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I won't live with a guy until I'm married -- I cherish my single space too much.I have never lived with a significant other. I have spent copious amounts of time with them, as in days and days on end, and to the point where we had things stored at each other's places. But as for living together, I've just never done it.

It's not that I'm opposed to living with someone you're in a relationship with for religious or even moral reasons. In a city as expensive as New York, it does make sense to live together if you know you're both in it for the long haul (although finances shouldn't be your main reason for moving in!) Perhaps I've yet to find someone with whom I can "long haul" it, or maybe, and probably more likely, I'm just set in my ways.

For starters, I love living alone. I love having my own space to go to when I need a break from a relationship. I love that I can indulge in my "single gal" behavior, which I will not get into as it's stuff a gal just does in private. I love that everyday is naked day in my apartment, I can leave things where I want to, and if

My I have to admit it - somewhere between our last cake tasting and my first experience with a registry gun, I crossed over from laid-back bride-to-be to full-blown whatever-the-step-before-Bridezilla is.

Seriously. And I'm not planning on reining it in any time soon; it's way too fun!

The bridal gene kicked in the second I fell in love with our new outdoor reception site. And surprisingly, it's not the one we put a mini deposit on: This process is like falling in love - you don't really know what it feels like until the right one comes along, and then it hits you, hard.

The new wedding venue is a gorgeous vineyard filled with sprawling gardens to explore and adorable rustic features, like a barn for dancing. It's perfect. I'm going to have to play around with my budget now because the per person charge is almost double that of the previous location (but who needs a four-tiered fondant cake, anyway? Buttercream will do if it means getting married in heaven). Read More: 10 Signs Your

Having sex with an ex can cause more heartache than healing.You have officially called it quits. Then, one night, your ex calls and invites you to dinner. You accept the invitation, telling yourself it's a good idea because you want to get your books back from his house anyway. But, if truth be told, you really accepted the invitation because you're feeling lonely. When you arrive at his house, it feels good to be back in familiar territory - food, wine, and conversation flows - and before you know it, you find yourself having a passionate interlude with your ex.

Having sex with an ex is a common phenomenon. It happens more often than you would think, even with those couples who have contemptuous breakups. People have sex with their ex for a variety of reasons, including the following:

-The desire to feel connected to someone firmiliar.
-An attempt to manipulate to other person into getting back together. Gain back the power they lost in the relationship.
-To meet sexual needs, without looking for someone new. To boost self-esteem, and get

What you see isn't always what you get.Online dating is generally safe, and most people you find will be normal, good-natured men and women who are simply looking for love. You also may bump into a small number of strange people (e.g. men who show up on a date with their wedding rings on, or the supposed-to-be Brad Pitt look-a-like who shows up looking a little bit aged and 100lbs heavier than his photo suggested) and they will probably be harmless. Read More: Online Dating: Luck Or Work?

But, criminals are around and the Internet is open to them to use and abuse, too. And unfortunately, we can't do background checks on the people we agree to go on a date with. Nothing is ever 100% fool proof but these seven tips should definitely help you spot a criminal more easily when dating.

1. He has more than two phones. Two phones are usually okay as one may be for work and the other may be for personal reasons. More than two phones should make you suspicious. If you're on a date with a man who has more than two phones, acts like a

Improve your physical health and learn to love the way you look!One sure-fire way to improve your body image is to improve your overall health. Getting in better shape, eating healthy foods, and generally practicing a healthy lifestyle is your best bet for feeling good about your body. However, if you're like us, you're overwhelmed by the plethora of measures you can to take to improve your health. That's why we asked the YourTango.com experts to narrow down the list for us. Check it out below. Read More: Bad Body Image? 15 Ways To Improve Your Self-Esteem

1. Change your mind to change your body. You must first adopt an attitude of gratitude for the body that is uniquely you. Learn to love the body that shows up when you consistently take action on getting your body as healthy and as fit as possible to suit your lifestyle. -Rico Caveglia

2. Breathe! Every metabolic function in our bodies requires lots of oxygen. Nothing is more important for mental and physical health than supplying our bodies with maximum amounts of oxygen. I recommend taking a

Can you believe this statistic? Why would you want to put your child at such a risk?Personally, I'm a big fan of proof that people are idiots. It's so refreshing when a society, community or group of people go about their lives thinking they're not moronic in their behavior, but in reality, they're clearly dumb as sh*t. An example of such atrocious idiocy came in a recently released study that found 1 in 5 white women have smoked while pregnant. Smoking isn't bad enough for the mother as it is, so why not subject the fetus to it as well? Yeah, great idea.

The study, conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, discovered that within the 30 days prior to the study, 21.8 percent of white women between ages 15 and 44 had smoked a cigarette. One cigarette may not seem like a big deal, but let's just think about the fragility of a fetus for a second before you start saying I'm the idiot. In contrast to these findings, 14.2 percent of black women and 6.5 percent of Hispanic women of the same age group had smoked a cigarette within those 30