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My First Time As a 16-year old Theater Geek
Female • 16 • Washington, DCBetween my excessive love of eyeliner, his vintage band t-shirts, and our matching giant headphones, we were a pair made in alterna-heaven. Dylan was a year ahead of me in our small private school, and quietly mysterious. He was my indie hero in a sea of Lacoste polos
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Should I relive my painful breakup or never see my ex again?
Each week, the inbox of our venerable advice columnist, Miss Information, is flooded with queries. And although she makes a valiant effort, she cannot answer them all. To deal with the surplus, we've decided to turn to you. So, don your spectacles and help this woman out. You can give her advice in
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How Zooey Deschanel (Almost) Ruined My Sex Life
Some people blame their romantic failures on their parents, or on magazines that promote unhealthy body images, or on misogynistic rap lyrics. I blame Zooey Deschanel.
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Savage Love: Parents with weird sex fantasies and earlobe pulling
I am a twenty-two-year-old college grad who has been living at home for the last year. My parents are divorced, so I've gone back and forth from one place to the other. The other day, I was using my father's computer, and the history came up on the search engine. It turns out that while I am in the
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People worry about STDs most on Mondays
After the weekend partying, comes the Monday worrying. That's what a new study conducted by researchers at Maastricht University in The Netherlands claims. Researchers kept track of website visits to a Dutch site called SOATEST, which educates and advises the public on STD testing and other matters
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Miss Information: How much does my friend's boyfriend have to suck before I'm allowed to say something?
Dear Miss Information,
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Miss Information: Creepy guys keep hitting on me. How can I make them stop?
Have a question? Email missinfo@nerve.com. Letters may be edited for length, content, and clarity. Dear Miss Information,
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Kate Winslet's Son Already Wondering if He's Gay At Age 7
When she's not busy saving billionaire's mothers from house fires, Kate Winslet is busy raising awesome kids. Check out this anecdote Winslet recently shared with V magazine about her seven-year-old son, Joe: "I like the diversity that my children are exposed to every day. I love the way their brai
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Man Ordered to Pay Wife $14,000 For Withholding Sex During Marriage
A fifty-one-year-old Frenchman was ordered to pay his ex-wife 10,000 Euros, or about $14,000, in damages for a mostly absent sex life during their marriage. Apparently, France's civil code contains an article that states married couples must agree to a "shared communal life." A judge interpreted th
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Miss Information: Is It Wrong to Break Up With a Guy Because I Don't Like the Way He Smells?
Dear Miss Info,
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Miss Information: I can't stand my boyfriend's female best friend. What do I do?
Dear Miss Information,
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Sex Advice From Emily Mortimer
Our Idiot Brother opens this weekend. Emily Mortimer (Match Point, Shutter Island) plays the rich, uptight sister to Paul Rudd's stoned goofball. We sat down with Emily and talked to her about crushes and tipsy courtship. Who's better in bed, British people or Americans?
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Drink This Cocktail: The Watermelon Gimlet
Each week,we visit a New York City bar and chat about drinks and the people who drink them. A simple recipe follows!Yana, bar manager at Peels So why is this the one drink everyone should drink this weekend? Because it's supper in a glass. Watermelon and basil are really in season, and those fla
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Beautiful People Make You Less Likely to Buy Clothes
Bad news for beautiful sales associates. New research has shown that customers are less likely to spend money in a store where attractive employees and fellow shoppers are either wearing or considering purchasing the same items.