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He's not quite divorced, but when did that ever stop anyone?
Usher's divorce from his wife of two years, Tameka Foster Raymond, has been pretty nasty for a while now, and now it seems the 31-year-old R&B singer is salving his wounds in the arms of everyone's arm candy of the moment, Rihanna. Last we heard, Usher had released a new single, "Papers," that sounds like it's all about his divorce, but he's refusing to sign the papers and finalize the split. Now sources tell the ever-reliable National Enquirer that he's been calling and texting 21-year-old Rihanna nonstop for the past month.
"Usher has been making moves on Rihanna … Read More
Romance rules for the digital age.
Technology has fundamentally changed the way we seek, nurture, and experience intimacy. Beyond the coy status updates, drunken emails and occasional sexting, we find soulmates on dating sites, we send "I <3 U's" with our thumbs, we fight over IM, make up over email, then go on Facebook to announce to the world our renewed devotion. Gadgets have enhanced our love lives, but they also enable mixed messages, vague sentiments and other bits of intentional or unintentional confusion. Texting Your Way To Love
The questions around protocol are endless: Should I text him or email him? She sounds sad … Read More
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Angry fiancé hires a plane to fly a warning to basketball player.
Retired NBA star Reggie Miller has apparently crossed the wrong fashion heir.
After reports of a sexting affair between Miller and Ali Kay, the fiancée of Alex von Furstenberg (son of designer Diane von Furstenberg), the latter took to the skies with a very public accusation this past Saturday. Read: Text Message Flirting For Beginners
According to TMZ, the younger Furstenberg hired a small plane to fly over Southern Californian beaches with an attached sign that read, "Reggie Miller Stop Pursuing Married Women."
We wonder what Kay thinks of this expensive stunt. After all, if the reports are … Read More
How dating has changed in five years, exploring sexual fantasies and more.
Love Bytes: Four must-click sex, love and relationship links.
What do your sexual fantasies say about you? [Lemondrop]
As the saying goes, the biggest sex organ is your brain. No love life, no matter how sweet, is complete without a little imagination. That's where fantasies come into play. But what do your fantasies "mean?" We asked three sexperts...
Boyfriend starts texting your friend, should you be worrying? [Tres Sugar]
Why sex may be more desirable to men than it is for women [Huffington Post]
Four Ways Dating Has Changed [Limelife]
Have you considered the past five … Read More
How to use your cell phone to start or spice up a relationship.
These days, women need to be technologically savvy not only for work, but also for their love lives. In today's dating world, men aren't limiting themselves to calling us. Instead, we've come to expect a flirtatious text or two after a date. If you hit it off, you might even take it to the next level of "sexting"—exchanging sexy images and texts.
Texting is a return to written language as a means of flirting—albeit with a modern twist. For most of the 20th century, besides the occasional love note, our means of romantic expressions were limited to … Read More
Jessica Simpson may have been secretly in contact with singer John Mayer.
Tony Romo's breakup with Jessica Simpson seems to have come from left field (er, wrong sport). After all, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback did unceremoniously dump the star the day before her 29th birthday. Now, new details from Hollyscoop.com offer up a possible cause.
According to the gossip site, Jess may have secretly kept in touch with ex-flame singer-songwriter John Mayer. The two had dated briefly in 2006, but Romo apparently discovered text messages from Mayer in Jessica's phone after he flew into L.A. for her recent birthday.
"They were hanging out and he picked up her phone … Read More
Sex studies, kissing mistakes and why guys cheat in the summer.
Love Bytes: 5 must-click sex, love and relationship links.
7 new scientific studies about sex. [Asylum]
Sex, like all affectionate physical contact, elevates the level of the hormone oxytocin, which causes general happiness in both genders. But women get an added bonus from sexual activity, as a study has shown that exposure to semen will help quell depression.
4 things you shouldn't do when kissing. [Marie Claire]
Guys tend to cheat more often in the sumer. Here's why. [Cosmopolitan]
Why it may be bad to love your kids more than your husband. [Momlogic]
A true story on why … Read More
From Michael Jackson to texting, YourTango truly had it all this week.
Welcome summer!
Yes, we realize summer technically started also two weeks ago, but really isn't the 4th of July the real start of summer?
YourTango this week was busy helping you with technology to marriage to death and everything in between. But in case you were too busy planning that Independence Day picnic, here's this week's best from YourTango.
Feature: 7 Ways To Tell If He Plans To Marry You
Quick and simple ways to tell if he's really into you.
Feature: Perfection Undone: The Day My Husband Died
Grab the tissues before reading this one.
Plus bad reasons to hook up, texting while dating and what to do with momma's boys.
Some days you roll out of bed and have dozens of dynamite ideas for articles. And some days you roll out of bed and are so bitterly disappointed in Team USA soccer that you really can't really imagine how anything in world matters enough to write about it. But you're a professional and little things like Team USA soccer blowing a 2 – 0 halftime lead aren't supposed to affect your work. Meh! That being said, I really didn't have enough in the tank for a regular post this morning, instead you get links.
