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5 Ways Cuddling Makes Us Healthier

April 21, 2013 By Kate Bartolotta 5 Comments

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Touch releases oxytocin, which makes us feel better. But can hugging make us better human beings?

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Libido Challenged? Try a Daily Dose of Sex

March 28, 2013 By Lori Lothian 8 Comments

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A wife makes a deal with her husband to try having sex every day for 20 days.

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Eight Reasons I Love Men

February 14, 2013 By Paul Kidwell Leave a Comment

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Paul Kidwell meditates on some of the things that make men worthy of love.

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A Perfect Test

December 4, 2012 By Michael Copperman 1 Comment

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A San Francisco native travels to the Mississippi Delta for lessons on another America.

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16 Ways to Not Be a Shit Guy

September 12, 2012 By Mike Nicholson 51 Comments

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Mike Nicholson has some rules that remind him where that line is.

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