Happy Leap Year! It’s time to celebrate, as the 29th of February occurs only once every four years. While this may suck for those who lose out on a birthday three times out of four, it’s apparently a brilliant day for the progressive woman, as we are now ‘allowed’ to propose to the man in our life if he hasn’t gotten his shit together to do it himself. more…
Ready to hear something sweet? In a far off land, there lies a place where sweets are made…and where all your dreams will come true. No, it isn’t Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory…and I sort of made that last part up. One dream has come true at least, though, for 122 of the employees at a British candy shop — as they’re in relationships with one another. That’s 61 couples. How’s that for sweet success? more…
Fact of life: (most) guys like strip clubs, and, as usual, I have a theory as to why. There must be that titillating thrill of being able to look and not touch, that dangerous reassurance that they probably could cheat, but wouldn’t. Plus, it’s a weirdly bonding thing for men — though that particular ritual is beyond me. Personally, I don’t care if my boyfriend forks over his extra ones to the Lucite heel-wearing ones every once in a while. It’s not like I’m going to head to the Spearamint Rhino and ogle some oil-covered muscle men, but I don’t consider exotic dancers to be competition. Not all women are like me, though, including the Mayor of Italy‘s Bagnolo Mella — who has actually banned her husband from hanging out at a bar with similarly scantily dressed dollies. more…
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New York is full of oddities and those looking to make a buck quick, so I’m not surprised that a new concept shop has popped up using an innovative idea to sell, sell, sell. The boutique, called STORY, changes its theme each month, and this month, of course, it’s love. I think it really should have been called “The Hallmark Holiday Store” (though I do suspect that’s been taken at some point or another) as, like Valentine’s Day, it turns romance into a consumer experience. Here, here, commercialism! more…
Sorry friends, but I’m a little late to the rodeo this year. However, given that Mardi Gras actually occurred a mere two days ago (and Mardi Gras celebrations are still, in fact, occurring) I think we can all agree that it’s still a topical subject. I’m not going to insult your intelligence and tell you that you can find love on Fat Tuesday (so called because it’s the last night of eating fatty boom batty foods before fasting for Lent) in New Orleans. Though I’m sure there are a few exceptions, Mardi Gras has become all about getting drunk, making bad decisions, and showing your ta-tas (or genitalia) for purple, green and gold beads that you’re probably going to toss in the old ‘el garbage the next day. more…
Dating game shows have always been a ‘thing’ in America. There was first The Dating Game in 1965, then Jenny McCarthy‘s sassy series, Singled Out, in 1995. The Bachelor has been running for an unfortunate 16 seasons since 2002, spawning knock-offs The Bachelorette and Bachelor Pad. As if there weren’t enough series around to make a mockery of love, CBS and Fox are launching their own shows for the lovelorn this year. While Fox’s show sounds absolutely abysmal, there’s still hope for the CBS series, 3, as it the one series that hasn’t opted to turn love into a game. Thank God.
The Telegraph
Sappy romantic fare like The Vow lead us to believe that proposals — and romantic moments in general — have to be over-the-top. There might be an orchestra playing in the background. Rose petals might fall from the sky. Tinkerbell might make the commute from Disneyland to sprinkle fairy dust during the moment. Then, you’ve got your real-life romantic moments, where men who seriously lack in originality propose on Valentine’s Day or Christmas Eve. Though I, like most women, wouldn’t sniff at the standard on-bended knee affair, I do have to give props where they’re deserved. James Roberts, I salute you. more…
ABC
Ben Flajnik is a fool. Just putting it out there. Not that I know the dude personally or anything, or even watch his show, The Bachelor, but I certainly know a guy who’s thinking with his dick when I see one. Based on the way the series has gone this season (um, I read the blogs, OK?), Ben is going to make one hell of a mistake by proposing to — spoiler alert! – Courtney Robertson over Lindzi Cox. I know what he’s thinking, which is that no one for serious gets married to someone they met on a reality show (unless you’re Ryan and Trista Sutter, that is), and if he’s going to sleep with someone, it might as well be someone hot. But now that I’m almost done bitching about Ben and his fickle male ways, let’s focus on where he makes the dumbest move of the year: Zermatt, Switzerland. more…
The Grind has a double meaning for the single ladies of Vancouver, Canada. It doesn’t just describe the city’s most popular hiking trial, but has also become a metaphor for its dating scene: daunting, exhausting, semi-natural and unromantic. An article in Vancouver Magazine explains why it is, exactly, that our female friends to the north think that their masculine counterparts quote unquote “suck”. more…
Screen Gems
It’s hard enough finding true love even once in a lifetime, don’t you agree? Though we all play games and jump through hoops to make our relationships work, in the right kind of relationship, everything just works out organically. There’s no confusion or doubt, you don’t have to spend endless hours constructing sassy, pithy text messages and you certainly won’t be agonizing over why he hasn’t called. Krickitt Carpenter had the kind of enviable picture-perfect relationship — but when she lost her memory during a nearly fatal car accident, she also lost all feelings for her husband, Kim. But can two true soulmates ever really be torn apart?
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