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Dating & relationships

Top 10 Things Not to Say on Her Birthday

10 Things Not to Say on Her Birthday 1. "Happy 40th!" (especially if she’s not 40 yet). 2. "Congratulations! You’re getting older." 3. "I thought maybe we’...

March 2017 1 min read

Dating & relationships

Top 10 Things Not to Say While Arguing with a Woman

10 Things Not to Say When You’re Arguing with Her 1. "Don't you have some housework to do?" 2. "I was laughing about a joke I heard today." 3. "It’s so ado...

March 2017 1 min read

Dating & relationships

10 Gifts Never To Give The Woman In Your Life

10 Gifts Never To Give The Woman In Your Life 1. Appliances (unless she’s specifically asked for them). 2. Cleaning supplies. 3. Cooking utensils (again, u...

March 2017 1 min read

Dating & relationships

10 Things NOT to say on a First Date

10 Things You Should Never Say On A First Date: 1. "I watched this movie with my ex.” 2. "I used to take my ex here a lot." 3. Say "I'll be home by 11, mom...

March 2017 1 min read

Dating & relationships

Tips for the fashion-challenged

1. When in doubt, ask a friend for their opinion. 2. Just because it’s your size doesn’t mean that you should wear it in public. For instance, spandex is f...

March 2017 2 min read

Dating & relationships

Get Healthier Skin

A Daily Plan for Getting Healthier Skin A majority of women don’t take skincare seriously until it is too late. Once you start to see wrinkles, there reall...

March 2017 3 min read

Dating & relationships

20 Tips For Increased Health and Happiness

We tend to make things more complicated than they need to be when we’re trying to improve ourselves. This is why a lot of us can’t seem to lose those 10 po...

March 2017 4 min read

Dating & relationships

Obsessed with an Unrequited Love Interest

Did your one and only love interest stop loving you? Or were you always the one who cared more? If you’re obsessed with an unrequited love interest, you kn...

March 2017 4 min read

Dating & relationships

Benching – the new dating trend you need to know

Deciding whether to sit on the bench or play for the A team It is extremely upsetting if your boyfriend/girlfriend is playing fast and loose with you. You...

March 2017 3 min read

Dating & relationships

Love: Letting Go and Moving On

The swings and roundabouts of love There is no doubt that I am not alone in the fact that I have had to forget someone I was going out with, even though I...

March 2017 4 min read

Dating & relationships

Spend Quality Time with Each Other

Some days there just aren’t enough hours in the day to complete daily tasks. On Sundays, it seems like the week just flew by. You ask yourself, “where did...

March 2017 5 min read