You don’t have to be in a formal relationship to have sex. After all, it may be a while til you find someone you want to be in a formal relationship with, and chances are you’ll want to have sex sooner than that. Sex is a vitally important part of living–and it’s crazy to think…
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10 Things You Can Stop Doing Now
READ MORE: 10 Things You Can Stop Doing NowThere are a zillion and one things you have to do. And that I have to do. I can’t even think about it all. But I do believe knowing what NOT to do is just as important. And when I master that, I’ll let you know. Here are ten things to stop doing. It’s a…
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What Your Fear of Being Lied to Says About You
READ MORE: What Your Fear of Being Lied to Says About YouHow do I know if a guy is lying? Is there anything you can tell me about body language or other red flags? I want to be sure he doesn’t have a wife or a girlfriend, or an ex that may resurface in his life. I’m always very upfront and direct about asking, but I…
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Stop Calling Yourself a Freelancer
READ MORE: Stop Calling Yourself a FreelancerIf you work for yourself, you can call yourself whatever you want: an entrepreneur, a solopreneur, creative professional. But there’s one word I want you to stop using: Freelancer. Take it off your business card, your website, stop referring to yourself that way. Why? Because freelance is low-rent. A “freelancer” is someone a company calls…
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Unfriend Your Ex (Especially If You Want Him Back)
READ MORE: Unfriend Your Ex (Especially If You Want Him Back)When my boyfriend told me, just shy of our one-year anniversary, that he didn’t want a girlfriend anymore, I was still digesting my savory pork belly dish and $12 cocktail. This candlelit dinner had seemed to be to signal things were on the upswing. I was wrong. This wasn’t a let’s-try-again reunion dinner; It was…
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How to Get Over Your Ex (Client)
READ MORE: How to Get Over Your Ex (Client)No one likes being dumped, passed on, or told they’re “not a fit.” And breaking up with someone is no party either. Unless you’re a raving sadist, causing pain or discomfort in someone else feels bad, too. And just as anyone who falls in love may reach a teary end, anyone who seeks to get…
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Why I’m Glad The Interview Sucked—and You Should Be, Too
READ MORE: Why I’m Glad The Interview Sucked—and You Should Be, TooI wasn’t the least bit disappointed with The Interview. I expected it to kinda suck, and I loved that it did. It is exactly what you think it is: A dopey buddy film with lots of asshole jokes. When I laughed, which I did, I laughed with a simple, stupid glee. And the fact that…
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How to Know You’re a Christmas Masochist
READ MORE: How to Know You’re a Christmas MasochistYou’re not a masochist, and yet, this time of year, you could possibly pass for one. Look at your calendar! Your to-do list! You take on more than you could possibly do, and aspire to even more. You raise your standards, your expectations, and your stress levels—all in the name of good cheer and a…
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3 Things to Stop Yourself From Doing This Holiday
READ MORE: 3 Things to Stop Yourself From Doing This HolidayYou’ve already done a lot of things up to this point: Bought gifts, planned trips, cooked or baked a bunch of stuff. Now you’re packing your bag and girding your loins in preparation of some of the issues/topics/discussions that will likely come up over the course of the next week around the people you’ll…
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In Defense of Gifts: I’m Getting You One and You’ll Like It
READ MORE: In Defense of Gifts: I’m Getting You One and You’ll Like ItHolidays are for giving. Gift giving. And I mean actual gifts. Not, “I donate money to charity and send you a card that pretends you gave it,” and not, “Let’s just split the check on this dinner bill and that’s our gift!” No. I’m talking the kind you shop for, buy, and wrap. And I…