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Cat Pause proudly describes herself as "fat", can live with euphemisms like "curvy", "chunky" or "chubby", but baulks at what she believes are value-laden labels such as "overweight" or "obese"....
With Valentine's Day on its merry way, we wanted to get the real deal on marriage - in a nutshell. Here's how 18 women boil down modern matrimony. By Holly Corbett, REDBOOK."Blessing." - Stephanie Cancellieri, 34"Disney-esque." - Jessica M. Evans, via Facebook"Chal...
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Send him one of these messages, and he'll be at the door before you can say, "see you later, honey." By Holly Corbett, REDBOOK.1. "I'm trying on bras but I need a second opinion."2. "Waiting for you at home: beer, chips, and best of all, me!" - Nicole Hennelly...
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Networks, whether superfast mobile broadband, wifi or a combination of both, are helping add pizzazz to new mobile products as the rapid evolution in smartphone and tablet design slows to a trickle. The world's fastest smartphone, new "phablets" - sized between a...
Read moreLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Arnold Schwarzenegger may be one of the world's biggest action stars but the former governor of California says violence in films is entertainment and should not be linked to tragic events like the Connecticut school shooting in which 20 children died. The star of films ...
Read more"I'm not sure if I even have any condoms," Harry said, riffling through a box underneath his bed. "What?" I said, sitting up in a tangle of sheets. "How is that possible?"...
Read moreWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Since Republicans took control of the House of Representatives, they have introduced by their own count 30 bills to get rid of or gut the law they call "Obamacare," bearing titles such as the "Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act," the "repeal the Job kil...
Read moreBy Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - For a pathogen with such a short history, the mysterious new virus killing people in the Middle East and Europe has already had an amazing array of names. It first surfaced last year as "human betacoronavirus 2c EMC", but...
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by QuickieChick Laurel House"There are no good guys in my city." "All of the guys I meet are idiots." "Every decent marriage-material man is already married!" "Why is every single guy such a player?"… Sound familiar? It's so easy to blame your location,...
Ask most of us what we look for in a romantic partner and we'll answer something like, "Chemistry!" or "Attraction!" or "Magic!" or "Sparks!" Of course, the majority of us also want a mate who is kind, has a sense of humor, has things in common with us, a...
With Valentine's Day on its merry way, we wanted to get the real deal on marriage - in a nutshell. Here's how 18 women boil down modern matrimony. By Holly Corbett, REDBOOK."Blessing." - Stephanie Cancellieri, 34"Disney-esque." - Jessica M. Evans, via Facebook"Chal...
By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - The long-awaited, controversial new edition of the bible of psychiatry can be characterized by many numbers: its 947 pages, its $199 price tag, its more than 300 maladies (from "dependent personality disorder" and "voyeuristic disorder" to &q...
Read moreWhile I had hoped for more happy inquisitive reaction, I mostly got a full dose of, "But you had it all, Gayle!" "Are you crazy?" and "How will you survive?" My favorite was, "But you were so successful!" Yes, I was, but I was now on my way to being even more ...
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Hospitals have procedures and alerts in place to deal with practically anything that could possibly go wrong: "Code Red" for fire, "code blue" for medical emergencies, and "code white" for behavioral disturbances, to name a few. But the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio has intr...
Read more"Cap the Tap" is a perfect example of the doublespeak that Big Food and Big Soda often employ. The carefully calculated veneer of wanting to be "part of the solution" and "offering choices" to consumers is negated by efforts like this one, which basically paints tap wat...
Read moreBy Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - For a pathogen with such a short history, the mysterious new virus killing people in the Middle East and Europe has already had an amazing array of names. It first surfaced last year as "human betacoronavirus 2c EMC", but...
Read moreHere's the thing: You know your MIL might not be so easy to get along with (you're heard some crazy stories from your friends), but what about your FIL? Here, Nesties reveal what it's really like with their FILs.By Heather Morgan Shott for TheNest.com"My FIL still intimidates me....
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Sometimes people are truly sorry for what they have done to hurt someone else but can't convey it. The following techniques require five minutes and works almost every time.1. Make Your Apology Bigger than the CrimeDon't attempt to diminish your mistake by offering a lame apology or excuse...
How one writer makes room for sex in her schedule - every single day. By Agnes Dawson Recently I was having lunch with two married friends when the subject of sex came up, specifically an analysis of vibrators. "I don't use one," I said. "But without a sex toy, how do you get off...
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Read moreEveryone's relationship is just as messed up as everyone else's.By Natasha Burton1. The "I Did Something Wrong but Instead of Admitting It I'm Going to Be Mad at You" Fight."I can't believe you washed the pink sock with my white jeans! What the hell! Oh wait, I did...
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Photo by: Reuters Rep. John Boehner is so prone to crying on Capitol Hill that he's often been dubbed "Weeper of the House." But, he said on "60 Minutes" in 2010, "I'm comfortable in my own skin. And everybody who knows me knows that I get emotional about certain t...
We spend so much time trying to figure out how to get through to the men in our lives that we figured, why not just ask? Next time you're ready for a little something different, trot out one of these man-approved lines and see where it gets you! By Holly Corbett, REDBOOK."I love when you d...
The body knows way before we do when it needs a break. And we as a culture need to start listening. We need to encourage "no-excuse" breaks, mental health days and most of all, saying "no."...
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"These jeans were only $30!" "No, I don't care that your feet are on the coffee table." White lies don't doom a marriage, right? "We don't want to upset, annoy or scare our spouse, so it's easier to lie," says biological anthropologist Helen Fisher, ...
