Friday, July 22, 2011

Men’s grooming habits that turn women off


Ladies, tell me you agree. There is a horrific beauty double standard going on that we have to do something about. Now that it's summer, we've all been upping our beauty game— more shaving and waxing, keeping toenails in check— so the terrible grooming habits of our guys have become all the more glaring. Why is stomach-turning neglect (or in certain cases, too much attention) the norm? We're not asking guys to do anything we don't do ourselves. If you're feeling extremely grossed out by what you're seeing thanks to flip-flops and bathing suits, take comfort in this: You are not alone.
We asked our Facebook friends (affectionately known as "Threaders") to share the grooming issues that irk them the most, and the answers were awfully familiar. One Threader asked if we could please paste the comments "on a huge billboard that all men can see." Well, here's our billboard equivalent! See the top ten offenses below and add more by posting on our Facebook wall.

1. Long, dirty toe nails. Or, as one Threader called it, "Hobbit feet." I love that. It's true. Guys, you don't have to sit for a pedicure, but there's no excuse for claws filled with dirt.

2. Hair where it shouldn't be. Nose hair was the number-one complaint with ear hair a close second. "Why is it so hard to buy a trimmer and a mirror?" asked a completely reasonable Threader. We don't have the answer.

3. Mouth madness. This is just basics. We're brushing, flossing, and whitening, but certain guys seem to think they can get away with "yuck mouth," as a Threader called it. Not true.

4. Unattractive smells. This can mean not showering often enough or not embracing deodorant. This is also related to #3 (see above).

5. Eyebrow issues. Either overgrown or over plucked. We don't want unruly, caveman hairs, but we also don't want you to look more sculpted than we do.

6. Too much cologne. If everything you touch starts to smell like your medicine cabinet, that's not good.

7. Too much waxing. There's grooming and then there's grooming. No one wants to feel like they're with a newborn.

8. Dry, cracked heels. You can put lotion on them, you know.

9. Hair that never moves. If your hair is as hard as a car door, you've got to rethink your products.

10. Letting your blackheads live on. Everyone has zits, especially in the hot and sweaty summer. But, jeez, if you have blackheads on your face, deal with them or book a facial where someone else will.For more check our dating site

Thursday, July 21, 2011

10 Ways to Save Your Relationship


Are the petty fights escalating? Are the silences becoming longer and more deafening? Can you two lay in the same bed all night and not even touch each other once? If yes, you both have probably noticed that there are serious problems with your relationship.

The question is - how can you save it? Is there anything you can do before it is too late and things are over for good?

If you are both willing to make an honest attempt to patch things up and are willing to try anything to make it work, you are already to half way down the road to saving your relationship. Now take a look at these ten ways to save your relationship, and be ready to work at it.

1.Rediscover what brought you two together in the first place:

Were you instantly attracted to her unique sense of humor or her personality quirks? Did he drive you crazy in his football jersey, or a great outfit you saw him at a club in? What exactly was it that sparked the initial attraction? Revisit your past - go place you used to frequent when your relationship was fresh and new. Do the things that you used to do together. Your feelings for each other are still there, but they have been covered over by the stresses of your lives - it is time to feel them all over again.

2. Touch each other - without needing a reason:

In our anger or sadness, humans have the instinct to withdraw into themselves - shelter ourselves from anything that might hurt us. However, when you stop reaching out to your loved ones, you hurt them. Make it a point to reach out and run your fingers through her hair. Run your fingers along his arm, or across his back. Whatever it is, just get used to touching each other again.

3. Kiss each other:
There is only one problem with number 2 - touching can sometimes come across as accidental - however, a kiss is a kiss, and there absolutely no way to accidentally kiss someone. For women: put your hands around his face, lean in and give him a big kiss - just like if the first time you have kissed him. For men: put your arms around her, run one hand up her back and neck and gently pull her hair - when her head tips back, give her a big kis. It is amazing how a single, passionate kiss can melt the ice even the strongest anger and sadness.

4. Change your surroundings:

Even the best of homes can seem like prisons if you stare at them long enough. Go away for a weekend - or, take a Friday off and make it a three-day weekend. If you can't afford to go far, or just can't, you should take the time to go to a local hotel - just that little mini-getaway can make a world of differences in putting the two of you in better moods.

5. Respect Each Other as if You Were Strangers:

It is a common known fact that we treat strangers with respect - often more respect than we treat people we have know our entire lives. In public we take care to make sure our manners are exquisite - but, in relationships, we often get so comfortable that we can forget to be polite and courteous. Is that fair? No. So, change it. Give out compliments for all the small things that he or she does. Say please and thank you all time. It is time to start treating your significant other like they are someone special, and someone that you really, really like.


6. Learn something new together:

Stop fighting long enough to learn something together. Take a ballroom dancing class. Join a bowling league. Take a continuing education class together. There are so many great things that you can learn how to do together to build a new and exciting bond to replace any of the old skills that have gotten lost in the mix of your daily lives.

7. Try to talk it out:
A man cannot read a woman's mind - you have to tell him things! Imagine that you got your hair cut, and he still hasn't said anything about it. Was it a dramatic change? Did you hack off 6 inches, or more, or completely change the style? If not, it is possible that it just did not register to him. Would you get mad at him for not noticing, and let that eat at you from inside? Would it cross your mind that he may have noticed, did not really like it, and didn't say anything in order to keep from hurting your feelings. Anyway, you need to tell him that you are mad that he didn't notice, or say anything - but, just be prepared for him to tell you that he didn't like it - which, of course, may make you even angrier (be prepared for that).

8. Write a letter:

A handwritten letter says a ton of things - first, and foremost, it shows that you care enough to take the time and effort.
Second, if you really are not communicating in any other way, it may be your last best hope. Write a letter listing the things that you are feeling, the things that you don't like and what changes you would like to make. However, and this is extremely important, remember that you must be ready to back up anything that wrote if a confrontation, or discussion ensues.

9. Try professional counseling:

You may have a hard time considering your man to attend counseling with you - we are extremely proud people, and do not like to admit that we need help, with anything (especially if we know that we really need help with it). Talking things out with friends and family has a serious flaw - they have loyalties to one of you, or the other. However, a counselor, is completely neutral and will maintain objectivity in their assessment and assistance.

10. A Breakup or Trial Separation:

If all else fails, take some time apart - cut off contact completely for a while. Move on and develop your own lives. It has been said that absence makes the heart grow fonder - and getting your lover backafter a breakup is part of the magic of making up. Often times, a couple that goes their separate ways, builds their own lives independently and then rediscovers each other, can come back with a stronger, more balanced relationship. If you make it to step ten, and decide to call things off for a while, you will need to really move on, and rebuild yourselves before you make any moves to get back together - at this point it is not about saving your relationship - it is about rekindling your attraction and building a new, stronger relationship For more go and visit our Dating site

Five Common Tips for Women Dating Men Online



As a whole the online dating sites arena is a strange one for both men and women. Unlike dating before the advent of the internet, people can develop very close bonds without ever having . Mature men and women can glance at a photo and make contact in hopes of building and online friendship, a quick fling, or true romance. What often times amazes me is the diversity of interest of most women that pursue online dating through websites. Men that pursue online dating through websites on the other hand are pretty much looking for one thing.

Men in general are principally focused on sex. There might be other items of interest and as men mature they tend to consider other focuses. However, as a whole most men will admit they consider sex very important. So when most men find out women are saving sex for marriage or practicing celibacy, men are likely to stop pursuit and move on to something more interesting and available. When men look to online dating service most do so because they have something to hide or simply lack basic communication skills. Yet and still more often than not as I've found friends of mine that have done online dating do so because they felt the women were easy. As diabolical as most men sound, we are simplistic in nature. Men looking for a quickie in the online dating game are drawn to a few common elements of women's profiles:


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The women where not much interest has been expressed: Dating sites that tell you how many people are interested or have expressed interest in an individual concerns me. As a whole, men that are looking for a quickie search for the women that have very few interested individuals. I believe most men like to increase their odds of success with someone not many people pursue. A good friend of mine from Texas only use to date women whom nobody else showed interest in at all. He then proceeded to treat them however he wanted and they treated him like a king. From what he said, he liked the concept of simply conquering these women. When the conquest was done he had no more use for these women.

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Women that accept men without a profile picture: Probably the shadiest of all men is the man that does not want to put his picture out there. They either fear getting caught or have something to hide. Men that do not put a profile picture up do this simply to be sneaky. I knew some women that developed relationships with men that they found attractive that didn't put their profile up online or on their job. They actually were one of the few people on the staff that didn't have a profile picture up on the site. As it turned out, the man that left his profile picture blank was both married and had children outside his relationship. He was both dodging his baby mama drama and trying to use other names to date new women. All the while he was supposedly trying to work thing out with his wife from whom he was separated. So as a whole, it's a safe bet for women to stay away from men with no profile.

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Women that reveal insecurity quickly: All men and women have some issue that they are insecure about. Everyone has that little something that they would correct about themselves that would make them feel better. The men that deal with online dating primarily look for women with obvious insecurities that they can and do play on for their personal gain. I have one friend that told me in his online dating, that he was whatever the woman wanted him to be. If she looked old, he expresses how young she looked or said "my you aged so gracefully" If she was fat he would say "I love voluptuous women". If she had children he would express his interest in his own kids. He ended up sealing the deal with 80% of the women he met offline from his online antics. In fact, most cases he met them and never really connected with them after the first night.

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Women that state sex as a priority in a profile: Granted, I have a few female friends with as much interest in sex as most men. In fact the women I know that have a libido like men have a higher sex drive that men. In any event, most men look for women with the high sex drive. When a women state that sex is a 9 or more on a scale of 1 to 10 with ten being the highest, the men simply take their shot in the dark at the opportunity. Again, another friend of mine met with a woman that stated her true sexual desires in the profile. He met her and the fulfilled their needs. Unfortunately for her, he wanted nothing more than that experience. She genuinely wanted more. They went their separate ways, and he is still looking for another one, like her to this day. He said it was his best experience. I'm not certain what it was for her

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Women that sends revealing pictures: Now this item can go both ways. Men and women on some dating sites have fun sending revealing pictures. Sometimes women and men are just extraverts. As a whole, I find nothing wrong with revealing pictures. However, I do find issue with someone stating that they are devoutly religious when they are half dressed in there profile and looking for sex. Men look at picture profiles as advertisement. If your profile is selling sex, men will buy it every time. If you are just looking for a little risque fun, I see no issue with stating that up front. Just beware of the men looking for a little more than risque fun when the visit your profile.