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Tag Archive | "Love"

Your Call – Should You Have Extracurricular Sex If Given Permission?

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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photo by batega Dear Em & Lo, First off, I will say that I love my boyfriend. We are extremely compatible in almost every way. Except sex, and here’s why. About two years ago my boyfriend ruptured a testicle. Sex is now extremely painful for him and he has difficulty reaching orgasm. As a result we rarely [...]

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The Power of Teenage Love

Monday, August 23, 2010

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photo by Pink Sherbet Photography A study by Bill McCarthy of the University of California and Eric Grodsky of the University of Minnesota found that teens in romantic sexual relationships have similar school experiences to virgins. Meanwhile, students who engage in NON-romantic sexual activity (hook-ups, friends with benefits, etc) were found to be more likely to [...]

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Top 10 Summer Lovin’ Movies

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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It’s getting hotter,  clothes are getting skimpier, work load is starting to ease up, and everyone’s minds turn to summer lovin’, either the future potential or the past nostalgia of it. So here are some great movies about summer love and lust to help get you into the spirit of the season. Click on the [...]

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Dream Interpretation – Can’t Stop Dreaming About My Married Soulmate

Monday, June 7, 2010

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photo by amy guth Other people’s dreams are never interesting…except when they’re about love and sex. Each week, our dream analyst Lauri Loewenberg tells one lucky reader what their dirty dream means. This week, a reader asks Lauri: I was involved with someone for years off and on. We had a spiritual connection and were even best [...]

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Top 10 Summer Lovin’ Movies

Friday, May 21, 2010

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It’s getting hotter, clothes are getting skimpier, work load is starting to ease up, and everyone’s minds turn to summer lovin’, either the future potential or the past nostalgia of it. So here are some great movies about summer love and lust to help get you into the spirit of the season. Click on [...]

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Geekiest Marriage Proposal Ever

Friday, May 14, 2010

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Warning: only hardcore nerds — or those with a soft spot for hardcore nerds — will find this YouTube footage (below) touching. Game designer Anders Howard, with the help of his friends, designed a video game to propose to his girlfriend Steffany; he got friends and family together for a launch event of the game [...]

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Wise Guys – Do Men Differentiate Between Sex and Makin’ Love?

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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photo by geishaboy500 Advice from three of our guy friends. This week they answer the following: “Do guys differentiate between having sex and makin’ love?“ Straight Married Guy (David): A rose by any other name… would still be fucking. Simply a matter of semantics, two sides of the same slippery coin. Actually, bad analogy, since it’s of [...]

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Confession: I Don’t Want My Parents’ Relationship

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

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Mrs. & Mr. Cleaver A college-student contributor friend of ours, who wishes to remain anonymous, has a confession to make: I have never met two people who love each other more than my parents. They get a pre-work coffee together every morning. They never get sick of talking to each other. They complete each other’s sentences. They [...]

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Your Call – Should She Risk Losing Love Because She’s Young?

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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photo by ILoveButter I’m 18 years old and I’ve been with my boyfriend for 3 years now, since I was 15. It’s been great over these few years. We’ve argued but everyone argues and we’ve managed to work things out and talk on a level where we can understand each other. He’s most definitely my best [...]

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How to Get Over a Break Up (in 10 Easy Steps)

Friday, February 12, 2010

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photo by Sara Bjork Dear Em & Lo, My boyfriend of 2 years just broke up with me.  It came out of the blue, to me at least, and I am devastated. I thought he was going to propose and instead he told me he didn’t want to be with me anymore.  Didn’t give “specific” reasons, [...]

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