MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'dating advice'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:28:08 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4714945&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F41F6bKHSawM%2F Yesterday, M.D. and board-certified psychiatrist Dale Archer talked to me about ten ways to tell someone the painful truth. Now, those ten techniques are all well and good and helpful and necessary, but then I started wondering how and when to know if spilling a painful truth is just a bad idea all around — for everyone involved. (I recently told my loved one about their chronic bad breath. Was that a misstep? No? Whew.) So I asked the good doctor to tell us when we never, ever should tell someone a painful truth, regardless of how much and how well we think it may serve them. (Opt for that little white lie instead!) Dr. Archer gave us two good pieces of advice, and I’ve added eight of my own suggestions to round out the list. Do you agree or disagree? Have any more specific ex... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4714945 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:28:52 +0100 4714945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684626&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FVhlFz39_DHg%2F Last night on NBC’s Parenthood, Crosby learned a valuable life lesson the hard way. Or, rather, Crosby didn’t learn a valuable life lesson at all. He had cheated on his fiancee, Jasmine (pictured), in a sloppy one-night stand, which caused her to kick him out of their apartment, and pretty much say: It’s over. Crosby then reacted by doing what most men do when they realize that they’ve been caught or they messed up or they understand that they’re about to lose someone or something that’s very important to them: He panicked. When this kind of thing happens, the cheater (in this case a man, but could easily be a woman) tends to overcompensate. He acts rashly — kind of like he did when he had the one-night-stand in the first place. He’s suddenly... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684626 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:38:55 +0100 4684626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592605&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FEp-DUw9o_8o%2F Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Spastic Colon. My large intestine needs to see a shrink. It could use some benzos, or at the very least, Haldol. Maybe a stint in the psych ward. Unfortunately, my colon doesn’t have a separate brain and I can’t take it for psychoanalysis. (I probably wouldn’t want to hear the diagnosis anyway.) Fortunately, my brain (addled and atrophied as it may be) has been able to uncover all the wonders and horrors of dealing with and treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). In 1971, I was born a seemingly healthy, properly-pooping nine-pound baby. But things soon changed. In my terrible twos I was at least easily potty-trained. (You couldn’t get this kid on the toilet fast enough.) I skipped the entire Freudian anal-retentive stage. What was going on? Wa... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592605 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:58:36 +0100 4592605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549875&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FOhvRkM0JHPY%2F photo: Thinkstock I didn’t mean to become a junkie. It just kind of happened. My addiction to the prescription drug Ambien occurred back in 2001. There I was, in my late 20s, happily traveling to a lot of cool domestic and international locations thanks to my job as an editor at a travel magazine. But I’d planned to cut back on my usual 10-day-a-month work jaunts just for the summer, so I could do some serious hanging out at a pretty house I’d rented with a few other friends in New York’s Hudson Valley. It was going to rule: Long weekends, bike rides, nightly barbecues, cold beers, fireflies, picnics on the grounds of historic mansions, inordinate amounts of time logged at local swimming holes, and plenty of nights of good sleep in our sprawling, 19th-century careta... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549875 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:30:14 +0100 4549875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4536148&cid=t_101984_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FF75_wy2FKG0%2F Therese Borchard This is author Therese Borchard’s second post for Blisstree; she’ll be blogging for us on a weekly basis about all kinds of mental health, depression, and therapy issues. Find her debut post here. Have a question for Therese? Leave it in our comments section, below. Maybe it’s because I just turned 40 over the weekend, or maybe it’s because I was asked to be a “relationship expert” for a dating website a few days ago (LOL), or that TV writer Tracy McMillan’s recent HuffPo piece “Why You’re Not Married” got under my skin, but I can’t stop thinking about how I ended up married with two kids when I was the one labeled in college “most likely to become an old maid” because 1. I preferred a tiny closet of a room for me and only me over a roomy ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4536148 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:26:25 +0100 4536148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4464639&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F17TlkMs2XSw%2F photo: Thinkstock A few years ago, a friend of mine broke up with a terrific guy. Smart, funny, successful, and good-looking, he was, in anyone’s eyes, a great catch. So when I asked her why she let him go, I was completely and utterly shocked by her answer. “He’s just not romantic,” she said. My jaw hit the floor. Why? I’m just not a romantic. I don’t enjoy flowers. I hate candy. And I would quite literally cringe if someone ever attempted to sing me a love song or write me a poem. My husband is the same way. We don’t (and hopefully never will) stare lovingly at each other or whisper sweet nothings into each other’s ears. In fact, when we make an attempt at romance it usually goes completely awry. Case in point: Years ago, on our honeymoon, my husband set up a full can... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4464639 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:02:56 +0100 4464639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4464640&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FuRF9oFnD0iA%2F photo: Thinkstock I have a dirty little secret. As with many things, I blame it on my parents and my Catholic school upbringing. I went to an all-girls Catholic high school, and yes, we all wore bouncy little checked skirts of the variety that child molesters favor and yes, there were nuns, though it’s worth noting that we never washed our super sexy wool (winter) or polyester (spring) skirts, and that the nuns got called back to the nunnery shortly after I graduated due to some unspecified scandal. They never returned. In my high school, there were also bathrooms that smelled distinctly of vomit around prom time, and a strange importance placed on Valentine’s Day. It was a big, creepy deal in teen-girl prison. The flowers – mostly garish, generic red roses or carnation bouquets of t... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4464640 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:36:50 +0100 4464640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4460104&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FYjQdcM2GQFM%2F photo: Thinkstock Couples may be ahead of singles when it comes to frequency of sex, but that doesn’t mean it’s good sex. In fact, we all know that when you’ve been in a relationship for long enough, sometimes sex is just…sex. And though we all have friends who are uninhibited when it comes to pushing the boundaries of bedroom behavior, I’m willing to bet that the majority of us aren’t ordering sex toys online on a regular basis. (But if you are, check out our 10 Eco-Friendly Sex Toys for Valentine’s Day.) For those of us with a shallow sexually adventurous streak, we called on Debby Herbenick, Ph.D., research scientist at Indiana University and author of Because It Feels Good: A Woman’s Guide to Sexual Pleasure and Satisfaction, to give us her top five sex ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4460104 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:22:00 +0100 4460104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445955&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F11OGbU5IKqI%2F Victor the Cat is back to attempt to solve all your romantic relationship problems. If you have a tough question you’d like Victor to tackle, just leave it in our comments section, below (anonymously, if you like), and he’ll try to answer it next time. Dear Victor the Cat: I have an ex-boyfriend who I’m still friends with – we’ll call him Ted. Ted and I aren’t BFF, but we’ve stayed friendly and have a lot of friends in common. A few weeks ago, he and his new girlfriend hosted a dinner party that I attended. During the dinner, I noticed I had gotten some text messages – they were from Ted, telling me how hot I looked that night and how he couldn’t stop staring at me. I didn’t respond, and I split as soon as dinner was over, but I have no idea how to handle th... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445955 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:43:16 +0100 4445955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433242&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FQd6J9PlIhk0%2F So it turns out love actually does mean having to say you’re sorry. But the good news is it doesn’t mean having to say: “I forgive you.” New research published from The Journal of Family Psychology says that absolute forgiveness may not always be the best route to a happy relationship. While forgiveness is often touted as the enlightened path to true happiness and peace, the study shows that “newlyweds who forgave their partner’s bad behavior were more likely to face additional bad behavior the next day compared with those who stayed mad.” Here’s the breakdown: Study author James McNulty, a psychologist at the University of Tennessee, asked 135 heterosexual newlywed couples to keep a diary for a week, including any instances of their partner upsetting them, and whether ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433242 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:14:52 +0100 4433242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4424375&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FoWnfWNZJPSY%2F Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in "An Affair to Remember" I’m a reality TV show junkie. Bravo is my visual drug of choice. My husband and I watch Top Chef as if it were a contact sport. My friends and I have parties for every Real Housewives reunions. I’ve already set my DVR for the latest season of Million Dollar Listing. Being mildly obsessed with one of cable’s leading reality networks, it came as no surprise when I stumbled across the latest Bravo casting call for a new show tentatively titled What If. Reveille Productions, the same people who produce MasterChef, Tabatha’s Salon Takeover and The Biggest Loser, is looking to cast professional women who “want to connect with their past in order to change their future” for this new concept show. The idea behind What If ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4424375 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:30:32 +0100 4424375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4372193&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FOrHgpUU4o0A%2F photo: Thinkstock I’ve been 30 for one week. I have a new driver’s license. Thanks to my age, I now check a different box on questionnaires. Thirty doesn’t feel that far removed from 28 or 29, but the fact that I’ve entered a new decade has given me the heebie-jeebies and has me asking, “Now what?” Lately, I’ve find myself concerned about weird things, like anti-wrinkle skin cream and decreasing metabolism. But beyond the vanity-related anxieties about aging, a few serious thoughts also have been bothering me, like the status of my professional career and motherhood — issues I thought would be resolved by my 30th birthday. Exactly one month prior to “the day,” I sat on my couch wide-awake at 1 a.m., struggling with a range of emotions about exiting my 20s. As so... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4372193 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:17:35 +0100 4372193 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4338179&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FFoY8kRvlcQI%2F photo: NFL.com Last Monday night men and women across America faced a serious dilemma: The Bachelor or football? For couples without two TVs or DVR service, this could be a potentially relationship-ending argument. Not only do these broadcasts provide entertaining, high-stakes TV, but missing them is also a major setback when it comes to Tuesday’s water cooler and/or Facebook gossip fests. At first viewing, these shows sit on the opposite ends of the entertainment spectrum. The Bachelor is a money-making reality franchise for ABC where women self-destruct on national television under the pressure of dating a man with multiple girlfriends. The NFL (and college games) display gladiator-like athletes taking the field (or model-like, where the Patriots’ Tom Brady is concerned) in order... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4338179 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:01:49 +0100 4338179 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4338181&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FdVhRiTcEUb0%2F Friend or Un-Friend? What to do when your close pal doesn’t respect the boundaries of your sex addiction recovery. (via Slate XX) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Genetics and Health) Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4338181 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:00:55 +0100 4338181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4331163&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FmRDCUlAiUEM%2F photo: Thinkstock On Friday afternoon I wrote a post about my husband’s “dream” to have separate bedrooms, and several Blisstree readers have already made their strong opinions known about the subject in our comments section. (Keep them coming, people!) I’d like to address one specific reader’s comments in this follow-up post. I’m very grateful to this reader (Katie) for sharing her thoughts, because they bring up other important aspects of the separate bedrooms debate. Here’s Katie’s comment, which has been edited for clarity: A marriage or relationship is in trouble when a couple can’t even stand to be in the same room together while sleeping. The wife in this article wants to come to bed after her husband is asleep, then make the room no... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4331163 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:04:09 +0100 4331163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4322635&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F_Oz4OgLel1w%2F photo: Thinkstock My husband has a dream: Separate bedrooms. It’s a dream he’s had for a while. It’s a simple dream, yet one that can create serious complications in a marriage. And two single beds in the same room a la Lucy and Ricky won’t do. In his dreamland, my husband requires his own bedroom with his own bed, and a door that closes. But the reality is that we live in New York City, where having an apartment with an extra room is the equivalent of winning a $300 million Powerball lottery (and as likely). Don’t get me wrong: My marriage isn’t in trouble (that I know of). My husband doesn’t want his own bedroom because we fight and slam doors and need to spend time apart. (Although we’re perfectly capable of doing all of the above.) He dre... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4322635 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:00:44 +0100 4322635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4259094&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FBTcBYX9J4vg%2F Single and unhappy about it? Here are eight reasons why you may not have a partner – even though you probably don’t want to hear them. (via The Frisky) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Genetics and Health) Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4259094 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 02:08:16 +0100 4259094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3617811&cid=t_101984_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fdating-rules-google-is-a-girl%25e2%2580%2599s-best-friend%2F Dear Potential Suitors, I’m not sure how you ended up on Blisstree, since it’s filled with stories about bikini waxing, detoxifying foods, alternatives to milk, breast implants, and what we women stick up our vaginas. Well, maybe the last two interest you. But chances are, you happened upon this story by Googling my name. Maybe I met you at a friend’s party, or perhaps on one of those dating websites that continue to prove I am a glutton for punishment. We may have already shared in a few drinks, some idle conversation, eye contact, a laugh or two, a hug, or maybe a little smooch goodbye. One of us may have remarked that we should get together again. It’s even possible that we have yet to go on date #1, and you’re just doing some preliminary research. I don’t blame you. To imag... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3617811 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:08:54 +0100 3617811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610308&cid=t_101984_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fblisstree-top-10-best-posts-of-this-week%2F photo: Flickr user Balaji.P Just in case you missed your Blisstree this week (shame on you), here are 10 of our favorite posts from the last few days, in no particular order: 1. Extreme Leisure: 10 Things We Want to Do This Memorial Day Weekend 2. Eco-Friendly Shopping: 10 Memorial Day Party Supplies for $10 or Less 3. Relationships: 5 Dating Rules to Break 4. 12 Non-Toxic, Organic Makeup Products 5. The Ice Cube Diet: Hoodia Weight Loss Cure or Scam? 6. Relationships: In Praise of Men Who Don’t Listen 7. Can You Be a Foodie and a Feminist at the Same Time? 8. Our Exclusive Reader Giveaway: R.W. Knudsen Family® Just Juice™ and Summer Swag! 9. 15 Foods on Dr. Oz’s Ultimate Longevity Grocery List 10. Athletic Clothing Gallery: Pretty Yoga Wear On and Off the Mat Post from: ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610308 Sat, 29 May 2010 14:46:24 +0100 3610308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3607469&cid=t_101984_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Frelationships-5-dating-rules-to-break%2F Waiting by the phone? Lame. Just call him. Dating is confusing, so we make up rules to follow. Amid the chaos of trying to interpret texts, voicemails, and morning-after behavior, there are feelings to be hurt, so we like to give ourselves some safety rails. Problem is, even though dating rules are meant to help us succeed, we don’t always think they’re true, or that they apply to everyone. Whether you’re a Sandy Olsson-type or a true Betty Rizzo, we think it’s time to grow up and break these dating-rule dinosaurs: 1. Men Should Always Pay. We call bullshit. If someone – anyone – invites us to a specific restaurant or event, sure, we’d like them to pay. Same goes if we do the inviting. There’s nothing wrong with someone paying for your meal, but we b... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3607469 Fri, 28 May 2010 14:02:46 +0100 3607469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3585579&cid=t_101984_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fdating-advice-burn-your-relationship-books%2F Read Giulia’s post from last week on friendship etiquette here. And see below for a chance to win a copy of Giulia’s book: I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti! When I was in my mid-thirties and in a bit of a panic about being single, I kept a pile of dating advice books at my bedside that I relocated to the back of a closet whenever a man came over. I studied The Rules as if they were the Gospels – and like the Gospels, I liked the idea of them, but had a very hard time living by them. I read He’s Just Not That Into You, How to Find a Husband at 35 (Based on What I Learned at Harvard Business School), and a little known tome called If I’m So Wonderful Why Am I Still Single? I told myself I was reading those books as a lark, sort of like how, when I was nine, I believed that... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3585579 Thu, 20 May 2010 15:47:48 +0100 3585579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538054&cid=t_101984_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fdating-women-should-never-ask-men-out%2F We covered who should pay for the date (him of course). Now it’s time for the prequel. Who should propose it? Him again, I’m afraid. In fact, if you asked him out I would expect you to pay your share of the check and not pout about it. I didn’t even consider that scenario in my previous post, because it didn’t occur to me. I absolutely do not think women should ask men out on dates. Those Rules yentas and Greg Behrendt have said it before me (and made a lot more money doing so), but, as much as those people make me wretch (profiting from women’s insecurities…so crass), their basic tenet is true. If a man is interested in you he will pursue you. He doesn’t need your encouragement. And even if he did, would you want to be with someone that you had to coax through every deci... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538054 Thu, 06 May 2010 14:37:38 +0100 3538054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3480883&cid=t_101984_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FQP2lFruAsJ8%2F Our five favorite things on Crushable this week: 1. Delving Into the Brain of a Guy: Dating Advice – Tips from the mystical 20-something male brain. 2. Everyday Superwoman: What I Wore’s Jessica Shroeder -A fashion-blogger who posts photos of her oufits – every day. 3. Textual Healing: A Guide to Sexting – The instructions that didn’t come with your smartphone. 4. Real Housewife Gossip Swirls at Jill Zarin Book Party – The goings-on at the debut party for Real Housewife Jill Zarin’s Secrets of a Jewish Mother. 5. Dude Diary: Aaron Johnson, Teen Actor and Baby Daddy – The 19-year-old British actor is headed towards parental bliss with his 43-year-old director. Post from: BlissTree Best of Crushable This Week: 5 Faves From Our Sister Site (Source: ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3480883 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:26:34 +0100 3480883 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1508601&cid=t_101984_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F10%2Fdimestore-d%2F ~My Hair Turned Orange & My General Practitioner Advised Me to Become a Slut …all in the same day~ Yeah-pull my hair baby-just not too hard, it’s been through a lot…it may come right out. This story is old now-a lot has happened since. My hair is now “throw dimes at me blonde”, I have had another lawn accident [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1508601 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:42:18 +0100 1508601