Wise words from Marilyn Monroe.
(via likelaughlovelive)
No Beauty Mistake Has Ever Turned a Man Off
The caption says it all: “Women look sexy and feel sexy when they’re being themselves. If a dude is turned off by my bold lip, wait until he gets a load of my bold personality.”
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5 Reasons to Bat for #teamsingle This Valentine’s Day
Hey, you. Toss the Whitman’s Sampler aside and close that old Facebook album of you and your ex. Ignore the naysayers—batting for #teamsingle isn’t all that bad. One day out of the entire year heightens our awareness, but actually we’re #winning for the remaining 364. Behold, my top 5 reasons why.
1. Love Don’t Cost a Thing
Remember the days when construction paper heart cutouts and a splash of glitter did the V-Day trick? That was in kindergarten. Today, most folks are blinded by bling. The candy, flowers, lavish dinners and other presents adds up quickly. #Teamsingle is lucky—we can pocket that cash and put it to good use! Now excuse me while I log on to Bloomingdale’s website…
2. Sweatpants, Hair Tied, Chillin’ with no Makeup On
I hate to rain on your parade…jk, I love it. According to the Weather Channel, Valentine’s Day will be cold, rainy and snowy for many cities this year. While the taken will be hopping over puddles in their Jeffrey Campbells and Ferragamos, #teamsingle will be at home in slippers and Snuggies. Win.
3. Go to Sleep in Paris, Wake Up In Tokyo
When you don’t have a S.O., there’s the beautiful option of making time in your busy schedule for y-o-u. Use it to your advantage! See a movie you want to see; visit places you want to go. There’s no need to compromise or flip a coin when you’re in a party of one.
4. Thank You for Being a Friend
We all have that one friend who can’t detach themselves from their phone. At group outings, they’re too busy cooing sweet nothings and giggling at cutesy text messages to have a good time. So. Annoying. Being single allows you to be a better listener and pay attention to your pals—your head isn’t filled with thoughts of your S.O. and you’re not doodling your hyphenated name on the margins of the dinner menu.
5. Come Here, Rude Boy
It’s okay to have a roving eye when you’re single, of course. Use your status to your advantage! Have lunch with the quiet cutie in your English class, talk to complete (but safe) strangers on the Metro, and flirt until your eyelashes fall off from batting. Who knows? You may be on the other team next year…if that’s what you’re into.
“Heart in heart” image by tanakawho.
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Khalea Underwood is an intern for the digital media team of The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. When she’s not writing, shopping, or listening to music, the Howard University print journalism student moonlights as an older sister, a contributor for MTVIggy.com, and a copy editor for The Hilltop newspaper.
Things that are sexy…
We couldn’t resist chiming in on the #ThingsThatAreSexy conversation raging late last week on Twitter. (We said “The right birth control & someone to share it with.”) We noticed some interesting themes while we were perusing the conversation—namely lip biting, confidence, tattoos, and natural beauty. We won’t argue with those. But we went ahead and took it a step further and chose a few tweets we thought were adorable, hilarious, or just plain awesome to share. Enjoy and tell us what we missed!
1) #thingsthataresexy Lingerie, A ruggedly handsome & confident guy, deep husky voices, kissing in showers, massages , bubblebaths…. —@LAntoniaC
2) #thingsthataresexy long eye contact with a girl with hazel eyes. my goodness. —@helloimanthony
3) I gotta SEE the plan “@Jloos3: RT @LEAGUEZMVP: #ThingsThatAreSexy a man with a plan and a passport <— what about a plan to get a passport? —@LEAGUEZMVP
4) #ThingsThatAreSexy being std free and hiv negative —@BrandyVarnado
5) #thingsthataresexy cuddling, neck kisses, tight hugs. —@ItsDreaHoe
6) When she tells me what she wants so I don’t have to guess, is one of the #thingsthataresexy —@YaMomLuvMe
7) Kisses on the collarbone, lazy Sunday mornings in bed, @johncusack, laughter, zilly waxes, nola, perfect pair of jeans #thingsthataresexy —@egraciecan
8) #ThingsThatAreSEXY drive, confidence, and great bedroom boom! —@Tra_ThaTruth
What they said. And…what else?
Hoorah for body peace!! You do not defeat one oppression by starting another! When we make fun of each other for our body types we enforce the standard! The lesson is, all bodies are beautiful, no better, no worse, we are all different and unique, isn’t that wonderful?!
What she said.
(via sextherapistintraining)
