I’ve been single for just over a week now and I’ve been so ridiculously upset. I’ve cried more than I think I’ve ever done in my entire life and I’ve felt as if I’ll never be able to love or trust anyone ever again.…

After 66 days... my man finally come back tonight. I finally felt relief when he called me and said that he is on the flight. He is really coming back. People always say that long distance relationship is hard to ma…

Have you fallen victim to the Turkey Drop? NPR defines the Turkey Drop as "that holiday breakup season where all the college students return home for their first major vacation, and everyone breaks up." I guess I c…

I've been dating my boyfriend for five months, I'm happy with him. Last night during his birthday jam, there were a lot of things going on with him, and he told me he just wanted to have a good night and enjoy it. He…

My own love story (affectionately parodied from plump_Katz)I think most people have had that one very long crush or love; it was someone you just couldn't help falling for right after meeting them. It was something t…

I was watching Sex and the City (My hubby bought me every season tonight and I was pretty pumped about it! Not to mention a little spoiled. =p) and after finishing the first season I couldn't believe a new realization…

I think the most tragic thing about premarital sex is the "common knowledge" that defines it in so many conversations: that one should wait until marriage because losing your virginity to someone else before then wil…

Interesting turn of events at the family gathering. My cousin just started college and will be transferring to a SUNY in spring which means going away from home. My aunt has never had "the talk" (sex or having sex)…

Something's been nagging at me lately. What happens to the friends when a couple breaks up? I know the majority response will say you can still remain friends with each party, which can happen but it's always a l…

Saying #1: "When you find that special someone, don't let them go" My old professor, Professor Clemente, at Pennsylvania State University gives 2 seminars at the end of each semester to his students. One seminar i…

Okay, play a little game with me: you meet someone and this someone is great for you in all ways. You enter a relationship with this someone and it is great. Time goes by and hey ho whadya know, your perfect someone t…

I was over a friend's house for lunch the other day and we got to talking about dating. She admitted feelings have come back for a guy she's "crushed" on in the past. She's basically been on again - off again crushing…

My roommate and her girlfriend have had a hard time being together. They started dating about a year ago. On Valentine's Day of this year, they made their relationship official. During the first very few months they…

I am an idiot. Let me explain by first giving you some history...I only ever had one boyfriend. I've dated around before, but no one met all of my specifications like this guy did. When we met, he was a virgin, and mo…

Is there really such a thing as being non-dateable? They say that there is somebody for everybody but after being single for almost 9 years in a row you kinda wanna start hearing something different. And they al…

Fmylife.com contains short day-to-day life anecdotes. A simple recipe: in one sentence, each site visitor can tell the shitty moment which ruined his day. These short stories must begin with "Today" and end with "FML".…

I had a conversation recently with my boyfriend of two years about cheating. I told him that I could never cheat on him because I love him, and that I strongly believe in monogamy. He was of course happy with what he…

I almost ruined our Anniversary night. I should clarify first that my SO is not one to do romantic things...ever. There was this one time I got a flu shot on my right arm, and my shoulder just didn't have the energy t…

Happy Thanksgiving, Datingish! I hope you are enjoying this holiday season with your family and loved ones. For those of you back from college, relish in having your mother do all your laundry, reuniting with your hi…

I was reading this article and was reminded of a situation I was in a while back. At this time last year I was still with my ex, who we will refer to as D. D and I were together from senior year of high school, and e…

So I met him while he was working. We exchanged numbers and things started to hit off. We went to the beach and hooked up. Nothing serious. We talked and he asks me how far have I've been with a guy. I told him "I'm a vi…

T.I.'s "Whatever You Like" was a huge smash for the rapper, certified three times platinum and even spawning a parody from Weird Al Yankovic. I jam out to it when I hear it on the radio, trying to keep up with the l…

What's this feeling? My love will rip a hole in the ceiling. I give myself to you from the essence of my being... (King Without a Crown) In his song, Matisyahu is talking about his love for God, but I thou…

source Q. My boyfriend, Tyler and I have been together for about a month. Everything had been running smoothly within the relationship on both ends. I absolutely love spending time with him. Out of absolutely n…

Change really does seem to be a theme for me right now. I had to read this book for my religion class recently. It really kind of made me change my thinking about my life and who I am and who I want to be. It's about…

Source I'm in a communications class right now since I neglected to take it as a freshman...or sophomore...or junior. I sit angrily to the side in a room of fresh-faced 18-year-olds where our old and out-of-touch prof…

I am a woman. I am 23-years-old...for some reason, I find myself crushing on younger men all the time. It's not significantly young, but by about 2, almost 3 years younger. All my friends talk about how they can't d…

What would you say or do if someone said that to you? How would you feel? Why?

source Q. So, I have been really confused lately. Ever since I have broken up with my boyfriend, Arthur. Things are going fine. Kinda. So much drama with him and my mother, which I really do not want to get into. I fe…

My boyfriend and I were talking last week, and he said something about his ridiculous obsession with Taylor Swift. Aside: He went to high school with Taylor Swift. She was in 8th grade when he was a Senior, but he…

Source The news is Texas, in it's zeal to introduce an amendment to their constitution to ban same-sex marriage, may have inadvertently nullified all marriages, period. From CBS: ________________________ Texas lawma…

Her name. I'm so sick and tired of hearing it. It comes up in every conversation we've had the past couple of days. Ever since she and him spent some time alone together, she's all he talks about. We just met her r…

Somebody's psycho ex has been posting about my sex life on her facebook, twitter, and blogs...but the thing is, what she has to post about my sex life is false info...she writes about me being a whore (although she's…

I am 18 years old, and I've been living with my boyfriend for 7 months now. We started dating when I was 17, even though he's a few years older. (My parents never disapproved. He's been my brothers best friend for a l…

Revenge is sweet, so they say. From my point of view from a fresh break-up, I'd agree with that statement. I know I'm not the only person in the world that has had their heart broken by the person they loved. The bott…

Being friend zoned sucks absolute balls. It makes you feel inadequate and doubt yourself. It makes you think, 'Am I not good enough to date? Why is that so? What have I done or not done that made him/her write me off…

Yesterday, I was having a conversation with one of my female friends on the topic of gay and lesbian sex. She asked me, if a person has had only gay sex, will he or she still be considered a virgin? I was confused…

I was reading this blog about a guy rejecting a girl because of her size. Even though he did make out with her at parties and went on vacation with her, he still couldn't get past her size, and in a lot of ways it is hon…

Source Interracial dating has been a sometimes-controversial topic for many years, and now the idea of "intercultural" dating has become a buzzword. The Internet has only made the world smaller, making it easy to mee…

Basically, it's been the same story since I was fifteen. Every guy I've dated told me, "you're such a great girl, you're perfect, you'd make a great girlfriend because you have x, y, z, good qualities, but I just can…

source Q. My girlfriend and I fight all of the time and we've only been going out 2 months. I'm truly happy with her... but I get so mad with her and just break up. We break up almost once a week. I hate her best fr…

Source NPR recently published a story announcing that HIV/AIDS has become the top killer of women worldwide. The statistics are staggering: In Swaziland, over half of women 25-29 are infected with the virus. Nearly ha…

You all heard that saying, "significant other," well, my question is - which other? I know a lot of, "other" people aside from myself, but which others? And how are those, "others," "significant?" if neither, "signifi…

Source In addition to all of Facebook's other contributions to the current language lexicon, they've also introduced the concept of "winning the breakup." Since they display relationship statuses: break-ups, make-ups,…

Source CNN reported yesterday on a new survey about relationships among coworkers. After polling 8,000 people, CareerBuilder found that 40 percent of responders had engaged in an office romance, and 31 percent of said…

Isla Fisher is reportedly converting to Judaism before marrying longtime love, fiancé, and babydaddy Sacha Baron Cohen. MyRegistry.com wants to know what you think: Is converting for marriage a romantic gesture or ch…

I didn't think there was anything that could go wrong with co-ed dorms in college, but this is driving me insane. I'm going to make this description as short as possible: I'm in a group of 8 friends - Anna, Sarah, H…

Time takes us backwards and forwards. So from time to time, we reflect on the good moments in our lives which we may just keep to ourselves and smile as we ponder on those moments. Sometimes we share our past storie…

Source There's no doubt that dating has changed over the years, with the advent of modern comforts like television and the internet. If you're having trouble in the dating scene right now, sadanduseless.com just poste…

Source I don't know if it's just me, but do any of you have that one friend where every time you introduce her to one of your guy friends, she always winds up hooking up with them? It's happened about 95% of the oc…

Every relationship is different; no two couples are alike. For example: Your relationship with your ex and the dynamic the two of you had is going to be completely different from the relationship and dynamic between y…

I've been in a relationship now for the better part of 4 years with a guy who is deathly afraid of commitment. We've been friends for going on 8 years, and both go to the same college. Lately, it seems like we've both…

I seem to be watching a lot of movies lately... Such an awful student. Anyway! Last night I watched Tristan and Isolde, and I cried. (I mean, I cry a lot, about pretty much anything that it's possible to cry about,…

My roommates and I were watching Moulin Rouge the other night. (It's one of my favorite movies and it's absolutely amazing, so if you haven't seen it yet, start doing so now!) In the movie, there's one very important…

Domestic Violence is real, it happens everyday, as a survivor, here are some pictures illustrating the face of domestic violence: In one year alone it is estimated that 960,000 incidents of domestic violence agains…

I've heard of some pretty lame excuses to get out of work or school but lame excuses to get out of a date is the worst. My girlfriend was suppose to go on a date with this guy whom her friend set her up with. She wa…

For the last year Ive been having a fling with someone I thought I loved, and recently I have come to understand that I have had enough and I deserve more. I also realized I don't feel the same way I once had. This…

I know there have been about a thousand posts about men and women and the friendships possible between, but I just wanted to get my opinion out there. I don't think that men and women can be "just friends" unless one o…

How often does it happen? A friend says they'll meet you at a party and they never do. A person your seeing says they'll meet you at a sporting event but they don't show. The situations are endless. How often does…

Xanga blogger RepressedWriter recently wrote about pet names and nicknames, which got me thinking about the absurdity of them. I'm guilty of calling every boy I have a relationship with "baby," and I have no explan…

(source) I'm a self professed nerd, and on behalf of my fellow nerds out in Nerdom, I present to you an argument of why you should give the nerds a chance. So with out further delay the top 5 reasons why it's better t…

Source Popular website thefrisky.com recently published an article in defense of blind dating. 10 Reasons to Consider Going on a Blind Date offers counters to the excuses people frequently give for blind dating (most…

R-E-S-P-E-C-TThat's right. In my opinion when you meet someone and you want an ideal relationship with them, it is usually based on respect first then trust. During infatuation, you usually fall for ideal images, w…

I haven't always been a feminist. My support for the feminist cause emerged rather 'late' in my life, while I was studying at University. At 36, I began studying for a diploma in Youth and Community Studies at the Un…

One of my girlfriends has been cheating on her boyfriend for months. They have been dating for 5 years now and have lived together for 2 years. It was obvious to me when we met that she was not "into" the guy so I am…

A Florida man was recently arrested for repeatedly calling 911 looking for sex. He claims that he had run out of cell phone minutes and 911 was the only number he could dial. After making sexual comments to the dispa…

So I began a new job around five weeks ago at a large department store, and I was lucky enough to find a lot of people that I got along with easily. One of these people was a guy who is 21 (I'm 18). When I first met…

As a high schooler, I pretty much spend my life in school. Last year I had this teacher who was a little weird. He kind of picked on me and a few other girls, but nothing that I couldn't handle. So I suffered through…

I read this article about rape fantasies and it really upset me about people having them. From a rape survivor I really upsets me because rape isn't something to fantasize about. Rape is still unwanted sexual conta…

Do you have what it takes? Long term relationships are funny creatures. They start out with such fire and spirit but over time will evolve into something entirely different. Do you have what it takes to make it last…

Hypothetically speaking, let's say there's this girl, we'll call her Jane. The boy is Joe. Jane and Joe met each other last year around September and hit it off immediately. They first got together in October and Jane…

I feel a lot of people depend on the advice that other people give them; be it magazines, xanga, other blogs, friends.. whatever, but when it comes down to finding the right person for you, you gotta consider the fac…

image source Those of you who have taken the Fung Wah bus from New York to Boston (or vice versa) know it's a harrowing experience at best, but if you keep your head down and are lucky enough to get a seat to yourself,…

image source Q.I've recently started hanging out with a friend of mine that I've known since my freshman year of college. We didn't hang out much then because he was in a long term relationship and so was I. I still a…

A little while ago my boyfriend and I had a conversation about love. The conversation centered on the definition. It all started with him telling me he doesn't believe in love even though he feels ok saying it to…

Well, recently I became single again. Okay, not recently but almost 3 months ago. It has been difficult to say the least. For most of my life I have been the girl who stayed single mostly for the part that guys did…

"Steve" and "Sarah" has been together for as long as I can remember. They were the "on and off" couple that everyone was aware of and wonder why they were together despite all their differences. You see, Steve has b…

My husband can't wait till we have a garage. He swears he's going to put a flat screen TV, a pool table, a mini bar, a large sofa, a bean bag and a golden globe like the one on Scarface. And that's not all. My hus…

Source I was watching True Life: I'm in a Love Triangle on MTV today, feeding my need for other people's mindless drama, and both couples had been high school sweethearts. One girl says "he was my first real boyfriend…

This is the female counterpart to Titanic_Spaz's post, "What Not To Buy A Man". Originally, this was a comment, but I've copied, pasted, and edited here per the Spaz's request. :) WHAT NOT TO BUY FOR WOMEN: #1 - LI…

Infatuation is the common occurrence of wanting someone sexually, without having already got to know them. I'm honestly not sure how those correlate, but that's the theory. What I want to know is whether you experie…

Last night after putting the little ones to bed, my wife and I settled into a relaxed time of snuggling and talking in the bed. We try to do this often because we realize the importance of making time for us to connect…

When you’re with your significant other, and the relationship is not going as well people often will tell you “Don’t worry, there’s plenty of fish in the sea.” This statement is designed to help you get over your depress…

Okay, the winter blues are coming in and we must be feeling oh so very cold! And what better way to warm us all up with some of the century's most romantic songs? (These songs are chosen through their timelessness, p…

Q. What is verbal abuse ? Is it calling your SO names? here is the definition I got :"Verbal abuse is a pattern of behavior that can seriously interfere with one's positive emotional development and, over time, can le…

Cupid’s slogan: “LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT”. Cute I must admit, but total bulldust. (Well, of course this only my perspective and how I view the progression of love. Anyone can beg to differ.) I never understand how peopl…

The other day I went to visit a friend of mine who lives about half an hour away. We hadn't seen each other for probably a couple of months so we had a lot to catch up on, and stayed up until about 6:30 just talking.…

I've been going steady with this wonderful woman for over 5 months now. That's not an extremely long time but it is the first really committed romantic relationship I've been a part of so it's substantial for me. The rel…

People usually say the past is the past, what's done is done. And if you learned from the past; meaning your past mistakes, then that's even better. Nobody is perfect, and I believe what makes you a better person is…

Recently, I took a read at someone's blog named "Reason #237 to not have children". The focus was upon finding out a kid as young as 10 has a "face down, ass up" picture of a girl on his PS2. When I read this, I actual…

The discussion topic was focused on how brainless Disney characters girls were. It was all about finding the prince and nothing else seemed to remotely matter. Well before we start on any further discussion, I just l…

More and more I have heard, or seen women and sometimes men losing their identity to please their significant other. I am an open minded Church of Christ member, and today I found out from a friend about his sister,…

For starters, this is not a blog invitation to a swingers party nor have you stumbled onto a Craigslist ad.

Today my ex-boyfriend and I had a conversation about his constant use of rules in dating. It wasn't him having rules that we disagreed on, but what I interpret as him breaking them all whenever he wants, to the poi…

Some people fantasize during sex, others concentrate, and others shut down their brains so they can sit back and enjoy. What do you think about during sex? I try to just lose myself in the pleasure, and get my brain t…

You might be using your cell phone to make your Saturday date night plans, but it's your cell phone that is dictating your love life. At least if you're an iPhone user. According to research done by Retrevo, iPhone…

Is there a person or a loved one that you have always wanted to tell them something but you can't? Whether if it's guilt... or something sad... or compliment... Express it all here like you are talking to that person!…

Halloween has passed, which means the holidays are soon coming. So with this in mind I've complied a short list of gift giving ideas. More specifically, what NOT to get a man. Enjoy! #1: PJ's We don't care if yo…

I logged into my newsfeed today and saw one of the best things I have read all week: I wondered for a moment if she meant he'd slept with a slut ("the village bike") or an actual 17-year-old cycle. I imagine that both wo…

image source Q. My friends and I went out a few days ago and we saw our friend's (who wasn't out with us) boyfriend hanging out/flirting with a girl. I went over to talk to him for a little bit to see if this girl wou…

If you’re in a relationship, these tips are for you. If you’re not in a relationship, these tips will make you look like a maniacal stalker and likely will end with you in jail. So please, use this list at your own dis…

I've heard a lot of women who've I've talked to (and a couple of guys too) that they regret losing their virginity before marriage. It seems like girls who sleep around a lot before marriage regret it much more than…

I see often people wearing these rings on their left ring fingers (the finger typically reserved for engagement and wedding rings) that say "True Love Waits". You have no idea how much this infuriates me. Firstly,…

Source "Dating" is a term that has changed drastically over the years. In our grandparents generation, it had arisen as a somewhat new phenomenon where it replaced practices like pre-arranged marriages. Frequently th…

Fmylife.com contains short day-to-day life anecdotes. A simple recipe: in one sentence, each site visitor can tell the shitty moment which ruined his day. These short stories must begin with "Today" and end with "FML".…

Recently I had a conversation with a friend who told me "so-called modern men" piss me off. They're so limp and accommodating. It's like men have lost their spines. I don't want a sissy "yes" man, I want a REAL man."…

"Nobody will buy the cow, if they get the milk for free." In Sunday School, I was warned about having sex before marriage, and I even decided that waiting was the way to go. I waited until I was sixteen before I chan…

Q. I'm 15 years old and what you could call a "famous blogger." I have a fairly high amount of readers, so this gives me the opportunity to meet many different people online. Most of the people are great, and I r…

chayswag asks: "Would you agree that once a girl has lost [her virginity] to the WRONG guy, and they break up, that that girl sort of goes through a little "slut" phase and sleeps around- or at least messes around a lot-…

Nobody screws up my opportunities - whether academic, extra-curricular, professional, romantic, whatever - better than I can. I've gotten so good at it that it just comes second nature to me; it's my first instinct to…

You're smack dab in the middle of a passionate make-out session, and for just a moment, you open your eyes, just to see what happens. Much to your surprise, your makeout buddy is staring right back at you. What do you…

Over the summer, my best (guy) friend and I got closer together. He was dating his (still current) girlfriend at the time, but I was confident that he would and wanted to leave her for me. I recognize that this makes m…

I got some flack for my first post so I thought I’d better highlight the more well-known attributes of single ladies. Here are the more ideal types of single women that men may come across. Independent - Many fem…

As more and more of my friends are fast becoming single again versus pairing up just for the sake of not being lonely, I want to salute them and give them this tribute. It's something I wrote when I was single and I…

Mark Wahlberg finally married longtime girlfriend Rhea Durham this August after 8 years and 3 children together. MyRegistry.com wants to know what you think: is it better to wait until the moment is right or should…

Q. I am a sixteen year old guy that has never been kissed, never been in a relationship, don't really talk to girls. I want to change this, but I don't know where to start. I'm very shy and find it hard to approach gi…

My friends and I were arguing about a very important subject matter (Okay, I lied, It’s not THAT important). Of course, we were talking about our futures and whatnot, and then the topic of marriage arose. One girl br…

My boyfriend and I have been together for nearly two years. We have been talking about the possibility of us getting married in the future. However, both sides of his extended families hate me. The thing is they are…

It's a tough situation to be in when a good friend of yours expresses that he/she has feelings for you when you feel only friendship for him/her. Having it happen a few times in life is probably the story of everyone'…

I'm dating my best friend. Before we dated, we were the best of friends. A rough spot in both of our lives brought us closer, and we eventually brought our feelings for each other to the surface. He and I used to tell…

Ask me anything... love_star14: "Um, ok, I find myself wondering a lot...do men in general have depth of character? I asked a friend and he laughed, he just laughed. And one other thing...: What is true love (from th…

You glance over and see the most attractive person in the world and they’re smiling back at you. You get to know each other and things go well until you start noticing their flaws... i.e. a stray hair, loose-fitting…

I was gonna put this on Craigslist just for giggles and to see what came up, but it's not working. Fail. Mind you, this is (kind of) a joke. My name is Sarah, I'm currently 18 years of age and I'm looking for a cud…

For the last week I've emptied my heart and mind onto my Xanga to try to "write out this break up". When it occurred to me today it's not working, I've met friends here and there on Xanga, so this is why I'm turning over…

In the movie, "He's just not that into you" one of the main characters said that women craved romance. that we've fooled ourselves into thinking that there's chemistry with a guy, even when there's not.I've been havin…

An open rant about how much I hate it when guys NEVER call back: I can not stand it when you're in the middle of a conversation with a guy and then out of the blue they go; "Hey can I call you right back?" so you sto…

People, help me understand something: why do people, especially the girls, always come up to speak for their friend to say that they have a crush on me? Even I know the rules that if the girl isn't going to come up to…

What if you met the one you were supposed to be with, fell in love but drifted apart through no fault of your own? I only spent a few short months with her, but it was filled with more love than some relationships I'…

My boyfriend is one of the most amazing people I have ever met. It's funny how you go through a tough break up and you think you will never find anything then all of a sudden someone comes into your life- out of nowh…