Dating
Wise Guys
Our New Wise Guys Advise Women on How to Ask Men Out (Part 2 of 2)

photo via Flickr A few new men have joined the ranks of our Wise Guys! They’ve all answered the following question: “What’s the best way for a woman to ask a guy out?” Half of them gave their answers last week; meet the rest of them below: Single Bisexual Guy (Jack):The best answer to this […]

Confessions
Comment of the Week: Ladies, Stop Making Excuses, Start Asking Men Out

photo via flickr Men like it when women ask way more than women like it when men ask. A women who asks guys out will get way more dates than a guy who asks women out. I think sometimes women get rejected and then say that they were rejected because men don’t like aggressive women, […]

Wise Guys
Our New Wise Guys Advise Women on How to Ask Men Out (Part 1 of 2)

photo via Flickr A few new men have joined the ranks of our Wise Guys! They’ve all answered the following question: “What’s the best way for a woman to ask a guy out?” Meet half of them below, then tune in next Tuesday to meet the rest! Married Bisexual Guy (Bryan Sebeck): It’s not as […]

Pop Culture
The Speedo Makes a Comeback

If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at that iconic image of the bikini-clad woman sudsing up a muscle car or rollerskating along the boardwalk, then have we got two videos for you. First, the high budget one: LMFAO’s “I’m Sexy and I Know It.” As our writer friend Grant Stoddard recently put it in a Facebook post, […]

Dear Em & Lo
Does a Post-Sex E-mail Mean He’s Just Not That Into Me?

photo via flickr Dear Em & Lo, I just had sex for the first time with the guy I’ve been dating, after 2 group hang-outs and 3 official dates. So far he has been really consistent, calling when he says, etc. But I’ve been burned a lot — usually get dumped after the first-time sex […]

Confessions
Comment of the Week: Who’s Impressed By Bedpost Notches?

A lot of females these days would make a lot of ASS-umptions about why a guy may not have dated at 22. I’m sure a lot of them would rather you had been with several women already perhaps? Some are too foolish to realize that alot of guys don’t run around f__king everything that moves […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: How Can He Get a Date? (Or Become Dateable?)

We get a lot of advice questions coming in at EMandLO.com, but sadly, we just can’t answer them all. Which is why, once a week, we turn to you to decide how best to advise a reader. Make your call by leaving your advice in the comments section below. I am a 22 year old […]

How To
Your Guide to Taxicab Date Etiquette

photo via flickr Everyone knows it’s polite to open the car door for your date — and we hope that everyone knows it’s a nice touch when women remember to do this, too. But what happens if you live in a city where you’re more likely to take a cab? If you hold the cab […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo: I Told BF Sex Was Just Alright

photo by db*photography Dear Em & Lo, When my boyfriend and I first got together and started having sex he asked me how I thought it was. I told him it was alright. Well, he took it as a negative thing and now he doesn’t want to have sex with me because he thinks I […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: Should I Lie to Virgin BF About My Body Count?

We get a lot of advice questions coming in at EMandLO.com, but sadly, we just can’t answer them all. Which is why, once a week, we turn to you to decide how best to advise a reader. Make your call by leaving your advice in the comments section below: Dear Em & Lo, My boyfriend […]

Personal Essays
Top 10 Date Activities I Enjoy Solo

Our contributor Abby Spector, who is majoring in Feminine/Gender/Sexuality Studies at Wesleyan University, confesses her love for the table for one: People are impressed if you travel to Africa on your own, but if your solo adventuring is a tad less exotic, they tend to look down on it. It is considered “bizarre” to enjoy […]

Your Call
Your Call: How Do You Determine If It’s Love or Lust (Without Ruining It)?

photo by batega We get a lot of advice questions coming in at EMandLO.com, but sadly, we just can’t answer them all. Which is why, once a week, we turn to you to decide how best to advise a reader. Make your call by leaving your advice in the comments section below: Dear Em & […]

Confessions
Comment of the Week: How to Spot Dating-Site Spam on Craigslist

Steven, commenting on the post “Dating on Craigslist Is a Crap Shoot” CL is Crap. Period. Folks, 99% of what you read in [their] personal sections–including under ‘Platonic’–is spam from dating site affiliates.  And here’s the way to spot them: 1) No contractions or contractions without apostrophes, e.g., ‘I am,’ or ‘Im,’ etc. 2) No […]

How To
The 7 Rules of Dating a Co-Worker

photo via Flickr Sneaking into the unoccupied conference room on your lunch break…leaving dirty Polaroids under each other’s keyboards…doing it on your boss’s desk while he or she is in the Hamptons. Dipping your pen in the company inkwell may not be exactly encouraged in the modern workplace, but most of us have dipped at […]

How To
How to End Things After Just One Date

photo via Flickr We’ve all been there: you reach the bottom of your grande iced decaf soy mocha and you know, in your heart of hearts, that you’d rather see Oprah and Jerry Springer thumb-wrestling naked than go on a second date with this person. How do you end things before they’ve even really officially […]

How To
The 5 Rules of Making a Move on Someone Who’s Taken

photo by pasakaru So you’ve met that perfect someone, the man or woman you suspect could be the illustrious “One” — but they’re inconveniently dating someone else. How do you plead your case? First, are you absolutely convinced this person is your soul mate? Because if you’re just in it for the sex, then stealing […]