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t's almost time for the Kentucky Derby! Get your huge hats and Mint Juleps ready!With May just around the corner, we are dusting off our silk gloves and delicate hats in preparation for the Kentucky Derby.

If you are like us and will not have the pleasure of watching the races live this year, fear not. There are plenty of ways to bring the rowdy Derby fun to your dating life. Related: 7 Romantic Horse Movies In Honor Of The Kentucky Derby

These three Kentucky Derby-inspired date nights are sure to make your guy's heart race!

1. Mint Julep Cocktail Party. One of the greatest traditions of the Kentucky Derby is making Mint Juleps. This tasty treat consists of Bourbon, mint and sugar. Turn this Derby delicacy into double - or triple, or quadruple - date night fun by inviting your closest couple friends over for a viewing of the races over some Mint Juleps. Drink responsibly! For recipes click here.

2. Tom Cruise Movie Night. Okay, so I know you may be thinking, "what on Earth does Tom Cruise have to do with the Kentucky Derby?" Well, the famous actor lived in

Women are no longer relegated to being housewives -- but that doesn't mean we're equal.Stay-at-home dads and breadwinning moms may be the norm soon, predicts Liza Mundy in her new book, The Richer Sex. She points out that "almost forty percent of U.S. working wives now outearn their husbands," and that traditional gender roles are a thing of the past. It's not surprising, given that society's view of women has rapidly changed in the past century. Hello, right to vote and Samantha Jones! But what does this mean for relationships?

According to Mundy, a "Big Flip" in gender roles is inevitable and the dynamics of male-female relationships will change drastically. Women will have increased power and will no longer see sex as a way to get a man to commit (and when was that the norm, anyway?) Mundy cites that younger women are having sex with more partners and "are becoming the gender that wants sex more than men do."

Well, I really don't know about all of that - if anything, I think that men and women have always wanted to have sex the same amount, women are just better at

Relationship tips from If any of you saw The Hunger Games recently, you were in for a bloodbath - a very entertaining, very well-produced bloodbath. I'm a huge fan of Suzanne Collins, and the movie was one of the best I've seen in a long time. But while I cheered for Katniss, cursed the gamekeeper, and threw popcorn at President Snow, I couldn't help but notice that some of the lessons of Hunger Games could also be applied to relationships.

1. Don't Let Him (or Her) Own You. Before going into the Hunger Games arena, Peeta and Katniss spend a quiet moment looking over the city. With a wistful glance at his would-be lover and soon-to-be fellow Gladiator, Peeta tells Katniss, "I keep wishing I could think of a way... to show the capitol they don't own me. That I'm more than a piece in their games." And show them he does. Healthy relationships are built on equality. If you feel owned or used, there's a good chance that you are being played in someone's game. You may be their most important game piece. But

Touch is vital to a happy and healthy relationship. Touching is one of the most intimate of all actions. It allows you to move into sacred space, creating presence and connection.

Although most women love to hear the words, "I love you," touching catapults relationships into intimacy. Words are processed in the thinking part of our brains, whereas touch goes directly to our emotional centers.

Regular touching of your lover as well as your own beautiful body gets the endorphins flowing, which create a sense of caring and pleasure, plus help to calm the stresses of the day.

Furthermore, touch is the communication of love. It engages the senses God gave us for our emotional and physical well-being and pleasure, and is a powerful way to express what we cannot say. And yet, we are a touch-starved society.

A worldwide study done in the 1960s monitored the number of touches couples shared at coffeehouses around the world. The results reveal the drastic cultural differences we apply to skin-on-skin contact. Puerto Ricans got the