Sex is an important part of being human. Not only does it feel good and reinforce a strong relationship, but it also has health benefits well beyond other forms of exercise.  AOL Health reports that it can actually slow the aging process. During an appearance on the Oprah show, Dr. Mehmet Oz asked a series of questions to help determine an individual’s health IQ. He asked…………
*How often should you have sex? The multiple choice options: once a week, twice a week, 10 times a month, 200 times a year.
*The answer: 200 times a year.
“If you have more than 200 orgasms a year, you can reduce …read more

Image by DavidDMuir
via FlickrOkay, as I’ve stated in the past, I’ve not got the greatest history of being fiscally responsible. I’m working on it, but in the meantime, I tend to find myself thinking about the what if’s of meeting someone who doesn’t have the same financial goals as I do.
In a nutshell:

My ex was horrible about money. He wouldn’t turn the heat up past 60 degrees in winter, and I froze my ass off all the time. We’d go out to eat, and if he was paying, we shared a meal. He was right on top of things like, …read more

Image by photographer padawan via FlickrOkay, so once I decided to start back on the online dating sites, I had three first dates in a pretty short period of time. The first, with a guy who I just didn’t feel that instant “chemistry” with. The second, who I had a great time at the fair with, and he seemed to not be interested (solidifying that thought by announcing on FaceBook a week later that he had a girlfriend all of the sudden). And the third, Pink Rose Boy, who as you may have read the other day, has failed.
I’m thinking …read more

Okay, so there’s a post over at Cosmo on the Bedroom Blog entitled Fool Me Twice.
I’ve kind of been there, where the author is, in feeling like certain little “faux pas” get overlooked if you’re really into a guy. Things like him blowing off too many dates at the last minute, for example.
I don’t care if he’s hot, sweet, “not a musician”… there’s only so much of a character flaw that I can take these days. Blowing off dates last minute? Once, maybe. Like, in the entire scope of whatever relationship it is we’re having, I might be okay (albeit …read more

This is kind of freaky to me, but it seems like all the guys who are interested in me over at PoF happen to be in their mid-20’s.
It’s kind of a role reversal for me, because ever since I was 15, I was always into older guys. Of course, we can see how well that worked out for me, but still…
Honestly, I got a message from a 21 year old kid about two weeks ago that left me absolutely floored. He was a little nervous (so it seemed at first) to suggest we communicate, but then proceeded to tell me …read more

Okay, so my ex and I had a horrible breakup after a horrible 6 month relationship. I loved him and his family and he responded by cheating on me with his ex several times, lying to me, talking trash about my family and friends, and calling me a “fat bitch” 40 times a day. I know… I know. I should’ve never let it get past the 3rd date, to be honest. I don’t know why I did… I guess I fell for his crap and tried to forgive him. I just got tired of it all when he let the …read more

This morning I read this piece by Robynne Boyd, on How To Catch A Liar – AOL Health. In it she gives examples such as a friend is lying about purchasing a new house, saying it’s to save money, when really the house is more expensive. Who cares if a friend lies about a home purchase – it is their business. I think it’s best to be straight in the first place, but how much honesty are we owed by the people in our lives?
The article got me to thinking about lying. Lying can be such …read more

Yesterday, I read about a controversy concerning some of the fireworks displayed during the Opening Ceremonies for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. A portion of the fireworks were added in digitally. Personally, I don’t have a problem with that. It was simply special effects for the television audience members who were unable to attend.
This morning, I read about another one – Controversy Brews Over Lip-Synching – AOL Sports. The story goes something like this; Yang Pinyin, a 7-year-old Peking opera lover, was chosen to sing “Ode To the Motherland,” during the Opening Ceremonies, but was later …read more

Throughout the dating career of darned near everyone under the sun, armchair experts emerge with the best advice known to man – as if – it were original nonetheless.
Some rules you’ve heard time and again.  Now, with all the years of knowledge you’ve gathered in your own dating experiences, which of the rules below do you strongly abide by, encourage others to abide by and which ones do you think are entirely bogus and should be thrown out with yesterday’s bath water.

Never date someone you work with
Rebound relationships never last
Don’t have sex until the third date or later
Don’t date your …read more

Does deep attraction come from a gesture, a glance, the way he or she kisses or perhaps even where they kiss – say, umm, the nape of the neck, perhaps?
Everyone has that one thing that makes everyone feel as though a jar full of butterflies have been released in their stomach or that their toes are curling – what’s yours?
For me it was a combination of things…
- good manners
- a soft, slightly moist kiss
- a bright smile, clean teeth and fresh breath
- scent – nothing says sexy like a great smelling cologne.
What about you?  There has to be something, or …read more