There may be several times during your life when you ask yourself this question – Am I ready to date? Whether you’re a teenager and have never dated before or aren’t allowed to yet, or you’ve gone through a tough break-up and need some time to yourself, or just aren’t ready yet,  you’re really the…

Can I get a sexually transmitted infection from oral sex?  Would I still be considered a virgin if I had oral sex, but stopped there?  These are good questions, and maybe you’re looking for this answer because some part of you sincerely wants to remain a virgin, but you’re really into the person you’re dating,…

Everyone is talking about it this time of year, time to set some resolutions and push the reset button! But is this just a list that we’re most likely not going to keep and things that we “should” do but don’t really want to? If so, that will just help to pile on the guilt…

A cake never turns out too good when you’re just ‘winging’ it and throwing in a pinch of this and a tad of that, you need a good recipe in order to produce a moist, delicious cake that everyone will love! Same thing with dating and relationships, you can’t expect to have success without some…

On the very first date I had with the man who would become my husband, over glasses of iced coffee on a sunny September afternoon, he told me, with a cockiness that I still find adorable: “I have three requirements for the woman I date. One, she can’t be living with her parents. Two, she…

The art of the first date is a fragile endeavor, and few people embark upon it with success. First impressions matter, and there are a million factors that can make-or-break an initial meet up. If you’re looking to solidify a connection, it’s important to pick an environment and activity that will allow both of you…

You know how it is… when you first meet someone and really connect and you want to spend every waking moment with them. You start neglecting your other friendships… family… and make every effort to be with your new crush. So basically you’re madly in love with each other for a few months- and a…

The dreaded three words “can we talk,” can immediately stir up defenses. Or maybe those words live on the tip of your tongue, but you just don’t feel like dealing with the spiral downward into the argument abyss, so you never say what is on your heart. But then, what happens to those concerns, thoughts, worries, and…

When you just know it’s time to breakup, you start to rationalize a lot of different things in your head. I thought these traits below by My Love Thinks, made some great points.  All the ‘buts’ we tell ourselves even though our relationship has been off for some time now and we’ve tried everything possible…

Good question! For most teens, STDs are like cigarettes. You learn in school and in television ads that smoking can cause lung cancer. But that happens to other people who are much older. Then one day a favorite uncle is diagnosed and suddenly the risk is real. The thing about STDs or STIs (sexually transmitted…