By April Masini
September 11, 2008 (Posted at 9:44 am)
How Love Affects Health
As is often the case, men really reap the rewards when it comes to the effect of their love life on health. Studies show that men live significantly longer if they’re married, and actually have a whole host of other improved conditions—including better functioning immune systems. What to attribute this to? Nagging! […]
By April Masini
September 9, 2008 (Posted at 5:47 am)
So your profile brings them in by the boatload, and you’ve even perfected the art of flirting online. The question now is: Do you remember how to have a “normal”, in-person, interaction?
Don’t scoff. Interpersonal skills, just like knowing a foreign language, have to be kept in working order. It’s much easier, after all, to be […]
By April Masini
September 8, 2008 (Posted at 5:34 am)
City Dating
The fact that dating is tougher in cities than in small towns comes as no great surprise…everything is tougher in the big city. So how to beat the odds and still find love among the skyscrapers? Here are two easy-to-implement answers.
First, drop the “small fish in a big pond” mentality and think strategy. […]
By April Masini
September 7, 2008 (Posted at 4:39 pm)
Preteen Dating
By all accounts, the preteen of today is the teenager of yesteryear. Girls are already hyper sexualized, wrapped up in strongly-allied cliques, and prone to viciousness. And when it comes to friendships, they can be all-consuming, again pointing to a more “mature” youngster (though I use that word lightly). The family takes a […]
By April Masini
September 4, 2008 (Posted at 5:24 am)
High Maintenance Relationships
Relationships come in all varieties—some take a little effort to maintain, and some take a whole lot. If you’re in a relationship like the latter, and want to stick it out regardless, learning to treat your romantic relationship like a business one (where you, of course, are the boss) is the key to […]
By April Masini
September 3, 2008 (Posted at 11:50 am)
(Wolf) Whistle While You Work?
You Betcha!
Even though it’s often advised against, dating people you work with makes practical sense—after all, we spend so much of our lives in the office, there’s often no other way or time to meet anyone else. But that’s not to say you don’t have to be smart—extra smart, in fact—about […]
By April Masini
September 2, 2008 (Posted at 10:00 am)
How To Dump Her After:
A One Night Stand - Don’t make it a big deal. One night isn’t love. It’s lust. If you don’t want to see her again nip it in the bud. A pre-emptive strike is the best idea. Send her a note or a flower the next day that says: “Last night […]