I am 25 years old. I am worrying about sex with my boyfriend. He doesn't like to use condoms and persuades me that it is safe if we just interrupt sex, but I am always afraid of pregnancy. Maybe I can calculate my safe days before or after menstruation? After sex I cannot get to sleep and I still feel very excited because he is near me. I feel very...

People talk a lot about happiness in the future tense. How many times have you heard friends say, "If I could just find the right guy, I'd be so happy?" But happiness is not a circumstance to wait for. Happiness is being satisfied with who you are, where you are, and where you're going. It's all about you. Happiness requires no one else's approval,...

There are more than enough Top 10 lists out there pointing out the benefits of being single. The pro’s of why being without a mate produces all these side effects that beg to be recognized. You know the ones I’m talking about. Sometimes they come off sympathetic, some patronizing, some like propaganda, and often times far from genuine. It...

Looking for a touch of romance this Valentine's Day? Whether you have a real significant other or an imaginary one, this tongue-in-cheek lesson in writing a love song is sure to inspire. More Romance Saying 'I Love You' for less A real valentine

Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship – never. ~ Charles Caleb Colton Your heart is my piñata. ~ Chuck Palahniuk Let’s just be friends A man looking for love dreads no four words in the English language more. The thing that drives me crazy is that a lot of people don’t understand why. It’s almost like there’s an obligation...

Believe me, I know about being single. At first, my friends and I would moan the dilemmas of being single, all the while thinking that it would only be for a while. Then as I've gotten older, single women have approached me and asked in disbelief, "How could you have survived being single all these years?" It's hard to tell when a person officially...

Would your recent dating life be more likely rated as a "fizzle" than a "sizzle"? Do you seem to continually attract the type of women - you are not attracted to? Does it seem that when you do meet the type of woman you would like to spend more time with they don't seem to stick around long enough to meet the real you? It could be your deodorant,...