If Real Life Dates Were Like the Bachelor
Getting yourself back out there on dates might suck. But hey, at least you’re not on ABC’s The Bachelor. Your dates could be like this. – You’d have to come up with a witty/cheesy/cringe-worthy pick-up line upon first meeting. “Hi, I’m Suzie & I know you’re a pastry chef. I wanted to say you can ice my […]
V-Day Traditions Around The World
There’s absolutely nothing wrong with receiving gifts on Valentine’s Day. You might even give a gift back or come up with some other way to show that special someone you love them. But year in, year out, this starts to feel a little stale. It’s customary for women to receive chocolates and flowers on Valentine’s Day […]
What Your Valentine’s Day Flowers Really Mean
Valentine’s Day. It’s a day of love, chocolates, cupids and roses. Sometimes, it’s picture-perfect knight-in-shining-armor stuff and then sometimes, it doesn’t go so well. At Never Liked It Anyway, we hear all sorts of stories about romantic gestures gone wrong. This week, I sat down with Bess Wyrick of Celadon & Celery, a floral designer extraordinaire, […]
Candy Hearts IRL
Kids, adults, single, loved up – everyone loves candy hearts and their sweet little love notes. Though they might taste a little like chalk, that isn’t the bothersome part. These little love messages just dont seem to fit with the world today. At our biz, Never Liked It Anyway we see the good, the bad and a […]
Coffee With Sex Therapist Layla Martin
This week, I sat down with Layla Martin. Women’s Health like to call her Headmistress of Sex, I like to call her a Sex Magician, but whatever you call her, Layla is an expert in women’s sexuality, and most importantly helping women unlock and master their own sexual powers. We caught up over coffee and […]
Get Creative & Get Over It
The quintessential shoebox under the bed of all things from lovers past has evolved over the years, especially coming into this digital age. Sometimes it feels hard to let go of love letters, cards, and photographs from a past relationship, even when starting anew with someone else. With today’s digital cameras and even worse, cell phone cameras, there […]
Noteworthy Nuptials: Woman Marries Herself at Age Forty
This confident lady is one to keep her word. Yasmin Eleby from Houston, Texas, made herself a promise that if she hadn’t found “the one” by age 40, she’d go ahead and do the damn thing herself. And she did. Although marrying yourself isn’t legal in Texas, Eleby married herself spiritually with the help of three ministers, […]
Breaking Genius: Invisible Boyfriend App!
If you’re single, V-Day can sound an awful lot like D-Day. It could be because you’re already anticipating the interrogation from friends and family about your love life, a subject that is awkward for everyone involved, but you don’t have be unprepared for these run-ins with the relationship police. Meet “The Invisible Boyfriend”, an app […]
All That Glitters Is Sweet Breakup Revenge
We get it, holding grudges is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. But what if there was a way to exact your revenge without really hurting someone? Well, if your ex did you wrong and you’re not over it, you’re in luck, because now there is a way to get your […]
Coffee with Sarah Forbes: Museum Of Sex Curator
Tell us about your first love or heartbreak… First love was age 16. But with each long term boyfriend to follow I was convinced it was somehow now the “real thing.” The first heartbreak came at age 24. We had been dating for two years and I was convinced he was the one, and maybe […]
Post-Breakup Soul Searching Don’ts
Mandy Hale, author of “The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass” once said that “one of the best times for figuring out who you are and what you really want out of life” is immediately after a breakup. While we know that a relationship with someone shouldn’t change your motives or who […]
5 Tips On Getting Back Out There
So you’ve loved and you’ve lost. Or you’ve hated and that’s why you’ve lost, but either way, who is to say you won’t love again? Nobody. (Nobody also says you won’t hate again, but let’s face it, the world is full of schmucks. But I digress.) The thing is, the first thing a friend will […]
Cinderella vs Beyonce: He’s friends with his ex. What to do?
Know how to ruin the perfect lazy Sunday? This sounds pretty damn close to me: you’re spending some good quality time on the couch with your beau, watching the latest Kristen Wiig masterpiece and enjoying that Seamless dinner when his phone rings. No, it’s not his mum or mate or boss, but surprise surprise, his ex-girlfriend! He gives […]
Classy Or Crazy?
Ok, so this really is on the crazy side of the spectrum. Tan Shen spent an entire week in a KFC eating her way through her heartbreak. That’s right, bucket after bucket, hour upon hour, day after day she sat in KFC eating her way chomping her way through her dumped-ness. While we’re all for the […]
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Wine-scream!
Sitting home alone on a Friday night with no plans because your relationship recently ended? All of your friends seem to have a lover and are out with their significant other at Cheesecake Factory (mmm) or sushi (yum) while you’re in sweatpants, that brown pair with the bleach stains and draw-string that’s gotten so stretched out you have to […]
