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1. 5 Sexy Secrets From A Burlesque Star

If your sex life seems more lifeless than lively -- you might want to look to the stage for inspiration. The burlesque stage, that is. Burlesque is a old-school erotic art form. Originally popular in Continue reading

2. Single on Valentine's Day? 3 Ways to Celebrate Flying Solo

Valentine's Day. Love it or hate it, it comes every year. If you’re without a significant other this February, you can choose to let the day suck … or you can choose to make it rock. Ellie Continue reading

3. Should You Have Sex with Your Ex?

If you think friends with benefits sounds complicated, imagine being divorced...with benefits. Having sex with your ex—a la the 2009 movie It’s Complicated starring Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin Continue reading

4. Desperately Dating: Why Do My Friends Break Up When I'm in a Relationship?

  Okay, so here’s one incredible irony that has presented itself repeatedly throughout my adult life: Every time I start a new relationship, my once very much taken friends suddenly become single. Continue reading

5. Would You Let Your Boyfriend Adopt You?

File under: totally bizarre. “Polo-obsessed” multi-millionaire John Goodman, 48, has legally adopted his 42-year old girlfriend, Heather Laruso Hutchins, in what appears to be a money-motivated Continue reading

6. Who Has the Best Sex? Match.com's Singles in America Survey Answers!

Happy relationship or dream career? Biggest deal breaker: Laziness, neediness, or an unclean appearance? Should men be the ones to propose, or can women take the plunge too? Does love at first sight Continue reading

7. Ask the Mouthy Housewives: Sex Math! Our Numbers Don't Add Up

Joining us here at BettyConfidential … The Mouthy Housewives! These lovely models of decorum (Kelcey, Wendi, Marinka, Kristine and Tonya) want our lives to be as fabulous as theirs, thus they're Continue reading

8. Help! I'm In A Relationship With A Crazy-Maker!

Think about the most annoying people in your life, whether they be partners, bosses, friends or someone else close to you. In these relationships you seem to lose track of yourself and you can’t Continue reading

9. Ask the Mouthy Housewives: My Boyfriend Is Treating Me Like I'm The Other Woman

Joining us here at BettyConfidential … The Mouthy Housewives! These lovely models of decorum (Kelcey, Wendi, Marinka, Kristine and Tonya) want our lives to be as fabulous as theirs, thus they're Continue reading

10. He Strayed, He Cheated, Stop Blaming Yourself

He’s gone off with some other woman and has left you on the sidelines. It’s hard to look at this and not blame yourself because if you were so great, why would he leave you for someone else, Continue reading

11. 12 Valentine's Day Cards That Don't Suck: An Awesome Etsy Roundup

Oh wow, you guys. It’s the beginning of February. How the heck did that happen? And you know what it means, of course? It means that the most dreaded of holidays is almost upon us. That’s right: Continue reading

12. 12 Valentines We Want To Send To Our Celebrity Crushes

Here at YourTango, we have A LOT of love for our celebrity crushes. This year, we couldn't let another Valentine's Day go by without letting these sexy, sweet and adorable stars know how we Continue reading

13. Mark Wahlberg's 9/11 Comments: What Does it Take to Lose Your Crush on a Celeb?

Whenever I think of Mark Wahlberg, I think of my best friend who surprised me once by admitting she's hot for him. I'd never pegged her for a Wahlberg type, or even a type to have a celebrity crush, Continue reading

14. 10 Online Dating Safety Tips Every Woman Needs to Know

  The following online dating safety guidelines are the result of conversations with members of a local police force and sent to them for review before posting. These are general guidelines and Continue reading

15. In Every Marriage There's a Tradeoff -- What's Yours?

I love my “sugar daddy” -- madly, desperately and passionately. But I realize now, at almost 38, something I didn’t really consider at 25 when I was marrying a 40-year-old man: this age Continue reading

16. How to Read Your Partner's Mind

It always seems like one person wants their partner to have the ability to read their mind. This is what they tell me in my office : "He should KNOW what I like/want/need without me having to tell Continue reading

17. 'S*** Girls Say': Can Everyone Stop? Joke's Over

When someone who loves you nails that annoying thing you do, it's hilarious. Therapeutic even. When a bunch of other people start chiming in with even more gripes, it can turn into an attack. You Continue reading

18. Newlywed Confessions-What The First Year of Marriage is Really Like

After being married for about a year, it’s funny to reflect on what the experience has been like. It’s flown by, and the majority of the time, it’s been pretty fantastic. Although I’ll admit Continue reading

19. 4 Questions You May Be Asking About Sex Addiction

Susan is wondering what happened to her sex life. She and her husband were so connected in the beginning of their relationship, but now after a couple of years together they only have sex about once Continue reading

20. 5 Ways to Fight With Your Guy and Win

How you handle fights -- or disagreements, as I prefer to call them -- will greatly impact your relationship. Women deal with conflict in entirely different ways than men. If you want to communicate Continue reading

21. Why Do People Cheat?

"Why would my boyfriend cheat on me?" "I'm pretty sure my wife is cheating on me. I want to know why." "I know that my husband has been cheating on me for years. I don't get why he does this." Why do Continue reading

22. 8 Ways to Improve Your Relationship

Relationships are supposed to be about getting all giddy when you think about your sweetie. It’s about daydreaming about the next time you’ll see him or get to be intimate with Continue reading

23. The Biggest Sex Scandals of 2011

Technology is a powerful tool if you know how to use it. Unfortunately, celebrities haven't the slightest clue. It's been a year of regrettable tweets, career-ending emails and humiliating camera Continue reading

24. Diva. Downer. What Online Dating Personality Are You?

In advertising, the term “Brand Character” describes personality traits attributed to a brand. For instance, ads for Apple always present the products as contemporary and non-conformist. Personal Continue reading

25. Creating a New Year's Relationships Resolution

I’ve had a New Year’s Eve ritual for many years. It started when my children were small and I found myself with a cupboard filled with crayons, markers, glitter glue, and construction paper. One Continue reading