Relationships

Valentine’s Day decoded

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Valentine’s Day is coming up, whether you like it or not. And let’s be honest, guys, most of you don’t. V-Day brings with it some serious pressure for you to go all Ryan Gosling on your girl, building her a house with your bare hands or dropping a million roses from the sky or some such unrealistic romantic gesture, and that can be scary. Read more

Study: Men spend more when there are less available women

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A new study from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management says that men spend more as a means of distinguishing themselves as potential mates when there are less women around. Let the money-as-genital-size discussion begin! Read more

Who are you dressing to impress?

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(Hint: The answer *should* be “the author of this post.”) It’s said that a girl dresses for one of two audiences. Staring in her closet each morning, a girl decides who she wants to impress that day – other girls, or guys. Read more

VIDEO: Why men and women can never be just friends

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Independent filmmakers Jesse Budd and Patrick Romero went to Utah State’s campus looking for conclusive evidence on if men and women can be friends. But when he asked men and women individually if they thought men could be friends, the answers reveal pretty conclusively that…yeah, not so much. Read more

VIDEO: A beautifully shot ghetto brawl with a fat woman beating down a guy

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This clip looks like a Tyler Perry movie I’d never watch but apparently, it’s legit. The premise: a fight with a big woman taking down a frail, pretty boy-ish guy with a weak pimphand. And it’s filmed like an artsy Vimeo film. I don’t know what to believe. Read more

How to compliment a girl the right way

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You’re sitting on the couch when your girlfriend/wife/roommate you’re secretly in love with comes into the living room all dressed up and looking uh-mazing. Your mouth drops open, and…nothing. You don’t know what to say, because you don’t want to accidentally stick your foot in your mouth with an ill-received compliment. Read more

VIDEO: New TLC show ‘Virgin Diaries’ horrifically reveals what two virgins kissing looks like

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Two virgins kiss for the first time. It’s not a setup for a mediocre joke you might find on a Geocities site but rather what TLC, the definitive cable channel for glorified freak shows, is hoping you’ll tune in to with their new show Virgin Diaries. This preview clip shows two virgins kissing for the ... Read more

VIDEO: Male R&B singers need to have a little more self-respect

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We always hear about women in popular media who go back to cheating or abusive men. But what about the gentlemen of 90s R&B who seemingly forgive women over everything and beg and plead for them at every term? Here’s to you heroes with this supercut from Nerve.com. Read more

Florida man ruins threesome by throwing several TVs at his wife

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Fair or not, the one guy-two girl threesome is popularly considered to be the ultimate fantasy. So when it’s in your grasp, don’t be like Jorge Silva, accused of breaking up a threesome by throwing a TV at his wife. Read more

VIDEO: Man proposes to girlfriend on Delta flight because, you know, how romantic

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When I think of places that encourage love, I definitely think of a crowded flight via a crappy commercial carrier. But I’m just a hopeless romantic like that. Read more

VIDEO: This is some dude proposing to his girlfriend at #occupywallstreet

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Regardless of the good intentions of the Occupy Wall Street movement, I think most would agree the actual events going on in downtown NYC are..well, kind of worthless. And now, some guy has proposed to his ladyfriend and filmed it for YouTube. Here’s the video. Read more