Celebrity trainer Gunnar Peterson, is all about keeping celebrities in top shape for when they’re on and off camera. For those who are looking to get in shape celebrity-style, Peterson is debuting a new diet and fitness program called The Gunnar Challenge. The trainer guru says that his 8-week challenge is great for couples and a must for anyone looking to boost their confidence. He doesn’t advocate for training couples together, but he did make the point that couples should have mutual fitness goals. By accepting The Gunnar Challenge for yourself first, you can make a dedication to yourself that will yield positive results. The interactive online challenge starts May 21st and Gunnar wants you to accept the challenge for yourself and your love life. Beach season is only a few weeks away, so why not get started?
To find out more about Gunnar Peterson and how you can get involved with The Gunnar Challenge, www.gunnarchallenge.com.
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When you embark on a new relationship, you end up with more than just a great guy in your life. Soon enough, you will meet his friends, his family and his co-workers, and your social circle is immediately changed — for better or for worse. Some of these new friendships may come easy for you, while others may be a struggle. Either way, try your best to be open-minded: don’t make assumptions about his friends or their feelings towards you and always be yourself. Remember that there are pros and cons to bonding with his buddies. Here are a few things to consider before introducing yourself:
In any relationship, you are bound to encounter a few bumps in the road. When this happens, you may be tempted to point a finger at your partner, blaming him or her for your relationship woes. But years of study show that, more often than not, your partner isn’t the reason you are at a crossroads. You are.
Your very own physiological wiring, biochemical makeup, and past childhood experiences can sabotage a relationship when you least expect it. And until you understand what’s going on “under the hood”–what’s triggering issues between the two of you–you’ll end up repeating the same dysfunctional patterns over and over again.
There are three ways our minds and bodies work against us in relationships:
One of the fabrications in our culture that has always driven me bonkers is the myth that “real” men don’t succumb to worry or stress. It’s the idea is that guys are somehow genetically engineered to shake off the rigors of everyday life– that no guy should crack under pressure, fear or insecurity.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. Photo: FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
Rumored couple Kim Kardashian and Kanye West made their second appearance together in New York City on Saturday, reports UsMagazine.com. “They had drinks at the Mercer Hotel Friday night, then shopped all day,” said a source. Though neither party has confirmed the romance rumors, Kardashian took to Twitter to express her happiness. “Hi dolls!” wrote Kardashian. “I’m so happy to be in NYC with the whole fam! Fun week! Have a good weekend guys!”
What are some reasons to go public with your romance?
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:
Every relationship has its ups and downs, and in our economy today, a major love obstacle is money. It takes two people to form a stable life together, and one of the main factors to stability is the almighty dollar. There are many ways for couples to navigate through the everyday expenses of life and joint payment decisions. However, this burden should never fall on just one person, no matter what the circumstances may be. If you feel that your partner is only in this relationship for your money, step back for a moment and evaluate why you are putting up with this fact. You may feel that you are caught up in a web of guilt or obligation to your mate, but that should never be the case. Here are five ways to tell if your partner is using you for your money:
Michelle Williams and Jason Segel. Photo: Miguel/VM/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
Michelle Williams is ready to get serious with new boyfriend Jason Segel. It’s been a tough past couple of years for Williams, having mourned the death ex-fiance, Heath Ledger. An insider told UsMagazine.com, “She is a romantic and always felt partly responsible for not being able to help Heath.” But, Segel has done the single mother some good, and now she’s reportedly in love! The 5 Year Engagement star is ready to commit, and having learned from past mistakes with Ledger, the two are moving forward.
What are some ways past mistakes help future relationships?
Chris Brown and Rihanna. Photo: Premiere/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
By Dr. Carole Lieberman
Though we women pride ourselves on how ‘we’ve come a long way, baby,’ we still fall prey to the charms of bad boys. Why? It all starts with Daddy — the first man we’ve ever loved. If this relationship was dysfunctional, such as with a father who was abusive, depressed, a workaholic, or simply divorced and unavailable, we feel unlovable and grow up with a penchant for bad boys.
The Dozen Dangerous Devils, or 12 types of bad boys, include the: Fixer-Upper Lover, Compulsive Flirt, Grandiose Dreamer, Misunderstood and Married, Mr. Power Mad, Commitment Phobe, Wounded Poet, Self-Absorbed Seducer, Man of Mystery, Dramatic Daredevil, Prince of Darkness and Lethal Lover. We are attracted to one or more of these types in an unconscious effort to turn our disappointment with Daddy into a fairytale happy ending.
The gang is back! After almost a decade of absence Jim, Kevin, Oz, Finch, and of course Stifler are finally heading back to the big screen. On the surface these films may not seem much like a romance, but the true heart of the series is in the relationships that help these characters grow. In 2003’s American Wedding, Jim tied the knot with Michelle, proving that this series is all about romance. Now, in American Reunion, the entire cast of the 1999 original is back for their high school reunion. Old flames reunite and long term relationships are tested. But all in all, this film is going to be a lot of fun and a great slice of nostalgia for everyone who grew up with these classic characters.
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:
Michelle Williams and Jason Segel. Photo: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
Longtime friends Jason Segel and Michelle Williams are the newest celebrity couple. According to a source, “They are smitten and very serious.” The duo was caught taking a romantic stroll after a meal at Frankie Spuntino in Brooklyn this weekend, reported UsMagazine.com. A source says, “They seemed very relaxed.” The day after the pair’s stroll and meal, Segal was spotted playing with Matilda, Williams’ 6-year-old daughter. Living on different coasts makes their relationship challenging, but the source says the couple is “trying to make it work. She hasn’t been this happy in a long time.”
Erin Heatheron and Leonardo DiCaprio. Photo: Janet Mayer / PRPhotos.com; Andrew Evans / PR Photos
By Samantha Peters
Anyone who follows gossip news is probably well aware that the celebrity media gets plenty wrong and is far from an authority figure. But, even when the media is wrong about the status or longevity of a celebrity relationship, for example, it knows how to interpret individual and publicly-displayed signs. It knows how to assess, even if it can’t always see the full picture.
The celebrity media’s outsider assessment skills can actually be used by anyone who seeks to examine their own relationship. Now that Valentine’s Day has come and gone, and now that the seasons have begun to change, it’s as good a time as ever to take a step back and do just that. It’s time to figure out if your relationship is growing, stagnating or declining. How is your chemistry? How happy and excited does your significant other make you feel? Though difficult, these are all good questions to ask.
Ben Fajnik and Courtney Robertson. Photo courtesy of Instagram/Ben Flajnik.
It’s been over a week since Bachelor, Ben Flajnik gave out the final rose and made his big proposal to Courtney Robertson. Since then, they’ve finally been able to make their first public outing together as a couple. Flajnik uploaded a picture to instagram of the two, captioning it “1st pic out in public.” They were spotted having dinner with two other guests in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco and an onlooker told UsMagazine.com, “She was wearing her ring and they looked cozy.” But it took a lot for the couple to get to this point, for only three months after the engagement, Flajnik dumped Robertson and was soon after accused of cheating, being spotted with three females he later referred to as just “old friends.” Hopefully that rough patch in their relationship is over, and they are able to move forward with their engagement.
How do you get your family and friends comfortable with your new relationship?
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By Jacquee Kahn
My mother always told me to work on myself first, and from there, everything else will follow. Little did I know that this would become a practice for me as I became a relationship “guru” for my friends (and later, clients).
News flash ladies: If you’re having a hard time with dating and relationships, it’s not about the men. It’s not because they’re players or commitment-phobes. It’s about YOU.
I meet incredibly smart, beautiful and talented women who have completely lost themselves in relationships. When they were single, they were confident and independent. But once in a relationship, those attractive qualities dissolved and these same women became needy, insecure and emotionally broken.
It’s time to stop undermining your relationship by first working on yourself. Here are five ways to get rid of those bad habits that sabotage relationships:
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:
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.
Casper Smart and Jennifer Lopez. Photo: FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
By Abiola Abrams
Some of us view Hollywood stars as lifestyle role models. You want Sofia Vergara’s lipstick, Beyonce’s curly hair or the Balenciaga bag that everybody and their mother was rocking on the red carpet recently. While it’s cool to mix celeb style with your own once in a while, it’s important to remember that the people who entertain us with movies, TV and music are just that — people.
That said, the famous are more human than we realize, and some of our favorite celebrities have one thing in common that we should never seek to emulate — their tumultuous relationships. In fact, let’s learn from the love, sex and dating mistakes of the stars.
Here are some celebrity relationship snafus to avoid:
Julianne Hough and Ryan Seacrest. Photo: David Gabber / PR Photos
Julianne Hough does not take her relationship for granted. People reports that the dancer has a difficult time coordinating schedules with radio personality Ryan Seacrest, her beau of nearly two years. “[Balancing your career and a relationship] is a hard thing to do, especially when you’re so caught up in your work and bettering yourself,” said Hough. “I’m so lucky that I have a great relationship. I’m very blessed and I don’t take anything for granted. I think if you alienate people and just focus on your work then it just becomes lonely and it’s not fun anymore.”
Scarlett Johansson. Photo: Bob Charlotte / PR Photos
After Scarlet Johansson’s split with ex-hubby Ryan Reynolds, the rumor mill was buzzing with candidates thought to be her next boyfriend, but a source has finally confirmed the name of her current romance. The actress is dating the New York-based advertising executive, Nate Naylor, a pal of the pair confirmed to People. “They’ve been dating for five months,” said the source, who also mentioned that they’re trying to keep the relationship private.
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By Romance Recovery’s Johanna Lyman for GalTime.com
Listen up guys everywhere — I’m tired of hearing that nice guys finish last. Women, at least emotionally mature women, want a man who is nice, not a jerk. They just don’t want a doormat.
Think nice, not passive. Doormats are no fun to date, but most women want to see their friends (and themselves) dating a nice guy.
To help you guys understand the difference, I came up with a list of things a man can do– nice guy or not– to finish first.
Enter Love with online dating. Photo: gunnar3000 / Bigstock.com
By Jessica Smith
The World Wide Web offers us an unending sea of possibilities, and people aren’t hesitating to take advantage of the dating scene that the Internet has to offer. Many of us lead busy and hectic lives, and it can seem impossible to meet someone worth dating on your own, so the convenience of dating sites can make finding “the one” easier. Of course, you can flirt with people online by sending smiley faces or winks, but all body language and human contact is lost. That said, even though you may not be able to charm your possible love interest physically, here are some ways to flirt online while simultaneously keeping your cool:
Heidi Klum and Seal. Photo: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
Similar to our own shock over the news, Seal is upset and grieving over his breakup and impending divorce from model Heidi Klum. That said, according to People, he remains amicable saying that his love and respect for Klum hasn’t changed. Seal also claims that this will help “make it easier to make that transition,” and that the children are the “first priority.” For Seal, it’s important to acknowledge that he isn’t that only one who has gone through a painful split like this. He adds, “It is just unfortunately a chapter of life.”
