Sex and Dating

25 Apr 2011

The Cheapest and Best Gift for Your Crush

Do you want to playfully yet truthfully express the way you feel towards someone you’re crushing on but not spend a shit ton of money? Or perhaps you want to give your significant other something for no reason at all and are kind of broke? Look no further than writeasongaboutme.com,

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11 Apr 2011

How To Not Freak Out While Dating

The Hairpin recently came with a Guide to Crying in Public, which (clearly) reminds me of all the dumb times I’ve cried in public. I would say about a quarter to one half of those times were dating-related– though pretty varied in terms of the types of “dating” situations. Here’s

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08 Oct 2024

The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide

A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But

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04 Apr 2011

You Know You’re a Rich Douche When…

Have you ever dated someone that seemed to have it “together” at first, but then realize they actually just have a sickening sense of rich person entitlement? I have! Several times, for some reason. Here’s a list of things that had quickly put me over the edge: 1) Being particularly

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28 Mar 2011

6 Quick, Cheap NYC Daytrips with Your Boo

Don’t let being too cheap or broke get you down in taking a trip with your significant other! Not when spring is imminent! Here are 6 great daytrips from NYC: 1) Montauk Going on the off-season is actually kind of cool, because it gives off a totally different vibe, PLUS

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21 Mar 2011

Are Rock “Gods” Really That Bone-able?

The “groupie” phenomenon is something that has been written about/featured in various media ad nauseum. Like, yeah, we all know the basic appeal of sleeping with a rockstar– whether it be the music itself or just the status these guys have, but, like, what if you were actually face-to-face with

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14 Mar 2011

No Sense of Humor, No Date?: The YouTube Test

My roommate and I have talked about how sometimes, we have an unofficial comedy litmus test when we’re first starting to get to know guys we’re dating. It’s not necessarily as simple as, if you don’t find this funny, I won’t date you, but it’s just sort of a way

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28 Feb 2011

5 Netflix Romance Movies I Won’t See

Sometimes Netflix has you pidgeonholed a little TOO well– for example, yes, I do happen to like witty workplace TV comedies. But, whenever I look under the “Romance” section, which, I’m not entirely sure why it exists– like, shouldn’t it just be under drama? Oh wait, IT ALREADY IS. And

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21 Feb 2011

Movies That Eerily Depict Dudes You’ve Dated

We’re all familiar with the Aaron Samuels archetype in movies– the dude that has no real discernible personality but is hot and is there mainly to serve as “the guy” for the female protagonist. But, you know, he’s not a real person– which is why it’s always kind of weird

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