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The Truth About Internet Dating

Check out this cartoon depicting one guy’s thoughts about online dating. It starts out on a positive note — the girl he’s been chatting with says she’ll go on a date with him, and he even gets some virtual tongue action via instant messenger. Things seem to be going well enough, as they take a ride on a ferris wheel, go to the movies, have a picnic in the park, go to bed together…and then, you realize the guy is dreaming. This is so true about online dating. Since you haven’t met any of the people, you can imagine them however you want (with a face like Casey Affleck and a voice like Pierce Brosnan). You can visualize your life with them until you meet them. Then, you see that they completely suck or can’t hold a conversation or don’t look like their pictures at all. “[Dating is] like buying a CD, only if you like the CD, you have to call the store and see if they’ll let you keep it. And if you don’t like it, you have to call the store and tell them why,” one of my friends told me. That’s why I illegally download music. [I Am Bored] Keep reading »

Top Five Words Of Love From R&B Singers

We totally love cheesy, awesome, dancey R&B songs, especially when we listen closely to the lyrics and crack up. Usher’s “Love In This Club” provided much joy with the line, “I want to bag you like some groceries,” but it’s time to call attention to some other poetic words of love and lust from R&B MCs. Here are five of our favorite lines…

5. “Now your body’s got me feelin’ like spending/With a backroom I could come to live in/And your hair weave looking kind of pretty/The way you back it up on me baby/Lord have mercy.” — R. Kelly, “Feelin’ On Yo Booty”, TP-2.com
R. Kelly has a thing for big butts, especially on the dance floor. This particular lady has a butt that R. Kelly would like to move into. It doesn’t hurt that her hair weave is looking nice too. If I was this woman, I would be concerned, because we have all heard about what R. Kelly likes to do with butts he likes. Just sayin’.

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Poll: Would You Still Work If You Married A Millionaire?

Cary Tennis, who writes an advice column for Salon.com, has a really doozy on his hands. “A”, 27, writes that she has a B.A. in English and a Masters from Oxford University; she considers herself smart and ambitious, but after graduating, she met and fell in love with a man who revealed to her after they had gotten engaged that he had inherited $3 million. Since then, “I’ve had a very weird time trying to explain to friends, without really saying what’s involved, that we do not have to work. And I’m also having a weird time with what I should do with myself.” In the meantime, the couple talks about moving to Mexico, drinks a lot of beer, and watches movies. She’s wondering what she should do with her life since she can basically “do anything.”

Cate Sevilla at DollyMix.tv wonders if you would still work if you married a millionaire? Personally, I would, because having a ton of money may mean it’s harder to be bored, but it makes it easier for you to be boring, especially if you don’t do anything that defines you beyond being a millionaire’s wife. But what do you think? Keep reading »

Love Vandal: Parents Need Love, Too

Have you seen graffiti that’s kind of sweet (even if it is against the law)? Send us a pic at tips@thefrisky.com. Keep reading »

The Pitfalls: Breaking Up (With His Family) Is Hard To Do

There’s no doubt that breaking up with anyone is a crappy, painful rite on par with Chinese water torture. You put so much into the relationship, and for whatever reasons, it just doesn’t work out. You lose your lover, you lose your friend. But, forget about the man in the equation for a second, and think about all the other hours you put into “making it work.” No, not with him—with his family. When you’re in love, you take in everything that comes attached to the boy, and I’m not talking about his penis: you also adopt his cracky sisters, creepy brothers, horny uncles, his divorced parents who bad mouth each other, precocious nephews who finger paint your brand new silk cami at family BBQs—you know, the whole extended family gamut. As if having to deal with your own annoying brood isn’t enough. Keep reading »

Dealbreaker: The Bad Speller

It was our third date before Chris brought me back to his apartment. He was a writer as well, which should have been an immediate red flag. Our relationship was bound to see its demise surely brought on by rabid insecurity leading to competition, some hate sex and then ultimately an anti-climactic break up. But I ignored the little voice in my head and went out with him anyhow. Something about beggars and choosers. Keep reading »

For The Week Of June 2-8, 2008

Virgo (August 23 – September 22)

As fate would have it, you’re born under the sign of the perfectionist wannabe and can spend days mentally flogging yourself for the slightest errors in your decision-making. So, be careful when given all sorts of offers at the office. Whatever you do, celebrate the one that brings you money; ignore the one that can lead you to removing your clothes.

Libra (September 23 – October 22)

The hottest thing you have to turn on the boys this week? Your big set of morals. Seems out of all your tricks, none will be great and powerful as the way you stand up for the underdog and fight the fight for what you believe. Go ahead, release your anger and take that high road. When you get to the top, trust they’ll be someone ready to be your bottom.

Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)

It’s karmic payback time. This means the universe is going to tallying the score and see if you’re a saint or a sinner. Depending on where you place, the magnitude of your prize will correspond. Of course, knowing you, your hands have been in all sorts of naughty places, which means one twisted surprise headed your way.

Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)

You and your honey can expect a period of hungering for each other like savage animals, with his electric rod of love lighting up your life in ways never imagined. The only catch, both your flaky sides will be out and killing the timing. Luckily, the job, when done, will be so good that the lulls in-between will keep you giddy.

Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)

Boredom is optional. If you find yourself sinking deeper into the shadows of your demons, stop it. Instead, get your ass to the gym and sweat it out. Pump up those endorphins and drench your body in pheromones. After all, if your attitude will be less than spectacular, might as well rely on the old tricks of Mother Nature to get yourself some.

Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)

Reconnecting with an old friend will warm the cockles of your heart and have you seeing life as you once loved it isn’t gone forever, but has transformed. So, just when you think you were settling down and losing it, in comes salvation. To reclaim the youth that you still have to burn, jump onto the spontaneity bandwagon and let it take you were it may.

Pisces (February 19 – March 20)

A new beginning is yours, but the deal is you have to end another thing first. Even if you just mentally make a note of whatever you have to end, as in a nasty habit of any sort, the universe will be willing to make you that exchange on credit…which means, you better live up to your end of the bargain if you want positive karma to keep playing on your side.

Aries (March 21 – April 19)

Your flirty nature goes wild, attracting new and zany characters into your life. Sure, you can’t take most of them seriously, but they’ll entertain nonetheless and come with all sorts of talents you can exploit. So, who cares what the circumstances are, let these men worship you and do all your necessary handy work — and you can define “handy work” on whatever terms you choose.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20)

Your love is god and it needs proper worship. Yes, this is your time to stop the martyr routine, picking up the scraps and trying to make it work for you. Enough of the bargain mentality when it comes to romance, it’s completely passé. However, to get satisfaction means putting out the work too — and for you, this could start with losing that bad habit lying next to you.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20)

Luckily you’re a gal born with so many talents and personalities that you always have a back up plan. Be ready to launch a new one as you mind calls anarchy on your body and has the two sides fighting for control. Happily, this will be way more comedic than tragic, but prepare, you’ll be running all about town with your panties in a bunch.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22)

No matter where you go, the past will haunt you. Seems nothing new can erase the old and it’ll consume you until you get on your hands and knees and start praying for a release…or you pick up the phone and call that person that has been enslaving your libido and mind. Astrologically, they’ll be happy to hear from you, drama queen.

Leo (July 23 – August 22)

If you’re attached, realize the Siamese twin routine is played and no one is having any fun being dragged or doing the dragging around town. So, if you want any passion, separate and do your own thing. Creating time to miss each other not only will do wonders for your sex life, but it’ll give you twice the gossip to talk about. Yes, a win-win solution for everyone!

The Top 5 Words You Should Never Say On A First Date

First dates are awkward. You don’t know if the chemistry will be there or what to wear or even what to talk about. But there are a few things you definitely shouldn’t mention. Inspired by The Dating Lame and a bad date who described Iggy Pop’s sweat as “glistening rock nectar” (über icky) here are The Frisky‘s Top 5 Words You Should Never Ever Say On A First Date:

5. Ex-boyfriend. Been there, done that, now you’re trying to date someone else. Tell the sob story to someone who cares about you already and give this new guy the chance to earn the same status. Keep reading »

So I’m Engaged: Meet The Parents

As I said in a previous column, I have anxiety about people having fun and getting along, not just at my wedding, but in life. I’m a little uptight, to say the least. I worry terribly about what people close to me think — though I don’t care too much what people who don’t know me think (for example, yesterday I was wearing a dress which just exposed a teeny bit of my albeit lacy bra, and the only people whose opinion about that I was concerned with were my coworkers, not, like, the lady who makes my salad at Au Bon Pain). I really want everyone to have a blast at my wedding, but this whole engagement situation has brought up another issue that is causing me some anxiety — having M.’s parents meet mine. The whole notion gives me such butterflies, you’d think my parents and his parents were horrible freaks that should never mesh. That’s hardly true, of course. I’m going to have to get over this neurosis soon, because it’s about time everyone meets — our families are about to be blended, after all. Keep reading »

The Bad Girlfriend Hides Her Vices

When I was a teenager, I hid all of my vices from my mom and dad. My high school boyfriend snuck in and out of our house so they wouldn’t know I was having sex, I kept perfume and eye drops in a boot in the garage so I wouldn’t smell and look so stoned when I walked in, and once I even hid my jeans in the backyard when I came home so drunk I peed my pants while trying to open the front door. For the most part, mom and dad remained oblivious to my shady behavior. (Except, sadly, my mom found the pee pants in the backyard before I could wake up, and threw them in my face. And a nosy neighbor once squealed to her about strange boys jumping out the window. Also, sorry, mom. I do hope I don’t have a daughter like me.)
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