Last Updated: April 7, 2011 11:06am
Finding love is all about timing
Speed dating is strange but strangely practical. Participants rotate through a number of singles over the course of one evening, getting to know each other via brief mini-dates. If you're interested in getting to know the person better on a deeper level, you mark YES on your scorecard. It's one part social experiment, one part sporting event.
Last Updated: March 31, 2011 2:00am
Women still the victim in the blame game
"I've been told I'm not supposed to say this," said Constable Michael Sanguinetti during a sexual assault seminar at York University on January 24, 2011. "However, women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized."
Last Updated: March 24, 2011 9:06am
Teenage highs on heartthrobs
Ricky Schroder was my first. I adored his side-swept bangs, blue eyes and extensive sweater collection.
Last Updated: March 10, 2011 12:00am
Finding love in 140 characters (or less)
With only 140 characters at his disposal, Shakespeare probably wouldn't have gotten very much action on Twitter. The guy needed at least 14 lines to get his point across.
Last Updated: March 3, 2011 12:00am
Is female sexual dysfunction fact or fiction?
We've become very accustomed to popping pills to cure everything that ails us. And it seems like there's always something that requires fixing.
Last Updated: February 24, 2011 2:00am
The six real reasons why women are single
In a recent Huffington Post article, television writer Tracy McMillan detailed the reasons why single women haven't yet landed a husband.
Last Updated: February 17, 2011 12:00am
The art of impressing women
The classroom is not what I was expecting. Instead of being full of students who've marinated their bodies in cheap cologne and spent hours perfecting their coifs, eight or nine respectable-looking young men sit in chairs.
Last Updated: February 10, 2011 12:00am
'Love Day' game plan
Like most people, I have been both single and coupled on Valentine's Day and can admit that I've had more fun as a single lady than as one half of a couple.
Last Updated: February 16, 2011 3:34pm
The mystery of attraction
When a male friend recently admitted that he finds Angelina Jolie physically repulsive, I was floored.
Last Updated: January 28, 2011 10:03am
Why do powerful men play?
Lord knows, along with the scruffy clerk down at the adult video shop, it's not that we're prudes. And we're not about to fling stones at those who stand naked in glass houses.
Last Updated: January 20, 2011 11:07am
Bedroom remedies
If you're wondering where your steamy romps have gone, one glimpse at Dr. Laura Berman's (Oprah's go-to sex expert) latest offering, It's Not Him, It's You (DK Books), will inspire you to get them back. Right now.
Last Updated: January 13, 2011 12:00am
Are weddings becoming extinct?
The good ol' tradition of marriage is not extinct, but the numbers certainly are dropping.
Last Updated: January 12, 2011 3:11pm
Meeting our matches
Apparently, we're dating service shy, Canada. Perhaps that's why we love watching the unapologetically frank millionaire matchmaker Patti Stanger work her cutthroat magic on the small screen.
Last Updated: December 30, 2010 2:43am
One-night stand resolutions
This New Year's Eve, have a one nighter.
OK, allow me to explain. This one-nighter has absolutely nothing to do with picking up a stranger for a night of no-strings-attached sex. Instead, I am talking about making this New Year's resolutions stick. For one night, anyhow.
Last Updated: January 12, 2011 3:11pm
Sex Files readers talk back
From the battle of the breasts and taking a walk on the wild side to good girls gone seriously bad, relationship deal breakers and big-name cheaters, we sure have covered a lot of juicy subjects in Sex Files this year.
Last Updated: December 16, 2010 12:00am
Gifts by relationship status
If you're struggling over what to give the booty call, the long-time girlfriend, the disgruntled bed-mate or the happy hubby of 20 years, we've got you covered with this snazzy list that could either save your relationship or finally help you get out of it!
Last Updated: December 9, 2010 11:32am
The 'Happy Hooker' uncovered
I've gotta say, Xaviera Hollander did seem like a pretty happy hooker. Even now, 39 years after her titillating bestselling memoir put her name on the tongues of the masses, the one-time madame still radiates.
Last Updated: December 2, 2010 11:32am
Survive the holidays single
Every year around the holidays, zillions of sad stories start making the rounds about how to survive the cheery, chocolate-filled days even if you're (boo-hoo) single.
Last Updated: November 25, 2010 12:00am
Professional break-ups
If you want to lessen your risk of getting divorced, you'll want to stay away from performers, athletes and massage therapists.
Last Updated: November 18, 2010 12:00am
Male chefs heat up the kitchen
From Gordon Ramsay, the famously explosive star of Hell's Kitchen, and sweet-faced Jamie Oliver, to surf-style hunk Curtis Stone, Italian hottie Rocco Dispirito, New York grill master Bobby Flay and yummy metrosexual dream-boat Tyler Florence, there's just something irresistibly sexy about watching a man in an apron, slicing and dicing on a butcher's block.
Last Updated: November 11, 2010 3:05pm
The baby bump hunt
What do Gwen Stefani, Beyonce, Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie all have in common, aside from superstar status?
Last Updated: November 5, 2010 1:52pm
Divorce: who gets the friends?
There we go. Another one bites the dust. It's not like we have a whole heck of a lot of faith in Hollywood marriages, but when those rare longstanding unions start going bust, well, it can make you take pause.
Last Updated: October 28, 2010 12:00am
Sexy trumps spooky costumes for Halloween
Over the next few days, you're likely going to start noticing a whole bunch of flesh-baring Lady Gaga sorts and glittery, cleavage-popping Katy Perry types strutting around the streets.
Last Updated: October 21, 2010 2:00am
Not your average sex life
Once a week is barely whetting their appetites. Twice a week is a tease and thrice is but a temptation. Four times a week, though, that seems to be the magic number.
Last Updated: October 14, 2010 12:00am
The strange history of birth control
Imagine using elephant dung as a natural way to fend off sperm. Or, perhaps crocodile excretions would float your boat.