Monthly Archives: February 2011

Dear One Guy: do guys get PMS?

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Dear One Guy, I’ve noticed that my boyfriend acts very moody around the same time each month. It’s almost as if he has PMS, and it really scares me! Have you ever heard of this? What things are most likely to stress a guy out, physically and mentally? STARTLED, 24. Startled, I’m going to let…

Dear One Guy: I’m jealous of my boyfriend’s female friends

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Dear One Guy, I’ve been dating a great guy for about three months. He has a lot of female friends, and I tend to get super insecure when he talks to them or hangs out with them. Is this bad? Should I be suspicious? He has never shown signs of cheating on me, but I’m not sure what…

Dear One Guy: I’m “in Serious Like” with a Married Guy

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Dear One Guy, I’ve been nuts about this guy since high school. We reconnected after many years, but now he’s married. I know he’s into me. He says he’s getting a divorce, but I kind of feel bad making any moves until he has the papers signed and in his hand. What do you think…

Domestic Diva 101: how to safely clean your house

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I remember when I moved into my first apartment. It was one big room. I insisted that everybody refer to it as an apartment; “studio” was not acceptable. I was happy, SO proud. The same day I went shopping for cleaning supplies at the local supermarket. I figured the more cleaning solutions I get, the cleaner…

Donate for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week to win CDs, T-shirts or the Holly Pinafore Cartoon book!

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If there’s anyone who wants to help stop eating disorders, it’s my dear friend Mimi Kates. Mimi Kates is the kind, soft-spoken and very generous founder of the Dressing Room Project, a non-profit women’s body image initiative that aims to help prevent eating disorders. She is also a talented contemporary folk musician who puts her…

How your thoughts affect your metabolism

Photo Credit: Flickr Creative Commons Users Kat Johnston / Sanura Sakai

If there’s one thing that really annoys me, it’s turning on the television and seeing self-righteous nutritionists on the news wagging a finger at the camera, saying, “don’t eat this, because it’ll make you fat,” and “eat this, but don’t eat that.” Oy. It makes me want to jump through the TV screen and yell…