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Men Last the Longest in Bed at This Age, According to a New Survey

Men have been handed some ridiculous ideas about how long sex is supposed to last. Movies haven’t helped. Porn definitely hasn’t helped. Because...

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Why Cigarettes Are Turning People On Again, According to Sex Therapists

Smoking is expensive, inconvenient, terrible for you, and now something you usually have to walk half a block away from everyone else to do....

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The Surprising Reason Long-Term Relationships Fall Apart (and How to Prevent It)

Most relationships don’t end with a slamming door. Sometimes they end on a random night, with two people sitting ten feet apart and realizing they...

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Daily Horoscope: September 22, 2026

Virgo season is done — the Sun moves into Libra today. Saturn opposition Mercury ends too. It's a big shift on both fronts.

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The 6 Rudest Tourist Destinations in the World, According to Travelers

If you’ve traveled internationally, you’ve probably experienced this at least once: you leave a country wondering if you personally pissed it off....

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The 2 Things That Can Make or Break Your Relationship, According to Psychology

Most people know what a bad fight looks like. Someone gets defensive, someone says the thing they meant to keep to themselves, and now you’re both...

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Daily Horoscope: September 21, 2026

Two new Mars aspects are pulling in opposite directions today. Mercury sextile Jupiter exact means big thinking is fully backed up.

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The 3-Word Phrase Restaurant Workers Absolutely Hate Hearing

Restaurant workers hear certain phrases and immediately know what customer they’re dealing with. “I’m not one to complain, but…” is up...

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Scientists Tried to Prove Out-of-Body Experiences Are Real. Here’s What Happened.

Out-of-body experiences are one of those things science can explain away until somebody reports seeing something they really shouldn’t have been...

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The ‘Butterfly Effect’ Could Explain Why Your Relationship Is Falling Apart

You didn’t see it coming. No one ever does. One day you’re fine. Months later, you’re sitting across from each other at dinner with nothing to...

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Weekly Horoscope: September 20-September 26

This week has a lot to say about other people, which is inconvenient because other people are usually where things get complicated. Libra season...

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An Athlete Won a Hyrox Race While Pooping Herself. Now Officials Are Changing the Rules.

There’s pushing through discomfort, and then there’s finishing a Hyrox race while actively shi**ing yourself in front of hundreds of people....

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Why You Might Get Drunk Faster This Fall, According to Experts

There’s going to come a moment this autumn when you’re two drinks in and wondering why you feel like you’ve had four. The answer could be the...

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The Biggest Financial Red Flag in Dating Isn’t What You Think

By your 40s, you’ve probably dated enough people to know that a good salary can still come with some very bad decisions. A big paycheck loses some...

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Why More Singles Are Choosing to Stay Single, Even When Love Comes Knocking

The romantic comedy version of this survey would end with all 5,000 respondents finding love. The actual version is more like: thanks, but I already...

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8 Creative Date Night Ideas to Break Out of Your Relationship Rut

Dinner and a movie. Movie and dinner. Maybe dinner, then going home because the movie starts to feel like a lot. If that’s become your date-night...

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Why Kissing Matters More to Your Relationship Than You Realize

Everyone has had a kiss that made them think, “Oh, no.” Maybe you liked the person five seconds earlier. Maybe you were fully prepared to keep...

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Daily Horoscope: September 18, 2026

Mercury opposing Saturn finally lets go today — exhale, the week earned it. But notice what's quietly beginning underneath the relief.

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7 Ways to Stop Obsessing Over Someone Who Doesn’t Want You Back

Getting over a crush should be easy. It’s just a crush. But then you’re lying in bed rereading a three-week-old text and wondering if that emoji...

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Scientists Asked 5,331 People About ‘Body Counts.’ Here’s What They Found.

“Body count” discourse has somehow turned into one of the internet’s favorite ways to make dating even more exhausting. People argue over what...

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The 3 Things Every Relationship Needs to Last, According to a Psychologist

There are a million ways to overthink a relationship. Attachment styles. Love languages. Compatibility quizzes. A late-night Reddit search after one...

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Daily Horoscope: September 17, 2026

Saturn is bearing down on Mercury, but Jupiter just kicked in today. The week is finally starting to give something back.

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‘Musterbation’ Is a Real Psychological Term, and You Might Be Doing It

Before you read another word, think about the rules you’ve made for your own life. Maybe you have to hit a certain career milestone by 35. Maybe...

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7 Dating Mistakes to Avoid After Divorce, According to a Therapist

Getting divorced and dating again are two very different experiences. One ends a relationship. The other drops you into a dating world that probably...

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Bonnie Blue Thinks Cheating Makes Men Better Husbands. Here’s What Experts Have to Say.

OnlyFans creator Bonnie Blue went on Australian radio in 2024 and argued that men should cheat on their wives. In her view, if a man works all day and...

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Daily Horoscope: September 16, 2026

The Moon into Sagittarius this morning lifts the whole emotional register — but Saturn is still building. Use the breathing room.

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BORGs Are the Latest College Drinking Trend, and the First Major Study Is Pretty Grim

Look, binge drinking in college is pretty normal, stupid or not. Lord knows I’ve had my fair share of jungle juice and Four Loko. But BORGs have...

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Daily Horoscope: September 15, 2026

Tuesday tests relationships and judgment, asking us to slow down, question first reactions, and give conversations room to breathe.

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The 5 ‘Smartest’ and ‘Dumbest’ Cities in America, According to a New Study

For many adults, the intellectually interesting part of life seems to drop off a few years after college graduation. The seminars are gone, the random...

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5 Rules for Opening Your Relationship Without Blowing It Up

Opening a relationship can make two otherwise reasonable adults believe they can predict every possible emotion they’re about to have. So they make...

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This Is the ‘Perfect’ Age Gap for a Lasting Relationship. Plan Accordingly.

Age-gap relationships come with a lot of assumptions. The older person is supposed to be stable, established, maybe a little wiser. The younger one...

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What’s the Difference Between Cheating and Having an Affair?

People say “cheating” and “affair” like they mean the same thing, but most of us hear something different when each word comes up. One sounds...

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Daily Horoscope: September 14, 2026

Today is the kind of Monday where everything wants something from you at once. Pick a direction and commit.

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Weekly Horoscope: September 13-September 19

Two things are happening this week, and they don’t have much in common. Tuesday runs deep — Pluto squaring Venus while the Moon moves through...

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The 6 Creepiest Roadside Detours You Can Take Across America This Spooky Season

Some highway exits have a gas station, a Subway, and maybe a weird gift shop where everything’s covered in dust. Others have a fire that’s been...

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This New Dating Tool Lets You Background-Check a Match Before the First Date

Americans are losing an obscene amount of money to people they met online, fell for, and eventually discovered didn’t exist in quite the way they...

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This Common Part of Your Daily Life Could Be Causing Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction is usually thought of as something waiting for men at the end of middle age, right there with back pain and developing a sudden...

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This Weird Period Symptom Can Make Your Teeth Hurt. Here’s Why It Happens.

There are the usual awful signs your period is coming. Waking up with sore boobs. That first twinge of cramps. Feeling absolute rage at the slow...

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5 Signs Your Marriage Is Turning Into More of a Roommate Situation

Most marriages don’t fall apart all at once. It usually starts with smaller things that are easy to explain away. You talk less. Touch less. Plans...

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The Simplest Way to Fix Your Broken Relationship, According to a Psychologist

Couples in long-term relationships know their partners very well. Almost too well. So well, in fact, that it can feel like there isn’t much left to...

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Daily Horoscope: September 11, 2026

Some dates carry their own gravity, and today is one of them — a day to pause and hold in mind. The sky is gentle today.

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The Real Reason You Can’t Stop Thinking About Someone Who Barely Texts You Back

Few things can turn an otherwise functional adult into an overthinking lunatic than an unanswered text. You check your phone, reread the conversation,...

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What to Do First If You Think Your Spouse Is Cheating, According to a Therapist

Suspecting your spouse is cheating is a miserable place to live. You don’t know enough to accuse them, but you’ve noticed small things, and it’s...

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The Pumpkin Spice Craze Has Somehow Reached Fetish Porn. Seriously.

Pumpkin spice has colonized everything. Candles, dog treats, cream cheese, face masks—the flavor profile of a mediocre pie somehow became the smell...

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Daily Horoscope: September 10, 2026

Uranus stationed retrograde today, turning its disruptive energy inward instead of outward. A lot of endings. A lot of beginnings.

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This Is How Long Your Shower Should Actually Be, According to Experts

The average American spends 16 minutes in the shower. Dermatologists say five to ten is the max. An environmental scientist says three. No one will...

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This Diet Could Make You Look Hotter and Smell Better. Here’s How It Works.

Vegans. You either love them or you want to run as soon as they start talking. Science just gave them one more thing to be smug about—and this time,...

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5 Ways to Be Happier Without Trying So Hard, According to Psychology

Wanting to be happy is the most human thing there is. The research on how to actually get there is both obvious and counterintuitive. A new paper in...

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Daily Horoscope: September 9, 2026

The Moon moves into Virgo midmorning, and the Moon-Venus sextile keeps the day's warmth running all the way through.

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Daily Horoscope: September 8, 2026

Moon trine Saturn grounds the morning with structural confidence, and Moon conjunction Jupiter opens the afternoon with warmth.

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