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Is it smart to go galavanting around the world when you’ve just tied the knot?

Fourth months in to her marriage, Maggie Downs was having trouble connecting with her husband. No, they weren’t having emotional problems so soon, but they were literally having trouble communicating: the connection from her hostel in Cape Town was horrific. But why was she in South Africa solo just four months into wedded bliss? more…

And the award goes to….oh, forget it.

In advance of this Sunday’s Academy Awards, I decided to focus on my favorite topic: men. Namely, the men nominated for ‘Best Actor.’ Though these guys are clearly all great thespians (Daniel Day-Lewis, I’m specifically talking to you) I had to wonder: are they as great in love as they are on the big screen? Should my fantasies exist solely on celluloid (now I’m talking to you Bradley Cooper) or should I truly be envious of their wives/girlfriends/pieces on the side? more…

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Shape magazine determines what men around the globe are looking for physically

Can you imagine how boring the world would be if we all looked alike? In my imagination, it would look like a super prepped out boarding school where, in addition to wearing the same uniform, we were all wearing the same face. No, thanks. Although I am flawed, I’m happy with who I am. I am grateful to be unique. And somewhere around the world, there’s a country of fine young gentlemen who would agree that a 5’1, athletic-bodied Italian-German (I, like most Americans, prefer to cite my ancestral roots) is their cup of tea. But where? What are guys looking for? more…

Can you find a match in this seemingly man-friendly Sydney suburb?

It didn’t even occur to me as I blithely sped along with my friends Sally, Michael and Sarah, that I may have been heading to Australia‘s man-meeting epicenter. With a name like Manly, how could this place be anything but perfect for finding guys? So what did I find? Guess you’ll have to read on now, won’t you? more…

This snowy city is a sensational place to meet a man…but heed my warnings before you head to Utah!

Park City is best known for housing Robert Redford‘s annual Sundance Film Festival, but it may go down in my books as one of the top places I’ve been thus far to meet men. But meeting men alone does not a relationship make, and after chatting with some local ladies, I became a little concerned — and here’s why. more…