5 Awesome Uses For Butter


Updated 05/12/12 10:01 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Uses For Butter

Butter isn't just good for making meals delicious and raising your cholesterol — there are plenty of other things the creamy goodness is useful for. Get more mileage out of this everyday household product by learning about the numerous things you can do with butter. Swallow pills: Coat the pills with a thin layer of butter to make them go down easier. This is especially helpful for bigger Read more

What We Need to Talk About When We Talk About Sex and Feminism


Updated 04/14/12 4:53 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Modern Feminism

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Lisa Solod, who came of age during the sexual revolution, explores what feminism means to this generation. My mother married my father because, she told me in a rare moment of candor, she wanted to have sex with him. She was 25 and tired of pre-sex fumbling and stolen kisses. My father was, of course, far Read more

5 Fears About Raising Little Girls


Updated 04/04/12 11:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Fears About Raising Girls

Here's a post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Erin Lane about raising girls. Last week I wrote about the five things that worry me about raising my son. This week I’m spilling my guts about what scares me about raising my daughter. There is definitely some overlap. Read more

Mad Men's 5 Maddest Moments: "Tea Leaves"


Updated 04/02/12 12:27 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Mad Men Recap, "Tea Leaves"

On this week's episode of Mad Men, Betty's back — and in an, um, "big" way. Thanks to January Jones's real-life pregnancy, Mrs. Francis has packed on a few pounds after what appears to be more than one afternoon spent on the couch with a box of Bugles. Things take a dramatic turn when Betty's mother-in-law advises a trip to the doctor, and he finds a tumor in her throat. As Betty contemplates Read more

9 Items a Forgetful Person Must Keep in the Office


Updated 03/19/12 10:56 AM · Posted by · 12 comments

Items to Keep at the Office

I used to constantly forget to charge my phone overnight and would spend my day furiously switching my cell on and off just to conserve battery. That's until I bought another charger to leave in the office. I know that some of you with superhuman memories don't have this problem, but for my forgetful peers, here is a nice list of things you should keep in the office . . . just in case! All Types Read more

Women Only? Not Even Close


Updated 03/09/12 1:37 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Birth Control Not Just a Women's Issue

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. There's been some talk over, what, the last couple months, regarding ladies and their access to birth control. Or basic health care. Or abortions. Or breast exams. Really, pick any of them. Now, while I could (quite easily) get going regarding Komen's debacle with Planned Parenthood or the #issacircus of a Read more

A Doctor Dishes: Which "Superfoods" Are Worth the Cost?


Updated 02/29/12 12:05 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Expensive Superfoods

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Most people you speak to these days are trying to stretch every dollar as far as possible — even the ones they spend buying apples and oranges. Food prices are expected to increase yet again this year, and food manufacturers are making portions smaller without reducing prices. Not surprisingly, a recent Rasmussen poll found Read more

"I'm Trying to Avoid Sex With My Boyfriend"


Updated 01/30/12 6:00 PM · Posted by · 22 comments

Avoiding Sex With Boyfriend

This week's confession comes from our anonymous Confession Booth group in the TrèsSugar Community. Weigh in with your advice below. We've had so many sexual problems. I'm 24 and he's 29. We've been dating for close to four years now. He was my first sexual partner. We started having sex after about a year together, although it was very rare. We would sometimes have gaps of up to two months at a Read more

"Perfect Boyfriend . . . Except For Three Major Problems"


Updated 01/30/12 10:56 PM · Posted by · 13 comments

When Should You Break Up?

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I am 38 and dating an amazing man of 35. We've been together for about five months and despite his attempts to "take it slow" he is basically living with me. He still has his other place but is here every night except maybe once a month. We get along great, have a lot of laughs, and really Read more

Should You Go Off the Pill to Make Sure He's the One?


Updated 10/16/11 8:57 PM · Posted by · 7 comments

Sex on the Pill

There's a new study out that gets more specific on how the pill impacts who you're attracted to — and it's bad news for your sex drive. According to the study, women on the pill choose uglier men who are worse at sex but better at long-term relationships. The birth control pill evens out hormones and causes women to choose men who are more similar to them, a safer choice, and more "father" Read more