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    John Ortved, Single-ish, Glamour Magazine

    John Ortved, Single-ish, Glamour Magazine

  • 5 Myths About Guys and Porn

    By John Ortved, Glamour magazine Recently, something has bothered me about the series Entourage. "The fact that it's not as good as it used to be?" you ask. And the answer would be "Yes," but that's not the only thing. My problem is Sasha Grey.

  • The Sexiest Hobbies a Woman Can Have

    By John Ortved, Glamour magazine Hanging out at a bar last night, I started talking to the girls at the next table. We were at Ted's Collision, my favorite watering hole in Toronto, which happens to have a pool table (and plays great music, like Motorhead, all the time). I suggested we go play, but

  • 4 Deal-Breakers That Aren’t

    By John Ortved, Glamour magazineLast week, we looked at the case ("case," I love how I think I'm a detective!) of a young woman whose BF seemed to think her bad credit score was a deal-breaker. I thought this was no big deal. Many of you disagreed-a theme, in fact, in my life: John presumes things a

  • What Do Guys Really Think of Virgins?

    By John Ortved, Glamour magazineI have a question I'm almost embarrassed to ask, but I'd like to know the truth. I've grown up with a chronic illness. It's nothing contagious, but when I go out, I have to use a wheelchair. I just turned 26, and I have never been asked out on a date. I'm a virgin. No

  • Do You Have a Set Number of Dates Before You'll Sleep With a Guy?

    I spent Friday at my friend Jamie's apartment. I was hung over, the new Arcade Fire album was playing, and we were plotting our weekend when she asked me a funny question. She has been seeing a new guy, and she wanted to know how many dates they should have before she sleeps with him. I gave her the

  • Do You Like it When a Guy Fights for You?

    By John Ortved, Glamour magazineHave you ever been out with a guy, maybe your BF, maybe just a date, and another dude acted inappropriately toward you? Did your guy tell him off? Did you take care of it, or just shrug it off? Did he go after the guy? I've never really understood this last response-w

  • Hooking Up: 5 Rules for Booty Calls

    By John Ortved, Glamour magazineYesterday I wrote about a friend of mine who responded to a booty call from a guy she really likes (jury is out on whether he feels the same way…though his behavior certainly indicates that he doesn't). The post got me thinking that maybe we need some guidelines for

  • What Does It Mean When A Guy Calls You "Cute"?

    By John Ortved, Glamour magazineDear Single John,I need helping dissecting compliments. Guys always call me "cute" and it makes me think of a puppy or a two-year old. In fact, in a bar just last night a guy tapped me on the shoulder said "sorry to interrupt but my friend and I think you're cute as h

  • How to Deal With a Controlling Guy

    By John Ortved, Glamour magazine Dear Single John,

  • 3 Ways To Tell He's Keeping Secrets

    By John Ortved, Glamour MagazineYesterday, while reflecting on the weekend wedding I had attended in Canada, and what it's like to be surrounded by happy couples while single, I neglected to mention the amazing fake wedding announcement video comedian Jenna Friedman recently posted. For years, in th

  • Dating Disaster: She Took Another Guy’s Number!

    By John Ortved, Glamour MagazineSo, I'm dating again. Back to the grind. Back to the fumbling with numbers and bumbling with introductions. Back to those great first kisses and not-so-great first misses. Back to the bars. Back to the gym. Back to evaluating every backside that passes by. Back to hop

  • Is Spying in Relationships Ever OK?

    While it seemed like a news item from three decades ago (Cold War, anyone?), over the past few weeks the federal government has been busily busting up an alleged Russian spy ring. This got me thinking about other kinds of spying, specifically the surreptitious activity in my friends' lives: Facebook

  • No More Blushing in Bed: 8 New Names For Sexy Stuff You Do Between the Sheets

    Recently, I was having drinks with some girlfriends and we got on to the topic of sex, specifically oral sex, and even more specifically, the expression "eating her out." My friend Alex loves oral sex (and I quote, "It makes me feel like a princess"), but is especially horrified when it is referred

  • I May Be Seeing My Ex Tonight: How Do I Know If I'm Ready?

    My uncle is getting married this weekend, so I'm heading home for the wedding (actually, to my grandmother's cottage, about two hours away from Toronto-pray for sun). I'm thinking about my uncle's coming nuptials of course, but also about my own romantic entanglements, specifically Ms. Canada, and t

  • 5 Rules For the Newly Single

    Last night, as I was making the world's most delicious and least healthy macaroni and cheese (I use City Bakery's recipe, available here), and casually reading about Erin wanting to touch guys' butts, I got to thinking about my new single life and (pounds of carbs and cheese aside) if I'm taking any

  • Capital Offenses: 5 Unforgivable Relationship DON'TS

    The execution by firing squad last week of Ronnie Lee Gardner in Utah has sparked debate about methods of execution and the overarching issue of capital punishment itself. As a guy who blogs about dating, one of the issues it raised for me is whether or not there are capital crimes for dating, sex a

  • 3 Signs He Needs Space

    Space: the final frontier. I actually don't know if this is true. The final frontier might be your dreams. Or my dreams. Or whatever lies beyond space. Maybe the final frontier is in God's laundry hamper, or his eardrum. Space is only the final frontier because we don't know what happens beyond it,

  • 5 Signs He May Not Be Mature Enough for You

    I'm turning 30. And I'm totally fine with it. My life has gotten progressively better and more interesting with each passing year, and some age-related setbacks aside (I can't do it as often; it takes more time to recover; I need to stretch more), I see no sign of that trend changing. For example, t

  • It’s Your First Time Together: Here’s 5 Things He’s Thinking

    A couple weeks ago, I was having a beer (fine, it was an earl grey martini) with my friend Natalie who a few months ago, broke things off with her fiance. Natalie was excited because after the requisite months of mourning, crying, etc., she had started dating again, had kissed a few boys and was get

  • 10 Relationship Questions We'd All Like Answered

    Is Google stupid, or is humanity? Gawker recently posted the results from typing "why is…" into the Google search bar. They were disheartening to say the least (the top ten most commonly searched phrases results include "why is my poop green," "why is lil wayne going to Jail," and "why is the worl