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Seven Tips for Mixing Business and Pleasure

2/14/12 6:15am by avflox
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Sergey Peterman (Shutterstock)

Like any well-executed covert liaison, the office romance is both incredibly exciting and entirely mundane, depending on who is looking at it. And like any covert liaison, it is a very, very risky proposition. The number one rule, if it can be said that there is such a thing, is to avoid it. But if you're like most people in the workforce, you know that's not always entirely possible. Here's how to make minimize some of the risk associated with office romance.  Read more >

Does Valentine's Turn a Woman into a Despotic Venus in Furs?

2/12/12 3:00pm by avflox
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Alessandro Allori (Flickr)

He and I don't feel cherished because of the flowers he sends, the meals he makes or the little gifts that I get him. It's about the time we spend arranging those flowers in a vase, sharing those meals, and playing with those little gifts. Valentine's Day isn't about stuff and it shouldn't be. It should be about reminding ourselves that our relationships matter.  Read more >

Glass Slippers Just Show Our Nasty Feet to Everyone

1/10/12 8:25am by MissAmandaJane
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Glass slippers (Shutterstock)

Lets remember how smashed up our toes get in a pair of normal shoes. We don't see it and neither does anyone else, so we don't care. Now remember that glass doesn't breathe at all. So what we have are perfectly visible, smashed up, sweaty feet. Now this is what we are supposed to wear out with our dream man to dance on? Oh, come off it. Cinderella's fairy god mother was a sadist.  Read more >

A Single Girl's Holiday Survival Guide

12/15/11 11:48am by PsychSingleGirl
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Single girl champagne (Shutterstock)

The holidays are a notoriously difficult time for many singles. Invites to parties are rolling in and dates are scarce, the weather is getting crisper and you're sans a snuggle partner, and the impending familial gatherings often come with a grande relationship status inquisition. It is the season to be merry, but the reality is that many are not when faced with circumstances that veer far from your (or other's) expectations.  Read more >

When A Passionate Encounter Goes Horribly Wrong

11/21/11 11:00pm by avflox
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Her wet hair clung to her body, and her wet body pulled the sheets along with it as the two of them collapsed on the mattress, soaking it through. And then a pause. A pause? Yes, a pause. Pause as in: what now? It was like watching something on Netflix, and just when you're getting into it, that dreaded word: buffering. A bad case of life imitating... art? This is her sex life, one tired (and tragic) cliche. It happens to the best of us.  Read more >

Dr. Romance: The Truth Made Me Feel Worse.

10/7/11 1:06pm by Tina B. Tessina
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Allie Holzman (Flickr)

She wasn't so much hot and cold as she was emotionally available. Every time he got too close, she pulled away, asking for space. Wanting to maintain self-identity while dating is one thing, but when does the need for space become a red flag? As Tina explains to a reader in this post, sometimes the best thing to do is to let go.  Read more >

Advice for Dating People With Children (When You Are Childfree)

10/6/11 2:00am by BlondieChicago
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Single Parents Specials (Flickr)

She was in a relationship with a man who had a 10-year-old son, and while she was in love with both the man and the kid, she was totally lost. It turns out there is very little literature on how to date someone who has children. She was on her own. This is her advice on dating a single parent while childfree.  Read more >

Bad Girls Get All the Guys

9/27/11 4:16am by avflox
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Bad Girls (cover)

A seductress casts a spell by making herself very available at the beginning of a relationship so it appears to be less work and less risk for the man. But then, when he has grown used to her attentions and charms, she suddenly makes herself unavailable for a seemingly unbearable period of time -- though always with a reasonable explanation. Whatever her reason, she ensures her object of interest doesn’t feel abandoned, simply aware that by not having pinned her to a commitment, he could very well lose her.  Read more >

Six Dangers of Online Dating

9/26/11 4:02am by Dr Ali Binazir
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Garry Knight (Flickr)

Let it be known: I am not a big fan of online dating. Yes, at least one of my best friends found her fabulous fiancé online. And if you live in a small town, or fit a specific demographic (e.g., woman over 45, ultra-busy businessperson, sugar daddy, sneaking around your spouse), online dating may expand opportunities for you. But for the rest of us, we're much better off meeting real live humans eye-to-eye the way nature intended.  Read more >

The Strange Ways We Claim People as Ours

9/19/11 3:12am by avflox
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Chess Walt Stoneburner (Flickr)

Wolves urinate to mark their territory. Leopards rub up against things to mark theirs. Silverbacks tend to defend their groups rather than any specific location, using sounds, displays and charges to get their point across. And humans? Most of the time, we make fools of ourselves.  Read more >