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22
May
Sometimes It’s Necessary: Pay $500 for Your Own Professional Cuddler

Everyone needs a hug sometimes!

What will they think up next? With a bit of the east coast cynicism I’ve ever-so-slightly retained since moving to sunny Southern California, I had to at first appear to be bug-eyed with shock upon hearing that one woman earns up to $500 per day just by CUDDLING with her clients. But that outraged “get a real job!” irritation that initially washed over me soon went away, and when I thought about Kitty Mansfield‘s profession of choice, I couldn’t help but be impressed with her ingenuity. more…

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11
Apr
Where Most Missed Connections Happen In The USA

Don’t miss out on love…

Obviously, I’m a big believer that love can happen anywhere, at any time.  That’s why I want you to imagine the following scenario. Pretend for a second that you’re a New Yorker waiting for the 6 train and you happen to lock eyes with a handsome stranger across the crowded platform.  You feel a jolt down to your pinky toe (and maybe elsewhere too). But then the moment passes. He gets on the train and you’re still stuck waiting with a sinking feeling in your stomach, wondering what might have been. more…

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06
Feb
Bride Plans Wedding 10 Years Before Marriage. This Freaks Me Out.

Brides scare me

Believe it or not (and have I ever lied to you?), I have never thought about what my dream wedding would be like. I have never fantasized about the dress, the guests, the hairdo or the vows. The closest I have come is watching TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress”, and that’s just to see all the cat-fighting between brides with poor taste and their know-it-all bridesmaids. So I am confounded, yes confounded, to hear about a woman who not only planned her wedding before being proposed to, but who actually created a binder for her hypothetical big day. Sorry groom, but unfortunately, you have no say in your nuptials….you’re just there to walk down the aisle and look good. You better do your job…or else. more…

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26
Dec
The Best Places to Celebrate New Year’s Eve

Where should you go if you’re single and ready to mingle?

I’m not going to sugar-coat this for you, and I’m sure you won’t be surprised, but I absolutely loathe New Year’s Eve. Not to sound sour, but there’s so much anticipation, so much effort, into ringing in the New Year in style that inevitably, the night itself is a bit of a letdown. more…

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14
Sep
Grouper, A New Concept In Dating: Bring Your Friends Along!

Group dating, blind-style

If you’ve ever online dated (I have) you know that safety precautions are a must. You know the drill, tell your friends where you’re going, who you’re with, how you found him and his social security number (if you have it, as I bet some of you tech-savvy super sleuths do). But there’s no need to freak out that you  might be going out with a future serial killer — or even to feel awkward about meeting the potential meet of your dreams blindly anymore thanks to a new online “social” club called Grouper. Intrigued? Read on… more…

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29
Aug
The Apartment/Man Hunt

Can Craigslist be a good place to find a boyfriend? 

When my roommate announced that she was engaged and moving in with her fiancé, I was totally happy for her but selfishly sad for myself at the same time. I didn’t begrudge her any happiness, but everyone I knew was happy with their present living situation. I would have to resort to Craigslist, and for that, I was bitter. Let the onslaught of freaks and geeks begin!
more…

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22
Aug
Happy Birthday Dirty Dancing! Why Every Girl Needs Their ‘Baby’ Moment

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What Dirty Dancing teach us about love 25 years later

“Nobody puts baby in a corner.” It never fails: every time I hear that line, my heart still goes gu-gung. I mean, of course, the iconic moment that Patrick Swayze grabbed Jennifer Grey‘s hand and told her to stop being ashamed of who she was in 1987′s classic dance film, Dirty Dancing. It is a coming of age story set in 1963 about a teenage girl who falls in love with her dance instructor while on vacation with her family in the Catskill Mountains. Despite its semi-cheesy premise, there’s a reason why I – and you – get excited every single time we see DD pop up on a random Sunday afternoon, and why, though we’ve seen it 80 thousand times, we can’t stop watching it.  In honor of the movie’s 25th anniversary, here is what Dirty Dancing can teach us about love…and ourselves.  more…

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21
Aug
The Hotel Where R-Patz Goes To Grieve: The Mandarin Oriental NYC

Robert Pattinson’s Heartbreak Hotel 

Robert Pattinson may have metaphorically checked in to the Heartbreak Hotel, but in reality he went much, much nicer to grieve for the loss of his relationship. more…

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25
Jul
Looking For Love? Leave The City!

Most of you know my stance on long-distance romance, but for all you newbies, here it is: it doesn’t work. That said, I’m fully on board with a recent report I read in the New York Post which said that women are leaving the city in droves, seeking out men in the suburbs. The force is strong with these wise women. more…

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19
Jun
Brooklyn Baristas Offer Their Hands in Marriage — For $25K

But it’s not prostitution

For the extremely low price of $25,000, one of two Brooklyn baristas can be yours. Specifically, you’ll have their hands in marriage — which will NOT be consummated, let the record show. But who needs sex when you can get 15% off of your next cake? more…

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