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    • There Are 10 Ways Women Can Score a One-Night-Stand, Says Science

      By HowAboutWe | Love + Sex – Wed, May 30, 2012 12:05 PM EDT

      Look reckless.Look reckless.
      By Lauren Passell for HowAboutWe

      Scientists are always so serious and science-y. Just kidding! This time, they came up with a list of tips on how women can have one-night-stands, based upon new research that states that men find it desirable when women are "sexually exploitable." Apparently, women are hardwired to view males unlikely to help them raise offspring and survive as scrubby, bad mates. But women with lower standards! Those are the ones men have adapted to become attracted to. And who are these women with lower standards? They're the ones who are sleepy, drunk, and/or unintelligent.


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      So there you have it. Science says do this:

      1.       Look immature. (Remember, the men were rating photos of women taken from the Internet, so they had no way of telling if a particular woman was actually immature. She just had to look it. Pigtails, maybe? Pointing at a butt and laughing?

      2.       Look drunk.

      3.       Look reckless. Read More »

    • 20 WTF Engagement Photos

      By HowAboutWe | Love + Sex – Fri, May 25, 2012 5:58 PM EDT

      By Lauren Passell for HowAboutWe dump

      Why would you dump this guy?

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      Hey buddy, are you sure you still want to do this?

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      Use the facilities before wedding engagement photo time.

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      The photographer was clearly like, "oh f*ck it, just stand there."

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      Not appropriate. Nope.

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      I feel threatened.

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      Your necklace is off center.

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      I really hope that is some random guy in the background photo bombing the pic and she is looking at her hot, awesome boyfriend in the distance.

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      There's one for Grandma's fridge.

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      Cute! But not.

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      Sure, don't let hanging around in the trees get in the way of your makeout sesh.

      Related: 50 Places to Make Out Before You Die

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      Who photo

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    • Sex Diaries: In a Long Term Relationship, is Bad Sex a Dealbreaker?

      By HowAboutWe | Love + Sex – Thu, May 24, 2012 2:26 PM EDT

      How bad is bad sex? How bad is bad sex?
      By Virginia Plain for HowAboutWe

      Editor's note:       Virginia Plain is the pseudonym of a twenty-something woman living in New York with a less than ideal sex life. This is her first post; check back next week for more.       How bad is bad sex? To be honest, this wasn't a question I ever considered until recently. It's so terribly easy to explain things away when you're in a long term relationship with someone and you desperately want things to work. You're blind to so much, telling your friends everything's fine, really, until you wake up and realize it isn't.

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      This question first popped into my head sometime last summer. I'd been with my boyfriend for over three years. Things were quite serious. Family functions, vacations together, plenty of time hanging with one another's friends. From the outside it must have looked pretty swell. But the inside was a different story.


      Related: 23 Bad Sex Moves

      As much as I loved my Read More »

    • About that Time I Accidentally Ordered a $175 Steak on a Date

      By HowAboutWe | Love + Sex – Thu, May 24, 2012 2:16 PM EDT


      By Sara Barron for HowAboutWe

      A few years back, I enjoyed a dream-like experience. It was like something out of the most ridiculous rom-com starring… oh, let's say, Amanda Seyfried as me, the protagonist, and Channing Tatum as Mark, my strapping love interest. I'd been on a I-just-broke-up-with-my-boyfriend-let-me-get-away-from-it-all vacation to San Francisco. I stayed with a friend, wandered around, ate good food, drank high-end coffee. I spent a lot of time complaining about what the humidity was doing to my hair. One afternoon, I wandered into a local coffee shop for one more five-dollar latte, and there was Mark. Think: Not as hot as a mid-90s Jared Leto, but close; think: mid-90s Jared Leto's slightly less attractive cousin.

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      Mark asked me what I was reading, and this launched us into a two-hour conversation on everything from over-priced coffee to over-indulgent pet owners to which U.S. cities are the most Read More »

    • 4 Ways to Transition from Online to In-Person Dating

      By HowAboutWe | Love + Sex – Wed, May 23, 2012 4:32 PM EDT

      Make the transition from online to real-life communication less awkward. Make the transition from online to real-life communication less awkward.
      By Lauren Passell for HowAboutWe

      If you have a date coming up with someone you've met online, congrats! You should be psyched. But as Men's Fitness points out, there are a few things you can do to make the most of that meeting, and make the transition from online to real-life communication less awkward. These rules were written for men, by a woman. Which might be why I love them so much. Read the full piece here.


      Related: 10 Moves That Will (Probably) Land You A Second Date

      1. Think about the date from her perspective.

      It doesn't matter how casual this meet-up is, she's probably acting like it's a date, which means she's going to some trouble. Don't just meet at Starbucks, pick a nice place for dinner or a drink. When in doubt, err on the side of caution and treat her with more respect than you'd assume. Even if you don't click: good karma points for your next date!

      Related: 10 Tips For Dating Someone In The Workplace

      2. Remember why she's being cautious, and you be

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    • 5 Methods for Surviving Your Younger Sibling’s Wedding when You’re Single

      By HowAboutWe | Love + Sex – Wed, May 23, 2012 4:27 PM EDT

      The Single Older Sister at the Younger Sibling's Wedding is a rather frequent occurrence.The Single Older Sister at the Younger Sibling's Wedding is a rather frequent occurrence.
      by Sara Barron for HowAboutWe

      In three weeks, my younger brother is getting married. (I would like, before going any further with this subject, to state in no uncertain terms that I very much like the young lass he's chosen for his bride.) When he got engaged, I immediately started working on my plan for what I'd do if I were still single when his big day came; as it happens, the Single Older Sister at the Younger Sibling's Wedding is a rather frequent occurrence.


      Related: 15 Perks To Being Single And Dating

      As luck would have it, I no longer need this plan -- but here it is; I can only hope will provide you with the littlest bit of entertainment/assistance, should you need it.
      1. Invest in your appearance. OK, so look: In nine out of ten instances, I think spending money to feel good about yourself is nothing but a dangerous and entitled spiral toward credit card debt and emotional problem avoidance. That said, I'm of the personal opinion that looking amazing at your brother'sRead More »

    • Trust Me, Guys, This is Not Why You Are Single

      By HowAboutWe | Love + Sex – Tue, May 22, 2012 1:36 PM EDT

      You are not single because you are too nice.You are not single because you are too nice.
      By Chiara Atik for HowAboutWe

      2 Buzzfeed and Glamour both recently picked up on a troubling online dating profile trend: self-proclaimed "nice" guys ranting about how girls are only interested in dating "jerks." A sample of these embittered, nasty rants: Had a lot written on this profile. Total waste. I give up on you chicks, I should have had a CAT scan performed on my head instead. There aren't any nice guys left to you girls because you don't respond to any of their messages. Enjoy the shirtless a**holes. Cool, guys, cool. Really attractive.

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      The sad thing is, this phenomenon isn't limited to the online dating sphere: I've actually heard "nice" guys go off on rants like this in person. Constantly complaining about the fact that they are single, and never for one moment putting the blame on themselves. Oh, it's hard to be single. It's hard to feel rejected by the world at large, hard to be forced to wonder Read More »

    • Your Summer Bucket List: 25 Places You Simply Must Hook Up In

      By HowAboutWe | Love + Sex – Fri, May 18, 2012 1:57 PM EDT

      Summer is the best, isn't it?Summer is the best, isn't it?
      by Lauren Passell for HowAboutWe

      Summer is the best, isn't it? Even if you get sick and tired of the heat and humidity, you have to admit it's nice to be able to walk outside in sandals instead of heavy boots and spend your weekends in the sun instead of holed up in your dark apartment. Your opportunities for hooking up essentially double, as you can spend all of your time outside. So this summer, I challenge you to one make-out session in each of the following places. Print it out and keep it with you at all times as a constant reminder that it's summer and love is just around the corner wherever you go. A totally checked-off list will be all the proof you need you lived summer to its fullest.

      • At a snack shack or concession stand
      • In water (beach, pool, lake)
      • On some sort of athletic field

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      • On the couch in front of the TV with the AC blaring on a disgustingly hot day
      • In the woods
      • Under fireworks
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    • ‘The Rules’ Are Coming Back, and They’re Still Not Helpful

      By HowAboutWe | Love + Sex – Thu, May 17, 2012 12:43 PM EDT

      The fundamental problem with The Rules is that they still believe that men hold all the power in a relationship.The fundamental problem with The Rules is that they still believe that men hold all the power in a relationship.

      by Lilit Marcus for HowAboutWe

      For a peiod in 1995, women stopped calling men on the phone and approaching them in bars. The reason? The Rules, a bestselling dating advice book by Ellen Fein and Sherri Schneider. The book, which became a cultural flashpoint, encouraged women to adopt more old-fashioned rules about dating and relationships, like using an egg timer to limit phone calls to five minutes and never, ever sleeping with a guy on the first (or fifth) date. Though the book was popular enough to spawn several sequels, Fein and Schneider have mostly stayed out of the media in the new millennium. Until now. Their new book, Not Your Mother's Rules, will be published in February 2013. Though the basic approach is still the same, they've updated their formula to include advice about texting, sexting, emailing, and (of course) online dating.

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      Here are some of the online dating tips in the new Rules book: post sexy photos, wait Read More »

    • 5 Ways to Talk Dirty Without Being Too Freaky

      By HowAboutWe | Love + Sex – Thu, May 17, 2012 12:33 PM EDT

      Couples who are verbal in bed report increase levels of intimacy and satisfaction.Couples who are verbal in bed report increase levels of intimacy and satisfaction.
      by Lauren Passell for HowAboutWe

      Knowing how to talk dirty might seem, well, dirty, but it's important for a solid relationship. Studies show that couples who express themselves in bed report increase levels of intimacy and satisfaction. Naturally, people are hesitant to do it for fear of going too far. But it's great to give dirty talk a try, and with these tips from Modern Man, you can do it without being too freaky.

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      Just Describe (Naturally) What You're Doing       Saying things like "it feels so good when you're inside me" or "I love it when you put your mouth there" are a great way to test the dirty talking waters. But they're not over the top. You wouldn't be put off if someone said those things to you!

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      Compliment Your Partner Everyone likes a nice compliment, whether it's at a church function or between the sheets. Be honest about your partner's body or performance,

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