kennedy, on a flight above Chicago when he faked an emergency, which led Carlie to believe they were crashing into the water. Thompson handed Kennedy an emergency manual. "I felt our lives depending on me making it through that checklist," she later said.

This is where it gets adorable. The manual said, "Initiate the ring engagement procedure." And you know what kind of rings HE was talking about. Here's the video Thompson made:

By Maryjane Fahey and Caryn Beth Rosenthal for HowAboutWe

Maryjane Fahey and Caryn Beth RosenthalMaryjane Fahey and Caryn Beth Rosenthal are the authors ofDUMPED, a breakup bible for women to get off their asses and over their exes in record time.

DUMPED disclaimer: Any reference to anyone living or dead is purely coincidental.

1. Way to goooooo - you get to do all the shit he didn't wanna do like watch The Bachelorette, Mad Men, and every frickin' housewives show on Bravo, without his eyes rolling to the back of his head.

2. Ahhhhh a restful sleep without his snoring, breathing, and farting all through the night - sounds like a plan!

3. Now you can dress like a sexy slut without hearing from the peanut gallery - yay!

4. How nice to pee and shit with the door open, huh??!

5 . Try some anonymous sex with a big stud why don'tcha?! Safely, of course!

6. Holy Jesus, you never have to hear about his fuckin' motorcycle anymore or the words "vroom vroom". Seriously who says that???

7. No more report cards the next morning

HuggingBy Nikki Metzgar for HowAboutWe

It's hugging, guys.

I know, hugs are great, right? What could possibly be wrong with hugs? "Koalas hug!" you might argue. But did you know that koalas have to be sedated with drugs before humans can touch them or else they'd rip your face off? Similarly, sometimes the only reason a girl is hugging a guy back is because she's polite.

Imagine you are a girl and you see a male acquaintance from across the room. You walk up to say hi and he goes for a hug. You wrap one arm around one side of his body and you instinctually avoid pressing your boobs against his ribs. This is an ordinary social interaction that you probably repeat many times a day.

But then, the guy says, "What kind of crap hug is that?" and because you feel like you can't say no, you wrap both arms around him before he squeezes you really hard. There might be a kiss on the cheek involved. Before you excuse yourself, he'll initiate another super-hug that feels like you've been dragged

1950's TVBy Yelena Shuster for HowAboutWe

Bad news for TV addicts: the more you believe in romcom romance, the less likely you are to commit to your relationship, says a recent study.

Before rolling your eyes, take note that this doesn't just apply to your standard love rhombus plots on the CW and Lifetime. Even watching regular comedies like The Big Bang Theory made participants think there's someone better out there. (This should explain your partner's frustration with you for not wooing her like a socially awkward physicist. You're welcome.)

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Almost 400 married folks responded to questions about their relationship in the Albion College study. The more someone believed in TV love stories, the higher they believed their relationship costs were-aka heightening their partner's less attractive qualities or feeling like a loss of personal freedom.
"In this study I found that people who believe the