Rather than an overall theme this month, I find that my short list of posts from the Sex and Relationships BlogHer Blogs comes in pairs. And so I bring you: Two darling dogs, Two Facebook friends, and Man Hair... times two.

Did she rescue him, or did he rescue her? BlogHer kdsalyer writes about her dog Bear in her post, Rescued:

But as I turned into my parking space, I caught sight of a puppy, a large one. He was all white with one brown ear. I had the strangest, strongest feeling, I can’t explain it, but I thought, that is my dog. I shook my head and figured it was the depression talking, and decided that I was moving to a whole new level of crazy if I felt that I connected with a dog I didn’t need and couldn’t afford across 30 feet of asphalt.

No word in that post about Bear's habits in terms of her bed, but LRM's post, To Have And To Hold, Sorta., has a lot to say about Oscar's sleeping habits:

Truth is, our dog’s sleeping preferences take precedence in bed. (Marriage Counselors, Concerned Veterinarians and Sleep Lab Specialists can contact us at: StuffMarriedPeopleLike@hotmail.com) Oscar dozes while we read. And then we don’t have the heart to move him. So John and I flank the mattress, enjoying a quarter of the allotted space while our 12-pound Scoodle stretches horizontally between us. Reason #34 Why It’s A Dog’s Life: Sharing (or taking over) the bed.

From dogs to Facebook...

I like to joke that I went from Facebook holdout to Facebook evangelist in about five minutes. Which might actually be funny if it weren't literally true. I *love* a post about Facebook, because I *love* Facebook. Still there's downsides to Facebook, sure.

BlogHer caliaroze found out that Somebody has a bad attitude!

I replied, “Thank you for your interest but your profile says that you have children and a dog and I’m allergic to dogs and I want my own children one day. I’m sure you’re very nice, but I’m not interested. ”…enough right? Kind, honest, to the point, not mean, simple, gone, right?…WRONG! He responded telling me that he used to be as “selfish” as I am and I was going to miss out on something great because his wife had a daughter from a previous marriage before him and he loves her dearly.

And halftimelessons wrote about The TimeBomb That Is Facebook:

I have come to the conclusion that it is only a matter of time before I get lost in the specifics of all my technological fascinations, and make the whopper of all mistakes. It's kinda like when I was a kid and I desperately wanted one of those chronograph watches with six thousand functions. And when I went to my "dad" and asked him for one, he said "you know, the more bells and whistles you have on it, the more that there is to go wrong."

Finally, this month in the Sex & Relationship BlogHer Blogs, there was Man Hair. Oh, yes! BlogHer orange peel wrote about Manscaping:

Manscaping is a new term for me, although the instant I heard it, I knew what it was. Pretty self explanatory. The definition, anyway. The motivation behind it, not so much. While there is nothing wrong with trimming those nose hairs, do I really want my husband in the bathroom shaving his nether regions? After a long, hard day at work, do I want him to take his semi truck to the salon (and that's Salon, not saloon) and have his back waxed?

God, no. Why? Because I married a man, not a smooth skinned prepubescent boy. I like some chest hair on my men.

Meanwhile, kimsisto shared a sexy post, Flirting with Twenty, featuring a great punch line and a hot, young, sexy blond:

She goes on to tell me that the guys begin nudging one of their friends off his bar stool to apparently go and speak to her.“So this cute blonde walks over and reports that they all have a bet on how old I am.His face is beet red, and this alone makes me immediately like him.He stands there in front of my table with a few strand of his white-blonde hair sweeping over his young, flawless face, and I’m thinking, this is the sweetest looking guy I’ve ever seen in my entire life.I’m thinking other things, too, but we won’t go into that right now…. Later on…

Trust me, this one has a great ending. And a pretty good middle, too.

And finally, here's three posts I loved that didn't fit my theme this month:

From Vanbono - How filling out a Customs Declaration Form can break your heart. This one's a heart-tugger.

From irisdittall - Pickle Me To Death. She's on a quest for lesbian sex. 

From Denee King - Live Each Day As If It Was Your "First". This one hit my Facebook *and* I printed it out and hung it up.

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Contributing editor Liz Rizzo also blogs at Everyday Goddess.