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1. Exchange “This Is Why I Love You” lists. There’s no better way to remember exactly why you love someone than to sit down and write out a list of all the reasons why they deserve your undying affection. Healthy relationships require just as much thought and attention as any professional project, so brainstorm like crazy. When you put pen to paper for a love themed mind dump, the beauty is that there are no wrong answers. Plus, the process of conjuring all your partner’s wonderful traits and then reviewing their list about why you’re so awesome will leave you both exuding positivity. You’re bound to end up feeling pretty damn good about the world overall, and your relationship specifically. 2. Take turns asking each other a series of revealing questions. How well do you really know your partner? Do you know what their most embarrassing memory is? What their greatest fear is? What their biggest hope for the future is? What inspired them to choose their career? What childhood memory the...

1. They value experiences over expensive gifts, choosing to spend time together over spending money on each other. 2. They say “I love you” every single day, even when they’re frustrated with each other, because they really do feel that way on good days and bad. 3. They also tend to qualify “I love you” with details specific to their bond that make the proclamation that much more meaningful. 4. They make each other laugh. A lot. They tickle each other, exchange dumb jokes, wrestle, and make fun of each other whenever possible. 5. They divide household chores automatically, because they truly think of each other as equals. If one person cooks dinner, the other steps in to clear the table and do the dishes without prompting. 6. They tell each other what they honestly want—out of a weekend afternoon, a vacation, a night out, s#x, and life overall. 7. They set goals together and enjoy working towards meeting those goals, two likeminded members of the same team who cheer each other on throu...

Singleness can sometimes be an extremely tough time especially when we really want to be with someone and we want those “relationship goals” that we all tend to see that our friends have… but what is the point of relationship goals, honestly? We never know what is truly going on in that relationship and we never really will. We need to stop comparing ourselves or using the words relationship goals. Your friend’s relationship is not yours and the Bible specifically tells us that we should not compare ourselves to others, so we should also not be comparing our relationship to others. For those of you who are single… you may be asking yourself what is it that you are doing wrong or whats wrong with you because there must be a reason why you are still single, right? Well good news! There is absolutely nothing wrong with you. Is being single a bad thing? Does it mean that you aren’t lovable, that you are doing something wrong, nobody wants you, etc? Why doesn’t someone want me or choose me?...

1. Don't share a razor. Lightly running a razor across your skin to remove hair unsurprisingly puts you at risk of cutting yourself or getting micro-abrasions on your skin. Gynecologist Alyssa Dweck tells Cosmopolitan.com, "Sharing a razor with somebody who might have h#rpes or another type of inf#ction can absolutely increase your chance of getting an inf#ction." 2. Use a fresh razor frequently. Since your g#nitals are sensitive, you want to switch out your razor more often than you would if you're just shaving your p#ts or your legs. When you use a dull razor, you are more likely to cut yourself. Click to continue

Nothing ruins the blissful afterglow of s#x like discovering a big ol' pimple. How did it get there? And, more importantly, how can you get rid of it before round two? While s#x can do a lot of good for your mind and body (Lower blood pressure! More brain power! Increased immunity!) it might also be the root of the pimples that seem to keep popping up every time you look in the mirror. "There's no concrete evidence that s#xual activity can aggravate acne," says Kseniya Golubets, MD, a dermatology specialist in Pittsburgh. "But we know that acne is multifactorial." Basically, straight-up p#nis in v#gina, or v#gina on v#gina, or any combination of body parts that gets you going, isn't magically going to produce blackheads. However, certain aspects of s#x definitely could. Cosmopolitan.com broke down the six biggest culprits below: 1. Sweat Click to continue reading

How was this only eight years ago?​ BABYDOLL TOPS OVER SHORT SHORTS These tops were a great way to hide your baby bump. Not that Hillary Duff was doing that. She wasn't. Or was she? Click to continue

While overhearing a mean comment from a stranger would probably ruin most people's days, for one woman, it instead inspired her to speak up and remind others how important it is to be kind. According to her now-viral Facebook post, Harriet Rae was shopping at a Superdrug in Truro, England, when she overheard two employees making rude comments about her appearance and teasing her for her cutoff denim shorts. Rather than confront the two employees or complain to management, however, she instead responded by giving them a big smile. Click to continue

Sustainable weight loss doesn't happen overnight (and if it does, it's probably self-destructive). But if you're anxious to lose weight for a legit reason, follow these painless tips to improve your diet, streamline your workouts, and shed weight *the healthy way*. 1. Pregame for meals with water. Drinking water throughout the day and during your meals promotes proper digestion so you don't get backed up and bloated. But some research suggests downing two glasses of water glasses before meals can make you feel fuller when you take that first forkful, leading you to eat less overall. 2. Eat breakfast. Skipping breakfast tricks your body into thinking it is starving — and it is (at least since last night!). In response, your body conserves energy by slowing down your metabolism and increasing its insulin response, according to to clinical psychologist Joseph Luciani, Ph.D., author of Thin from Within. The next thing you eat will spike your blood sugar big-time and leave y...

Margaret* knew exactly how she wanted her wedding day to go and what she wanted to wear, which was definitely not the traditional white gown. In fact, there was no wedding dress shopping at all. She didn't go to a bridal store with a group of her closest friends and family. There was no teary-eyed moment where she said yes to the dress. Instead, she bought her wedding attire from a catalog without even trying on the clothes first. She will be wearing a long white skirt with one ruffle at the bottom paired with a sky-blue crochet top and fresh flowers to contrast against her dark hair. "I didn't want to get a big white dress," she says. "Maybe if I were younger, but I'm just too old." Margaret currently lives alone and plans for it to stay that way until after the wedding. And that's in part because the couple takes the whole "no s#x before marriage" thing very seriously — in fact, the bride is still a v#rgin. The venue for the wedding is th...

You can only say, "Ugh, I have cramps and they hurt" so many times throughout your menstruating life before people who are on the receiving end of your complaints become desensitized to your monthly woes. This presents a pretty serious dilemma. Sometimes it's just cathartic and great to sit back, grab your tummy, and be like, "No, but guys, seriously, this shit hurts so bad." But also, sometimes you just need something more. Like a magic period fairy who could show up and do the complaining for you. I cannot provide you with a fairy. But I can provide you with the next best thing — some incredibly good internet memes that sum up how truly awful periods are. Let these do the talking for you from now on. 1. LIKE ONE MILLION TINY MEN ARE DOING CONSTRUCTION IN MY WOMB. Click to continue

1. "Tons of pictures of me hung up on the walls, like something out of a horror movie. That would do it." —Tony, 28 2. "Her boyfriend." —Paul, 29 3. "Oh, this is easy. If the bedroom is real dirty. Not just, like, some clothes thrown everywhere, but like it hasn't been cleaned in two years. Dust and grime everywhere. And if there's, like, mold or something … I'm right out." —Seth, 25 4. "I don't think I've ever seen anything personally, but … I think if I saw a bunch of already opened condoms in the trash or something, that'd turn me off. I'm just not a one-n#ght st#nd or c#sual s#x kind of guy, so I just wouldn't want to know..." —Rob, 28 Click to continue

There are tons of things you do every day that men love. They're usually the simple, feminine behaviors that come naturally to you, like the way you primp for a night out or call your guy by a cute pet name. But rather than allow them to keep those thoughts under wraps, we got a bunch of dudes to spill what girlie moves make them weak in the knees. 1. "Samantha always puts on lip balm before we make out. It's just a silly habit she has, but it makes her lips so smooth." —Patrick, 24 2. "I love that women carry everything in their purses — bandages, tissues, whatever you need, it's there — like a mobile drugstore." —Zack, 26 3. "No joke, my apartment used to be so messy, it looked like I'd been robbed. Then one afternoon, my fiancée came over with cleaning supplies and performed an extreme makeover. Six hours later, the place was immaculate. I would never have gone to all that effort. It was so nice when she was done." —Chase, 30 Click to co...

1. Excessively Drunk Women When I was a boy I thought a group of drunk women was the move. When I go to the club now and see a chick throwing up in the bathroom, I get repulsed. Whose mans is this?! 2. All the way turned up Why I can hear you in a club on any night is a problem. It’s loud, there’s loud music, and still I can hear your voice shrieking over the speakers. Or what about those women who can’t control their volume when they’re drunk and try and talk in your ear but they’re screaming? 3. Negative Women These women think everything is wack. “How about this lovely 80 degree weather today?” “This is wack, why these girls think it’s ok to be wearing their open toes?!” 4. Impatience They hate waiting. They are the type to tell you to let them know when you have arrived at the restaurant so they can leave their house. They have cavities on each side of their mouth from sucking their teeth so much. 5. Teen Spirit Women Waiting to be entertained – These are the ones who are rimming t...

It’s unfortunate that I’ll never get to experience having b##bs unless I become grossly overweight. While guys may never get to live a life with b##bs of their own, that doesn’t mean we all can’t enjoy jokes about what it’s like to have b##bs. Here are 44 of the funniest tweets of all time. And yes we realize we should have done 88. Enjoy! Click to continue

You’ve probably already seen pretty much every inch of Kim Kardashian (what with her s#x tape, reality show, and, of course, December 2007 Playboy pictorial). Now you can get between the covers with her—hardcovers, that is. With more than 400 pages of intimate snaps (including bikini selfies, lingerie selfies and, yes, several nude selfies), flipping through her new photo book Selfish, published by art-house giant Rizzoli ($20), feels like scrolling through a fabulously rich and beautiful friend’s well-curated smartphone. “Helicopter ride from the Hamptons to the city,” “Thailand yacht life,” and “Just got home from an Oscar party” are some of the captions that accompany drool-worthy shots of Kim solo or with her famous family and friends. Borrowing Kylie’s bikini in Miami, using the outdoor shower in Thailand, on the way to the Teen Choice Awards and vamping before Dancing With the Stars—all selfie-documented. The best of the bunch? A n#ked Kim leans over her camera phone, fresh out o...

What do women find attractive in men? If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been exposed to media reinforcing a stereotype that women really only care about one thing: money, money, and more money. Some have argued that this stereotype actually has evolutionary roots, claiming that it was adaptive for our female ancestors to evolve a preference for men with resources in order to help ensure the survival of their children. As support for this idea, study after study has found that women rate traits like status and wealth as more important than men do when looking for a long-term partner. Click to continue reading

What’s the first thing that captures a man’s attention when he looks at a woman? Most commonly, it’s her br#asts. Scientists have verified this by hooking men up to eye-tracking devices and showing them pictures of nude women. When they do this, nearly half of men (47 percent) fixate first on the chest, with the midriff coming in at a somewhat distant second (33 percent). This fascination that men have with b##bs has generated a lot of scientific interest. In fact, researchers have proposed numerous explanations over the years to account for it. Click to continue

Just in case you’ve been living under a rock and aren’t up to speed on which models to follow on Instagram, we’ve created the ultimate list so you don’t have to search that hard. Here’s 25 beautiful women you need to go follow right now. @iamkellykarloff Click to continue

If your morning breath wilts flowers and triggers gagging sounds from your bedmate, don’t sweat it. Fetid morning breath is normal, according to a BMJ study. Blame a dry mouth. Your saliva kills bacteria, including the types that cause an unpleasant odor to bloom in your maw, says Dr. Jeff Burgess, DDS, a retired professor of dental health at the University of Washington School of Medicine. But when you sleep, your saliva production and secretion plummet. Especially if you tend to sleep with your mouth open—snorers, pay attention—your mouth is going to get really dried out. Unfortunately, there’s no reliable way to judge if your own breath stinks, finds a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association. Your nose quickly loses a bead on scents after a few seconds of smelling them. So the old palm-to-mouth trick doesn’t work, the study authors say. Apart from trusting friends and coworkers to tell you if your breath blows, there are a few times when you can assume the odor wafti...