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Archive for November, 2009

CityFiles: Flow

25th November 2009 by Christie View Comments

Ever felt so tight (possibly from an ill-conceived work-out/weight loss regime) in your muscles that you start doing weird things
to loosen up?  We don’t want to paint a picture here, but yeah.  There are weird things out there. Anyhoo–at times a trained massage therapist can help keep you on the straight and narrow, AND relax [...]

Ask Jess: Splitting the holidays

24th November 2009 by Jess View Comments

Well Thanksgiving is upon us now and you know what that means, Santa is on our (very pretty) heels.
For those of us who are single, it’s a time to wallow our sorrows in eggnog (though I must say I prefer champagne) and dream fondly of a handsome, doting boyfriend in the shape of Scott Speedman [...]

MarriedMan: Care and Feeding of Him

24th November 2009 by Christie View Comments

Last week we had our lovely MarriedGirl Blogger Tiffany tell us how it is, and dispense her wise advice on relationships.  This week we have our new blogger, MarriedMan, on the scene to give us the man-take.  Behold the awesomeness!
When CGW asked for a male take on the advice MarriedGal provided from her adaptation of [...]

First Date Translation

23rd November 2009 by Guest Author View Comments

As tiring and intimidating as dating can be for women, I don’t envy men either. You have to do most of the planning, pay most of the bills, and worst of all –you have to interpret our signals.
Having reflected on my own first date behavior, I’ve come to realize that the difference in my reaction [...]

SingleGirl: Rejected via IM????

23rd November 2009 by SingleGirl View Comments

Ok, so after some hilarity involving IM guy (he canceled our first date due to a car accident, I canceled the second due to bad hair, he canceled the third due to work etc) we were agreed to meet, but only a night that wasn’t raining.  Cue rain for a month.  And, well, loss of [...]