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Trophy wives may be nothing but a myth perpetuated by sexist research, according to a new study. Researcher Elizabeth Aura McClintock of Notre Dame reviewed the data from a large set of young adult heterosexual couples, looking to find out how people really choose their partners. She looked into two different reasons that drive pairing up […]
I’ve been dating my boyfriend—let’s call him Smokey—for over two years. I love him very much, but there’s one problem that you’ve probably already guessed: he’s a smoker. He was a smoker when we got together, which I told him was a dealbreaker, but he assured me that he was quitting and begged me to […]
It doesn’t matter whether you got dumped or did the dumping, “ending it” is hard. The really terrible part of it all is that, even if you know the relationship isn’t working, it doesn’t make healing from the breakup any easier. Hey, aren’t feelings fun? Somehow, even when you know the end is nearing, you end up crying, […]
Women can’t control their emotions. When we start dating someone, we go all in ASAP. We wear our hearts on our sleeves. Or, do we? While it’s certainly true that women tend to be more open and forthcoming with their emotions (based on the very scientific evidence of living on Earth for 20+ years), science shows that […]
Let’s face it, we’re all a little anxious sometimes. Then again, some of us are a little more unbalanced than others—especially when it comes to dating someone new. If you’re one of those girls who loses it when a new boo comes into your life, this will speak to you… 1. When you’ve had a first date […]
That’s one way to find out what your SO does Once two people agree to get married, they launch into a happy time of planning for the big day. You make sure that you have the right flowers, the best tasting food, the perfect fairytale venue, and, of course, she has to pick out the dress […]
Language is an incredible thing. The specificity of what one languages choose to express while others do not is mind blowing to say the least. The idea that there are words in one language that can never quite be captured in another has long captured people’s minds. Of course, we all have words or phrases that […]
People have been telling women how to behave in public, at home, on dates, in relationships, and just about everywhere else for centuries. Sure, men have their share of gendered expectations, but the specifics of them rarely come anywhere close to what women have endured and men just keep making up more. For instance, earlier today, […]
Being a member of the LGBTQ community has had a negative connotation for centuries. Decades ago, anyone who identifies as either gay or lesbian was shunned by society, or worse, by their own family. Homosexuality was deemed unnatural and was thought of as a mental illness that needed to be cured. But things have changed […]
