The perfect picnic date

Dates. I believe most dates go well unless they're not planned and you end up at an Applebee's. And I'm not THAT opposed to Applebee's if you don't act all: "Well that's weird they lost my...

1 Girl, 12 Guys: A speed dating tell all

Ever been curious about speed dating? Me too. So when my friend, Jessica, mentioned she was going, I told her she had to spill every single detail following the event. And here's what happened......

What has your mom taught you about love?

Yes, the chubby cat in the photo with only one eye visible is me. It was Halloween and I was...a cat. Thanks, mom. But really, how convincingly good did I look? Mother's Day is just around the...

Never Trust a Guy Who...

Doesn't have a job and isn't actively pursuing one. Do you really want to pay for everything? Because you're going to. Also, what are your goals and dreams? Is it sitting on the couch playing video...

May must-haves

Happy May! Since it's the start of a new month, and I really like you guys, I thought I'd share something new. I present to you...Ms. May! All mah single ladies and ladies in looove, anticipate a...

Have you ever said "I love you first" ?

Have you ever said "I love you" first? Even when I knew I was in love long before "I love you's" were exchanged, and the words drifted to the tip of my tongue on several occasions, I held back....

Romance 2.0

Okay, I'm going to be real with you right now: romance has changed. And girl, don't even act like you didn't know. Gone are the days when dating was a mystery...when you knew nothing about a person...

Thom Yorke Gives Love Advice

If you haven't heard of Rookie Mag's Ask a Grown Man Series, well, then you're welcome! In their latest installment, Thom Yorke (of Radiohead) and Nigel Godrich of Atoms of Peace answer burning...

How to tell you're a booty call...

Follow the dots, and remember, BE HONEST! Wasn't this fun? And remember, just because he's happy to run into you at the grocery store doesn't make up for the fact you don't know much about him. Be...

Do you have memories that haunt you?

Do you ever feel haunted by relationships in your past? Even if they weren't relationships, even if you just dated for a few weeks, or had a bad blind date, do you ever have painfully haunting...

Do you have memories that haunt you?

Do you ever feel haunted by relationships in your past? Even if they weren't relationships, even if you just dated for a few weeks, or had a bad blind date, do you ever have painfully haunting...

An unexpected reunion...

A must-watch! Although this is an advertisement for clothing (Free People, no, I'm not getting paid for this), it's a beautiful and mesmerizing short about a budding love story featuring GIRLS star...

Love Story No. 10: When the person you love is living another life

I’ve always been a writer. Even when I was little I would make picture books, and as soon as I learned how to write, I started filling the white spaces around the pictures with words. I’d draw...

Best Movies About Love of All Time

I don't think you're ready for this jelly list of the best movies about love of ALL time, in my opinion of course. So pick up some cake pops, make a Trader Joe's pizza, and watch these this...

Lingerie Giveaway (CLOSED)

Madame Liberty teamed up with BWB for Valentine's Day and are giving one lucky BWB reader this gorgeous lingerie set! For a chance to win this lingerie set, all YOU have to do is leave a comment...

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Black History Month! And I guess Valentine's Day... It's a real pity I'm JUST seeing these amazing cards. There's even one for the haters (see below), yay! Anyway, as a person who genuinely...

Is love at first sight possible?

There they were: five gorgeous babes all in white tee's devouring burgers -- I was in aw. I was flustered. I was gawking at a free poster featuring the Backstreet Boys eating Burger King Whoppers...

Definitely trust a guy who...

I know ya'll love the "Never Trust A Guy Who..." series, but in an effort to not sound so negative Nancy Drew in my effort to help you date the right people, I want you to stop focusing on the bad...

How to meet the parents for the first time

So it’s time to meet your S/O’s parents. Clearly, you don’t want to fuck it up by being an impolite, poorly dressed, bore. I don’t want you to fail, and I KNOW you don’t want you to fail. There are...

What's love to you?

I watched this video and it got me thinking about what love means and a pair of aviators I misplaced that I should find and possibly start wearing indoors. Possibly. Is life ultimately about being...

Love Story No. 9: Being bold and making a move

A story about a guy who made a move on his dream girl... I found her: my dream girl. It was love at first sight, if such a thing exists. She sat at a crowded bar in Los Angeles with two of her...

The definition of love

I love/am emotionally attached to a lot of things: Chapstick, socks with non-slip pads on their underside, wooden hangers because they make me feel special, new pillows and celebrity meltdowns, but...

New Year's Resolutions for 2013

It's almost New Year's Eve! What are you doing? Watching the ball drop and eating pot stickers in your PJs or getting white girl wasted in Vegas? More importantly, are you making a resolution? I...

How to be more than Facebook friends

Photo by Wildfox What’s great about Facebook is that you have every hot guy/girl in the world in the palm of your hand, literally. You can browse your friends friends and even the friends of their...

12 Days of Christmas

'Tis the season to get fresh! No? Yeah... Join me on Facebook as I count down the 12 days of Christmas with naughty advice for you and your bf/gf, a stranger or that person you're eyeing. So ladies...

Never trust a girl who...

Photo source: unknown Is a slob: You know when you meet someone who seems super put-together, and then you go in their apartment and it looks like T.J.Maxx after Black Friday? Don’t trust her; even...

Love Story No. 8: love vs. lust

I met Stranger when I was a wee sophomore at college, right after transferring 3000 miles to a new school. I had left my boyfriend at home, believing we could make the incredibly long-distance...

Being authentic in a relationship

The Man's Guide To Love #78 from themansguidetolove on Vimeo. Do you agree that authenticity is one of the most important things in a relationship? Why or why not and has it worked for you like it...

Things newly single people need to get over

Did you know that having a fear of being single is an actual condition? It’s called anuptaphobia. It’s what those people who go back and forth between “single,” “it’s complicated” and “in a...

How to tell someone ?we are never ever getting back together?