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MacGruber star and Saturday Night Live's hilarious Will Forte brings to life good-on-paper dudes who are really just chumps in disguise. Don't say we didn't warn you.

Adrenaline Junkie

This dude skydives, surfs, runs with the bulls - anything for that rush. And he has the sick abs and chiseled arms to prove it. But to keep him happy, you need to be in perpetual motion too. This guy does not like to sit on his ass ... and he doesn't like for you to sit on yours either. And it isn't just a phase. In his late 30s, he'll get into marathons, and they'll lead to triathlons and eventually to the Ironman competition. Yeah, that means a trip to Hawaii ... but instead of chilling on the beach, you'll be cheering him on from the sidelines. Having fun yet?

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Nice Guy with a Chip on His Shoulder

He'll ridicule the "tools who are trying too hard" with bold clothing choices to seem down-to- earth, but here's his dirty little secret: He spends just as much

We already know that stilettos make us feel sexier and look leaner, but we kind of wondered what is it about a shoe that turns a guy on? (Good news: It isn't an expensive designer.) We asked guys which heels make them want to turn out the lights...or leave them on.

By Ashley Womble

Leopard Open-Toe Pumps

"These shoes are even more more attractive if a laid-back girl wears them with jeans." - Blaine, 25

BCBGeneration, $97.95

Rating: Hot-ish

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"I'm a sucker for bows: I want to untie them. A woman with bows on her body is very sexy." - Ryan, 34

Rating: Really Effing Hot

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"If a dark-skinned woman wore these, it would be lights out." - Chris, 30

Promiscuous, $69

Rating: Smoking Hot

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"The ruffles make me think

Just two months after getting married, a Cosmo staffer received a call that her new husband was being held hostage and the captors were threatening to kill him. Here, she opens up about the ordeal.

By Gabrielle Frank

In November 2008, Kristen Mulvihill was loving her life. She had recently started working as the Photography Director for Cosmopolitan and had just married New York Times reporter David Rhode. Then everything fell apart. She received a call that David had been kidnapped in Afghanistan. He had scheduled an interview with a Taliban commander, which led to his capture.

While many women might have broken down, Kristen fearlessly navigated the world of FBI agents and detectives, and even facilitated negotiations with her husband's kidnappers. Thankfully, David escaped and returned safely to the US. We talked to Kristen about the couple's new book, A Rope and a Prayer and how she found the courage to handle the harrowing seven and a half months they were apart and why

These oh-so common fiesta faux pas will make any holiday get-together crash-and-burn.
By Zoe Ruderman

Having a gathering at your place can be a lot of pressure. So we asked celeb party planner Jes Gordon, author of the new book Party Like a Rock Star, to share the hostess mistakes that can turn a bash into a dud. Steer clear of these crimes and your fête will be memorable...for the right reasons.

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1. Sending invites too late - or too early.

If you want people to come to your party, invitation timing is everything. Tell friends more than two months in advance and they'll forget about the get-together by the time it rolls around. But wait until a day or two before, and you'll be drinking that entire punch bowl with just one or two other lonely people. Jes recommends sending everyone the details about a month beforehand for a formal party and about two weeks before if you're throwing a casual gathering.

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Even some of the hottest stars can lose their spark. Cosmo examines the reasons behind the latest celebrity breakup.

By Yelena Shuster

When we heard the news that Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds broke up, we almost cried. Not only did their combined hotness make us drool, but also they seemed like the perfect, no-drama celebrity couple who didn't sell their wedding pics to tabloids and kept their relationship gossip-free. In an earlier interview, ScarJo gushed to Cosmo about her engagement to Ryan: "I'm very, very happy." Even their positively sweet joint statement about the divorce made them seem like a golden couple: "We entered our relationship with love and it's with love and kindness we leave it."

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So what went wrong?

We consulted a relationship expert to see how a relationship can go from steamy to splitsville. Turns out, there are four major reasons a marriage can fall apart.

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When you score a last-minute date, you don't have to resort to just throwing your hair into a pony. Here are some seriously hot styles that'll make him think you somehow spent hours primping for him, when really you spent most of the day watching a Real Housewives marathon before throwing your look together.

By Kelly Thore

The Barely There Wave
"This look is really easy, which is great because wavy hair is in right now," says Luca Blandi, an NYC celebrity stylist who has worked with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Alyssa Milano, and Scarlett Johansson.

First, mist your hair with water and apply a dab of curl-enhancing cream to your damp hair. Now pull strands up into a centered ponytail at the crown of your head. "Twist and wrap the tail around the elastic into a loose bun and secure with bobby pins," Blandi says. "Then, blow-dry it in place for a few minutes to set the style." Once you unravel your hair and take the ponytail down, your tresses will have a soft wave to them, like Ashley

By Yelena Shuster

This week has seen a whirlwind of celebrity breakups. In the span of two days, Dexter stars Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter called quits on their two-year marriage, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens ended their 3-year High School romance, and Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds announced their divorce.

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At first we wondered if there some kind of strange breakup trend going around in Hollywood. Then, we realized: all of these splits happened right before the holidays. As we reported earlier, couples are most likely to break up in the days leading up to Christmas and New Year's.

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This makes intuitive sense: If you know your relationship is going downhill, why not end things before the added stress that comes with the holidays?

And relationship experts agree. "A lot of breakups do happen over the holidays," says marriage and family therapist Terri Orbuch, PhD, a

If you've recently fantasized about slapping a too-slow cashier or stabbing a rude party guest, you'd better read these nerve-soothing tips, pronto.

This time of year can try even the sweetest chick's patience - what with crowded stores, too many parties (and hangovers), and annoying family demands - and experts are saying this month will be a "perfect storm" of stress because of financial worries on top of everything else.

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"Stressful situations increase cortisol levels and cause a dip in feel-good hormones," explains Claire Wheeler, MD, PhD, author of 10 Simple Solutions to Stress. "And since women are conditioned not to express their anger in an aggressive and direct way, they deal with those hormonal changes in what seems like a more subtle manner: by getting in a bad mood." Meaning, we get bitchy. In the interest of not totally losing your s---, we suggest you read our 10 strategies for keeping cool.

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