The Brush-Up: Your Weekly Current Events Cheat Sheet

A guide to the most important political news you might’ve missed this week.

The 13 Problems You’ll Encounter On A Dinner Date And How To Deal

I understand how these annoyances can make you feel helpless, but don’t have a hissy fit, don’t bitch out a waiter, don’t vandalize the establishment.

6 Signs Your Date Is Interviewing You for Marriage

If he starts having you fill out life insurance forms, run and make sure all of your major organs are still inside your body.

The Brush-Up: Three Relationships Worth Knowing About This Week

The world of news and politics this week was largely about relationships – different kinds, different sizes – and that… Read More

What To Wear On the First & Second Dates

Wear something that makes you feel confident and comfortable, and then forget about it completely.

17 Things Guys Say They Hate To See You Wear On A First Date

Take hats, for example: they’re cool, but surprisingly polarizing.

The 10 Most Awkward Appetizers: Do You Avoid them on Dates?

Oysters, we are told, are an aphrodisiac. But the entire idea is completely disgusting when you think about it, and it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to eat them with grace, no matter how much a lady you may be.

7 Ways To Survive The Second Date Slump

OK, so you snorted water through your nose when you laughed, told him all about your dysfunctional family, and made about a million other mistakes on the date, and now you’re freaking out that he’ll never call you again.

The Brush-Up: A Same-Sex Marriage Special

Busy week? If you didn’t have time to keep up with the news, our weekly current events cheat sheet will put you in the know so you’ll be a grade-A conversationalist at the bar/on a date/anywhere you might talk to other people.

The Midnight Date: 5 Date Ideas for Night Owls

There really is something romantic about wandering around a city once everyone else has gone to bed.

Poll: Is Not Kissing on a First Date Weird?

Do all good first dates end with a kiss?

13 Signs He’s A Selfish Lover

10. He’s a bad tipper. Someone who works hard appreciates hard work.

4 Ways to Enhance Her Sex Drive

Some weeks you show up and there’s an all-day liquidation sale in progress; other times you come knocking and it seems the owner has gone on indefinite hiatus.