After much deliberation, Melissa Rycroft and hubby Tye Strickland made the big decision to move to California with their 6-month-old baby Ava, according to People.  Rycroft admitted, “Adding a baby to the equation makes my job much harder.  It involves travel and it was impossible to travel without her, but at the same time it was impossible to travel with her.”  Even though the new mother is stressed between working and raising her daughter, she says it’s all worth it for that ‘one little smile’ she gets from Ava after a huge temper tantrum.  Luckily, Strickland is a great father, according to Rycroft, and definitely takes his fair share of the parenting responsibilities.

How do you balance traveling for your job and your family?

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This week’s episode of Bachelor Pad 2 featured two of our very own, Natalie Getz and David Good. And boy did they make a splash judging the synchronized swimming challenge.

Synchronized Swimming Challenge:

Synchronized swimming is no easy task.  You need rhythm and coordination in order to achieve a great performance. With former cheerleaders and dancers on the girl’s team, your first impression is that the girls would have it in the bag. Guess again! It was a mere foreshadowing when the first two girls in the line-up could not even dive into the pool. Lucky for them, their bright, flowery head caps and matching bathing suits kept us distracted from their lack of grace.  It was a total shocker when Michelle Money planted a big fat kiss on Holly Durst but it helped win her a vote.

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Teen queen Miley Cyrus and on-again beau Liam Hemsworth were seen out and about this week, reports People.  The newly-reunited couple joined Hemsworth’s older brother, Thor star Chris Hemsworth, for lunch at M Street Kitchen in Santa Monica, California.

How do you avoid feeling like the third wheel when you’re out with a couple?

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Chely Wright finally found her happy ending after tying the knot with partner Lauren Blitzer last weekend, reports UsMagazine.com. The country singer, 40, met civil rights activist Blitzer, 30, just weeks after coming out. Last year Wright told NBC’s Today Show that she “was hiding. I was gay, and I didn’t want anyone to know that I was.” The differing religions of the two brides meant that both a rabbi and a reverend were present at the interfaith ceremony.

What do you do in a wedding if you and your partner have differing religions?

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Guethary is now on the map.  The little French village with a population of 1,600 was the recent vacation spot for Madonna and her much-younger dancer boyfriend Brahim Zaibat last Tuesday for two weeks, according to People.  The couple was spotted Wednesday morning in matching exercise gear biking on the village’s cycling paths before meeting with her 14 year-old daughter Lourdes at a beach close to the village port.  Still, the biggest question remains to be answered is, why Guethary?  “We have three hotels, six small restaurants and no nightclub,” said a representative from the local tourist office. “We’re known for our three surfing beaches, but besides from that there’s nothing. Only reason she would come here for … is … is the quiet.”

What are some “out of the way” vacation spots good for couples?

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Kasey Kahl showed Vienna Girardi his true feelings for her with a song on this week’s episode of Bachelor Pad 2.  In a clip from the show on UsMagazine.com, Girardi seems to truly enjoy this display of affection, but she is unable to contain her composure as she giggles throughout the intimate love song.

What are some romantic gestures to make your partner feel special?

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It seems like Jessica Simpson won’t be the only one heading down the aisle soon. RadarOnline reported that the singer’s best friend Cacee Cobb is engaged to her longtime boyfriend Donald Faison.  The excited groom tweeted, “If you like it you better put a Ring on it. — Beyonce.” Cobb responded with, “If she likes it then she better say YES!!”  Faison revealed his feelings for Cobb in an interview last November. “I’m sure I know in my heart I love her and I definitely want to be with her forever, but sometimes you throw marriage in situation and it ruins everything,” he told Vibe.com. Fortunately, he got over his fear and proposed to his girlfriend of nearly six years.

How do you support your best friend with wedding plans?

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Kim Kardashian is officially married and off the market.  The Armenian beauty tied the knot with Kris Humphries on Saturday at a beautiful estate in Montecito, California.  450 guests were in attendance.  According to People, the two were married in a traditional Christian ceremony officiated by the Humphries family’s pastor, Joel Johnso.  Kardashian paid tribute to her late father, attorney, Robert Kardashian, in a heartfelt message in the program, “I so wish my dad could be here today to walk me down the aisle, But I know in a way he is here, and I feel his loving presence all around me. I love and miss you, dad.”

How do you deal with nerves on your wedding day?

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Love appears to have finally pulled through for an upbeat Bachelor Pad 2 alum Gia Allemand. The 27 year-old model said that her relationship with boyfriend Ryan Anderson, power forward for the Orlando Magic, fell into place back in February when the two began dating, according to UsMagazine.com. Allemand and Anderson met while Bachelor Pad 2 star was doing a photo shoot in The Bahamas in February and from there, the two were inseparable. Fate was on the couple’s side as Allemand was offered a job that enabled her to live in Florida and be flown into The Bahamas on the weekend for modeling engagements. “Not only was it love at first sight, but it seemed like a touch of destiny.  We now both live in Orlando and couldn’t be happier,” she said.  “I think I finally found the one!”

What are some ways to stay positive about finding love?

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Dexter and Emma (Jim Sturgess and Anne Hathaway) are two college-friends who sleep together on the night of their college graduation, and then they go their own ways while still remaining friends.  Dexter goes into the entertainment business and Emma becomes a teacher.  The film shows the two of them each year on the anniversary of their college graduation to see where the two are in their lives.  Sometimes they’re apart, and other times, they’re together.  An original idea for a romantic movie, “One Day” captures the power friendship has in a person’s life.

Is it possible to remain just friends after it crosses the line once?

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Happy day!  Kevin Federline is a father again, according to People. The former backup dancer and onetime rapper welcomed his fifth child, daughter, Jordan Kay, at 6:33 p.m. on Monday. This is the first child for his girlfriend, Victoria Prince. Federline, 33, and Prince, 28, a former competitive volleyball player from Washington State, began dating toward the end of 2008.  Federline is also father to sons Jayden, 4 and 1/2, and Preston, 5 and 1/2, with ex-wife Britney Spears and son Kaleb, 7, and daughter, Kori, 10, with ex-girlfriend Shar Jackson.

How do you explain your broken relationships to your children?

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By Whitney Baker and Krissy Dolor

You spent hours preparing tonight’s meal.  You carefully selected the background music.  You even pulled out the “special occasion” dishes.  With your date set to arrive at any moment, you quickly — and without any real thought — set the lighting: you turn off the overhead lights and ignite a beautiful scented candle in the center of your table.  You step back to admire your efforts; everything’s perfect, right?  Not quite.  With help from lighting expert, Bentley Meeker, a little bit of tweaking can add just the right touch. …Don’t miss the rest! Click here to continue.

Five years after announcing their engagement, Brooke Burke and David Charvet have finally tied the knot, according to UsMagazine.com. The Dancing With the Stars cohost, 39, and her Baywatch beau tied the knot in St. Barts Friday, Burke’s rep confirmed. The couple were joined by their four children during the Carribean ceremony. “Want to thank everyone for their support,” Charvet, 39, tweeted Saturday. “It has been a great day!” The couple are parents to son Shaya, 3, and daughter, Rain, 4. Burke also has two children from her previous marriage to plastic surgeon Garth Fisher, daughters Sierra, 9, and Neriah, 11.

What are some good reasons to date a long while before marriage?

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Fashion icon Michael Kors recently tied the knot with longtime partner Lance LePere in stylish Southhampton, NY.  According to People, the private ceremony took place on Dune Beach and was officiated by Southampton Mayor Mark Epley.  Shortly after same-sex marriage became legal in the state of New York, the 51-year-old fashion designer announced on Project Runway his plans to marry LePere.  As Kors told Women’s Wear Daily, “To marry someone as wonderful and special to me as Lance barefoot on a glorious beach is more than I could have dreamed of.”

How do you know when you’re ready to tie the knot?

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Shock!  Bachelor Bad 2 contestants Jackie Gordon and Ames Brown have already parted ways, according to People.  On Monday’s episode, Brown romantically chose love over money (a chance at winning $250,000) and left the competition to be with Jackie when she was eliminated.  However, when reporters caught up with the duo, it has come to light that they onlylasted a few weeks after the elimination.  Brown told reporters, “Um, well, we had a great time on the show and chose love over money in the competition.  We are not still dating, but we enjoyed every moment we had together.  After a little while, we split up.  Nothing too exotic about it.  We just maybe weren’t the ideal match.”

What are some ways to tell early on that a relationship will last?

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Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have been engaged for nineteen months and still couldn’t be more in love, according to UsMagazine.com. The pair showed their amour for each other on the red carpet of the Do Something Awards on Sunday in Hollywood by making out for the cameras. Bell says she loves Shepard because, “He constantly keeps me laughing: when I’m sad, mad, frustrated, annoyed.  Regardless of what it is he can lighten the mood. He’ll do anything that the mood requires. I can’t get frustrated and that is a very powerful weapon. Comedy is a very powerful weapon. He’s so funny that it’s overwhelming.”

What are some ways to show you love your partner in public?

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It looks like love got the best of him!  Jay-Z finally broke his longstanding silence when it comes to talking about wife Beyonce to the media. He just couldn’t contain himself during a phone call into a Miami, Florida, radio station, according to UsMagazine.com.  And when he opens up, he really lets it fly. “What I’ve learned from her is similar to what I learned from Mike [Jackson] – and I know that’s blasphemy to compare the two because Mike was such an innovator – but I think she’s like the second coming,” said Jay-Z. “You know, the hard work and dedication that she puts into her shows. It just makes you want to work harder at your own craft. She’s like a machine.”

How do you publicly show your support for your partner?

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Just hours after tweeting that she “just got engaged,” Tara Reid tied the knot with her fiancé Zack Kehayov in Greece on Saturday. UsMagazine.com reported that the American Reunion actress recently split from her boyfriend Michael Lilleun. She was also previously engaged to Internet entrepreneur Michael Axtmann, but called it off in April 2010.  Even further back, she was engaged to Carson Daly — The Voice host — and they ended their relationship in June 2001. Things might be happening very quickly for Reid, but we wish her all the best.

What are the advantages to eloping?

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By Diamon Hall

Hard work and dedication.  Cameras constantly flashing.  People relentlessly gossiping.  Not to mention, lack of free time and sleep.  We must admit, celebrities have very hectic schedules, ones that the typical person probably couldn’t handle.  Therefore, not only do they desire long and relaxing vacations, but they also deserve them.

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In the midst of celebrating their first wedding anniversary this past Sunday, Hilary Duff and husband Mike Comrie announced they are expecting their first child, E! Online reports. While reflecting on her year of marriage, Duff made the big announcement on her official website. “We also want to share the exciting news that… BABY MAKES THREE,” she wrote. “We are extremely happy and ready to start this new chapter of our lives.”

How do you creatively announce your pregnancy to family and friends?

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It’s baby number two for actress Jessica Alba and hubby Cash Warren.  They welcomed daughter Haven Garner into the world this past Saturday and Alba couldn’t wait to share the news.  Sunday morning, she posted it on her Facebook page, according to OK! Magazine.  The busy mother who was working right up until she gave birth promoting her new movie Spy Kids: All The Time in The World, says her 3 year-old daughter loves having a little sister and was just as excited about the newborn as her parents.  Now Alba is focusing on balancing a busy career, motherhood and a loving relationship with her beau.

What are some ways to lose the baby weight quickly after giving birth?

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By Lori Bizzoco

Usually when a former Bachelor or Bachelorette leaves the show voluntarily, like two-time ‘Bachelor Pad’ contestant and swimsuit model, Gia Allemand did last night, it becomes the episode news headliner the next day.  But last night’s storybook ending even knocked out coverage of the attention-seeking love triangle usually reserved for Jake Pavelka, Vienna Girardi and Kasey Kahl.  It was a scene that leaves us understanding why even bad reality shows are beating out long-standing soap operas.  You can’t make this stuff up!

Last night there were two scenes that made single women everywhere believe in love again.  First was the closing scene with Ivy-League, world-traveling, portfolio manager, Ames Brown.  After he said a heartfelt good-bye to his newfound love and eliminated housemate, Jackie Gordon he turned around to head back towards the house.  What happened next made hearts stop everywhere.  Instead of continuing his walk toward the contestants, Ames slowly stopped, raised his hand and waved good-bye to them.  Giving up the $250,000 prize, he sprinted back towards the limousine with Jackie inside.  That fairy-tale exit trumped everything else on the show and gives romance fanatics a reason to believe that Mr. Right is a possibility, especially if you go after the awkwardly smart, rich guy wearing the hot pink pants. In Ames’ own words, “This is the happiest limo ride in Bachelor history.”
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Tina Fey’s comedy troupe just got bigger.  The funny girl welcomed daughter Penelope Athena on Wednesday, reports People.  The 30 Rock actress, 41, is already mom to 5-year-old Alice with husband Jeff Richmond, 50.  During her “easy” second pregnancy, Fey joked with Ellen Degeneres about waiting discover her baby’s gender.  “I’m just going to see what it chooses to wear to prom,” said Fey.

What are the advantages of waiting to find out the gender of your child?

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By Olivia Baniuszewicz and Debra Goldstein

We were eating dinner the other night with our best guy friend, and the topic turned to sexting.  Not too soon after, he handed us his cell phone to show us close to a hundred naked photos of different girls.  Can you believe he actually created a folder on his phone to archive them because there were so many?  Sigh.  Anyways, all of these girls sent him photos for one reason and one reason alone …because he asked.  He didn’t think twice about showing them to us nor is he shy about sharing them with his boys.

Ladies, we don’t particularly want to see your privates on our friend’s phone, in the news (yes, you Andrew Weiner, Blake Lively, Vanessa Hudgens…) or anywhere else for that matter.  We thought a nice refresher on some do’s and don’ts of sexting may be just what we all need to keep our privates, well, private.

What is Flirtexting?
Flirtexting is what you do in the beginning stages of a relationship to build a connection.

What is Sexting?
Sexting is sending suggestive flirtexts that are bold and blunt and used to spice up an existing relationship.

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