Topic: dating

30 By 30: Not Dating Until I Lose Weight

30 By 30: Not Dating Until I Lose Weight

As a single girl rapidly approaching 30, the only thing I think more about than my weight is my current dating status (or on most days, the lack thereof). I spent the past weekend as the only single woman out of nine at a bachelorette weekend in Georgia, so the fate of my love life was a hot topic for group discussion. Advice ranged from “Choose someone who is your exact opposite” to “You have a lot of guy friends; why don’t you date one of them?” But, a) it’s not like men are knocking down my door and b) until I’m comfortable with my body, I can’t even imagine letting someone else get comfy with it. More »

Active Dating: Get Healthy And Make Friends With TheGloss Dating

Active Dating: Get Healthy And Make Friends With TheGloss Dating

We’re all about resolutions and self-improvement this time of year, but one of the nasty side effects of working on your health and fitness goals is a total lack of time for dating. Which, if you’re single, is sort of a setback to self-improvement of the “find a relationship” sort. That’s why we like TheGloss Dating: It’s online dating, but with a twist…instead of sitting in a dark bar when you should be in a dim yoga class, you can suggest dates that involve activities that help you get healthy and find people who want to do them with you. More »

Find A Date Today With TheGloss Dating

Find A Date Today With TheGloss Dating

Do your interests include “axolotls” and “finding someone to mock the Kardashians with?” You don’t need to go to our new dating page because you and I can be each others’ soulmates. However, the rest of you will want to check out TheGloss Dating. It’s part of our new partnership with HowAboutWe – a dating site where people suggest actual dates to go on and then go on them, rather than filling out forms about whether or not they believe in dinosaurs (I do believe in you, apatosaurus! You can do it!) More »

What It Really Means When A Man Raises His Eyebrows

What It Really Means When A Man Raises His Eyebrows

Dating is awkward enough. It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve been in a relationship, there is inevitably the what-does-he-really-think-of-me stage? You can whittle away your insecurities by combing through his Facebook page and text messages while he’s in the shower looking for clues on what he may have told his best guy about you. You could drop not-so-subtle hints about the future and see how he reacts. Or, you could just become really astute at reading his body language. More »

Morning Links: Keep Your Kitchen Stocked With These 5 New Superfoods

Morning Links: Keep Your Kitchen Stocked With These 5 New Superfoods

• Keep your fridge and pantry stocked with these 5 new superfoods (Fit Sugar)

• How to apply sunscreen (and how not to) (Well + Good)

Billions of blueberries pie (Organic Authority)

• Body image: why “perfection” isn’t necessary (That’s Fit)

Dating don’ts: these 7 romantic gestures need to go (The Frisky)

• Do anti-wrinkle creams really work? (Truth In Aging)

Beauty mistakes that make you feel older (Third Age)

Plant of the week: Kent Beauty (Shelterpop)

• Your fitness: could you use this bra? (Vitamin G)

• The perfect remedy for marriage malaise (Your Tango)

Afternoon Links: 8 Ways To Eat More And Weigh Less

Afternoon Links: 8 Ways To Eat More And Weigh Less

• 8 ways to weigh less while eating way more (YourTango)

Marathon training for beginners/those who aren’t actually “runners” (Vitamin G)

• 10 sassy, sexy beach cover-ups (Betty Confidential)

• Home remedy: how to make friends (Shelterpop)

• Zumba fitness can get you moving (Third Age)

Beauty routine for 20-somethings (Truth in Aging)

•3 fruits that won’t give you a sugar spike (Well + Good)

•Summer exercise ideas, when 20 minutes is all you have (Fit Sugar)

•7 ways baking soda makes you beautiful (Organic Authority)

•Eat your way to healthy skin (That’s Fit)

•5 rules for happier hunting in the world of online dating (The Frisky)

Morning Links: 3 Fruits That Won’t Give You A Sugar Spike

Morning Links: 3 Fruits That Won't Give You A Sugar Spike

•3 fruits that won’t give you a sugar spike (Well + Good)

•Summer exercise ideas, when 20 minutes is all you have (Fit Sugar)

•7 ways baking soda makes you beautiful (Organic Authority)

•Eat your way to healthy skin (That’s Fit)

•5 rules for happier hunting in the world of online dating (The Frisky)

•Eco-friendly, and pocket-friendly, too: 14 beauty products couples can share (YourTango)

•July is blazing; you should be freezing these strawberry-basil pops (Vitamin G)

•5 foods that ward off PMS (Betty Confidential)

•Double-check for dust-bunnies; your home will thank you (Shelterpop)

•4 reasons you should book a cruise and play hookie (Third Age)