Ali Fedotowsky and Emily Maynard. Photo: FameFlynet
Having previously starred on The Bachelorette, former contestant Ali Fedotowsky knows what it takes when it comes to finding love. Although she and her love match, Roberto Martinez, recently called it quits, Fedotowsky is hoping that the new leading lady of The Bachelorette, Emily Maynard, will have a better shot. “Emily is amazing! She’s such a sweetheart,” Fedotowsky told UsMagazine.com. “If anyone deserves to find love, it’s her.” Fans were first introduced to Maynard on Brad Womak’s season of The Bachelor when she fell for the bar owner, however, Fedotowsky believes viewers can expect something different this season. “Emily told me she likes guys with tattoos, so we’ll see what kind of guys she has on this season,” Fedotowsky said. “It should be interesting, I’m psyched.”
When you have many suitors, how do you choose which one to date?
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E! News cohost, Giuliana Rancic, 37, and hubby, Bill Rancic, 40, are expecting their first child. After struggling with infertility, miscarriage, and cancer the couple are using a surrogate mother. According to People, the little bundle of joy is due in late summer and the Rancis are keeping the baby’s gender a secret. Congratulations, Giuliana and Bill!
Whether you’re on a first date or in a new relationship, the things you say can play a huge role in finding and keeping love. They say that “actions speak louder than words,” but we’re here to tell you that sometimes certain phrases can destroy your love life before it even begins. Check out these 10 expressions you should avoid when you’re looking for Cupid’s arrow to hit your target:
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Country muscian Dave Haywood, 29, from the band Lady Antebellum has finally gotten hitched. The lucky lady? Kelli Cashiola. The couple has known each other for five years and dated seven years before getting engaged this past December. How was the wedding? According to UsMagazine.com, a source said, “The whole thing was straight out of a movie.” Hopefully their fairy tale wedding leads to a happy marriage.
How do you incorporate aspects of movie weddings in your big day?
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and Jennifer Aniston. Photo: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
It looks like Angelina Jolie may be having a case of the celebrity exes. Jolie’s 10-year-old son Maddox has reportedly developed a crush on Brad Pitt’s celebrity ex Jennifer Aniston, the Enquirer reported. Sources say that Maddox’s fascination began after he and his nanny watched Marley & Me and has since caused the youngster to put posters of Aniston on his bedroom walls. “Maddox is infatuated with Jennifer, and Angelina is fuming,” a close source told the tabloid. “Maddox simply likes Jen’s sweet face and look.”
With her child’s room filled with pictures of Pitt’s celebrity ex, Jolie can’t seem to get away from her. What do you do if you can’t avoid hearing about your partner’s exes?
My sister and I grew up in Suburbia, which affords bored, middle-class children multiple opportunities for creative mayhem. My sister, therefore, functioned as a-guinea pig of sorts. For instance, picture a 10-year-old and his friends chasing you around with Super Soakers filled to the hilt with pickle juice. You’d have hated me, too. When we both hit adolescence, we grew up a little bit. We went to high school and started to test the dating waters. As if being a 14-year-old, pimple-faced fat kid wasn’t enough, I had to come home to the chiding laughter of my older, hotter, more dating-tested sister whenever I failed. Good news of failed romance spreads fast in Suburbia. My immaturity blinded me from taking in the romance lessons that are now so clear to me. Let’s break them down:
Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries. Photo: Fame Pictures
Kim Kardashian wasn’t married long, but her divorce has made all the difference in her life. According to TooFab.com, Kardashian saw her divorce with Kris Humphries as one of the “toughest” things she’s had to go through. “It’s changed who I am as a person, I think for the better, and the things that I care about in life have completely changed because of this,” she said. “I really think everything happens for a reason.” Apparently the split has changed the priorities in Kardashian’s life.
What are some ways that divorce can help you grow?
By Ashley DelBello with contributions by relationship expert, Melanie Mar
“You value the things you have to work hard for, not the things that are handed to you,” says a mid-twenty something male friend of mine when discussing if a woman should play hard to get when she first meets a guy. While that may seem to sum up the answer to this ultimate singleton question, it’s a bit more complex than that. A guy may think a girl is really cool, but if she’s too available at first, then he will question it. The opposite is true, too. If a girl plays too hard to get and is unavailable, then he will lose interest.
So, throw out the “dating rules” — you don’t have to wait three days before calling or texting back, but you do need to consider each situation and act accordingly. For instance, don’t be available every time he asks you out, but be sure to offer an alternative day to meet up. Celebrity life coach and relationship pro Melanie Mar chimed in on what women should do when they first meet a guy and how to keep his interest:
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If the highly publicized dinner date with singer Taylor Swift comes to fruition as merely a friendship, Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow may have 25 hopeful women vying to win his heart instead. The NFL star has been approached to be the next Bachelor, host Chris Harrison revealed on Access Hollywood Live Monday, according to People. Although Harrison apparently joked stating Tebow has already agreed to do the gig, Tebow hasn’t confirmed whether or not he will sign up to pass out roses instead of passing pigskins.
How do you pick and choose a mate when there are a lot of options?
We’ve all heard the infamous break-up line: “It’s not you, it’s me!” But what if it really is you that’s been sabotaging your relationship– without even knowing it?
Psychiatrist Rebecca Gladding, MD, co-author of “You are Not Your Brain: The 4-Step Solution for Changing Bad Habits, Ending Unhealthy Thinking, and Taking Control of Your Life,” offers us the top five bad relationship habits we slip into…and how to break them once and for all.
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By Dr.Tranquility-Lydia Belton Ph.D.Ct.H.A.
Treating ourselves and others with love is the most important aspect to dating. That said, it can sometimes be difficult to bond in a loving manner when you’re nervous in a dinner date environment. Date Therapy can help! It’s a new protocol that helps people connect in three very important ways. People like Demi Moore or Kim Kardashian, who have both very publically just fallen out of high profile relationships, should take note.
Benjamin Flajnik, also known as “Bachelor Ben,” is the latest contestant on The Bachelor to go looking for love. With the season drawing closer to the final episode and live special, more and more fans of the series are perplexed by who Benjamin Flajnik is–and what is he really looking for in a Lady Love?
What does Astrology tell us about Benjamin Flajnik and his quest for love?
Benjamin Flajnik is a Virgo (Sun Sign placement), based on the public information of his birth date being September 10th, 1982, in California. As an avid fan of The Bachelor, I have tuned in since the beginning of Ben’s season only to be repeatedly amused by just how much of a “typical Virgo” Ben seems to be. Below are a few highlights of the traits, interest, and behaviors of Bachelor Ben’s that led me to apply the “typical Virgo” stamp of approval.
Do you remember that special moment? You know, the time you put down the artificial midge-fly you were tying so that you could spend time with your husband, and you rubbed the back of his neck while telling him how special he was? Meanwhile, he was giving you the pair of mittens he knitted for you, after he heard you say your arthritis was kicking up. Well, congratulations, because you two were speaking all five languages of love at once.
The beautiful 48 year-old, Whitney Houston was found unresponsive in her Beverly Hills Hotel bathtub on Saturday, February 11. The six-time Grammy-winning legend’s tragic death took our country by surprise, and only one-day before the 54th Grammy Awards. A tribute was paid to her last night by Jennifer Hudson. All around the world, people are mourning and celebrating the life of Whitney and her songs that will forever be remembered as some of the greatest of all time. She lived her life with an open heart and sang about love and passion. She wrote about love, all kinds of love more than any other artist we have come to know.
Here are Whitney Houston’s top ten songs inspired by Love:
1. I Will Always Love You: Houston’s “signature song” and number one on the singles charts in almost all countries.
2. Greatest Love of All: Houston based this song on family to represent the love and appreciation she has for those who has supported her throughout her singing career. The greatest love of all is family.
3. Saving All My Love for You: A dramatic song about a love affair with a married man, and the singer is saving all her love for him.
4. You Give Good Love: A sensual R&B groove for the one you love.
5. My Love is Your Love: During a time of marital difficulties for Houston, she sings this to reassure us that she will remain strong with love.
6. Love Will Save the Day: A fast tempo song, filled with love and excitement.
7. Nothin’ But Love: A reminder that there’s nothing but love for anything positive that has come out of the difficulties in life.
8. For the Love of You: All about the greatness of being in love.
9. Love is a Contact Sport: These lyrics will veer you towards making the right moves towards the one you love.
10. I Was Made to Love Him: A song about how special people can fill your life with the inspiration and love.
Do you have a Whitney Houston song that has always been a love inspiration for you? Share below.
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By Marianne Beach, GalTime.com
It’s a new year but you’re still stuck on that old guy. And now the most romantic holiday of the year is fast approaching. Wouldn’t Valentine’s Day be the perfect time to exorcise that ex and move on for good?
For many couples, the lead-up to Valentine’s Day is an exciting time filled with promise and possibility. The cold weather offers an excuse to snuggle up, while the holidays are the perfect reason to shower each other with love and affection. Unfortunately, many relationships aren’t so lucky. According to a recent study in Men’s Health, the time span from Christmas to Valentine’s Day is one of the most common break-up times of the year.
Regardless of the month or season, when your relationship is over, you just know. But if you’re still on the fence, unsure what to do about your love interest, here are five red flags you should watch for in your relationship. Otherwise, you probably won’t make it to Valentine’s Day:
Katherine Heigl is back in a romantic comedy with an edge: One For The Money. Based on Janet Evanovich’s sixteen-book mystery series, Heigl plays Stephanie Plum, a newly divorced and unemployed New Jersey girl. Stephanie talks her cousin into giving her a job at his bail bonding company as a recovery agent to get gain some cash. Stephanie agrees to catch Joe Morelli (Jason O’ Mara), a former cop, murder suspect and the ex who dumped her in high school. With no idea how to handle a gun and pay back on her mind, she begins to fall for Joe all over again.
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By Jennifer Harrington
Popular social networking sites, such as Facebook, are great for many things. Re-connecting with old classmates, checking out your best friend’s vacation photos and sharing the news that you had an exciting celebrity sighting, are some of the best reasons to log on. But when it comes to your love life, is Facebook your friend… or foe?
Social media provides access to all of the key information about the object of your affection. Status updates revealing their whereabouts, wall posts indicating updates from their friends and photos that can point to previous romantic partners, offer you a glimpse into their private world. If relationships are about getting to know the other person better, it’s easy to see how checking your better half’s page many times per day might be justified.
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We don’t need to see an engagement ring to know that Jessica Biel is excited about getting hitched to Justin Timberlake. After rumors of an engagement were confirmed, the pair have been lying low … that is, until Biel stunned at the Gloden Globes without her fiancé. There to present an award, Biel wore a white lace Elie Saab that resembled a wedding dress. Could the actress be giving us an idea of her bridal style? According to UsMagazine.com, the bride-to-be was glowing and very happy.
What are some ways to channel your excitement about your engagement?
Backstreet Boy, A.J. McLean is married. The boy band cutie wed his longtime girlfriend at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. The couple is all about putting a spin on tradition. According to UsMagazine.com, McLean proposed to Rochelle Karidis on stage at a live concert in Vegas, and Rochelle walked down the aisle to Guns N’ Roses. Way to make it unique, you two!
What are some ways to incorporate your favorite things in your wedding?
When it comes to the ups and downs of love, The Boss has shared some valuable lessons with us over the years. Here are some of the most important points in a romantic education, Springsteen style:
1. Love Makes it Impossible to Sleep — In the oft-covered “I’m On Fire,” Bruce rumbles the line “at night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet/ and a freight-train running through the middle of my head/ but you/ you cool my desire.” Anyone who’s ever felt the pangs of a complicated love affair can immediately identify with this exhausting sentiment.
Brooke Mueller and Charlie Sheen. Photo: Chris Hatcher / PR Photos
Charlie Sheen has taken a break from the spotlight and his ‘winning’ days, but he hasn’t taken a break from his exes. On Saturday, Sheen bailed out his ex-wife, Brooke Mueller, from jail on charges of cocaine possession and assault. According to RadarOnline, Sheen stepped in when Mueller’s parents wanted to keep her in jail. Sick of her irresponsible ways, Mueller’s parents are fed up with her. Good thing for Mueller, Sheen still cares for her. Could this be a sign of the two starting up a new relationship again, or just a favor for an old love?
In a interview for Vanity Fair, Lady Gaga opened up about her love life. The singer is known less for her romantic relationships, and more so for her dedicated relationship with her fans. According to E! Online, Gaga thinks that she will never know martial bliss. With the divorce plague that many stars face, it can be hard to find love in the entertainment business. Gaga told Vanity Fair that it isn’t the men she dates that are the problem, but herself. Whatever the issue, we hope Gaga finds love. But if she doesn’t, her little monsters will still get great music out of it.
What are the advantages of playing the field and staying single?
