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- Textual Healing: How To Be Breezy In All Your Texts
- 'Friends With Benefits' Is Better Than 'No Strings Attached' And It Hasn't Even Come Out Yet
- Sex on the Wire: If You're Going To Pole-Dance, You Might As Well Do It For Jesus
- Gallery: Taylor Swift Has Perfect Hair
- Is There a Dearth of African-American Female Comedians on SNL?
- 5 Things You Need to Know About 'Animorphs'
- Poll: Would You Use Blockyourex.com?
- The Worst Couples in 'Real World' History
- The Daily Bieber: Justin's $220 Hair Dryer
- 'Dancing with the Stars': Kirstie Alley Does the Cha Cha
| Textual Healing: How To Be Breezy In All Your Texts Posted: 22 Mar 2011 11:50 AM PDT
If you want to reach out to an ex in a text or email, you want to try to be breezy, but it’s equally important to have an air of breeziness in many messages you send, particularly to guys. By “breeziness,” I mean a coolness, an unconcerned attitude, even a little aloofness. Think about it: is that not one of the qualities in guys that drive us wild? Here are some things to consider when you want to write a breezy text — be it to a guy you just met, someone you’ve been out with a few times, or even a friend: • Timing — Don’t be quick to text right after a date or a meeting, or even right after they text you. Wait a few minutes, hours or — if you can stand it — days. • Subject matter — Don’t show your hand in a text. When you’re getting to know someone, try using it only to set up plans. What’s worse than talking for hours via text and then having nothing to say (or no chemistry) in person? • Length – Keeping messages short and sweet can make you seem more mysterious, plus you’ll have lots to talk about later. • Questions – Your mother (hopefully) taught you that the way to have a polite conversation, or write a letter, is to ask lots of questions to create a repore. But if you don’t ask something specifically, you won’t require a response. And a message that requires no response is by definition breezy. Chances are, you’ll get a response anyway. • Avoid the text-lationship – Is there someone you constantly text with who you want to have a relationship with IRL? Short, breezy texts that avoid long, drawn-out conversations will put the kibosh on that. But, it’s hard to change course once the beginnings of a text-lationship have been established. So, try to start off with anyone breezily. Some of these tips are easier in theory than they are in practice. I know I’m guilty of quickly replying to a text from someone I really like, or asking questions when I know doing so will prolong a text conversation that won’t end up where I want it to go. But, I try to be breezy when possible, because that’s how I’d like to think of myself and appear to others. Think to yourself, “I will text you when I am done with this very important thing I am doing right now,” or “If you want a longer answer then you can call or ask to see me.” I find that helps. Do you try to stay breezy when you text? What is your method? Leave your experiences in the comments below and you might see it featured in an upcoming installment of Textual Healing. Post from: Crushable Textual Healing: How To Be Breezy In All Your Texts |
| 'Friends With Benefits' Is Better Than 'No Strings Attached' And It Hasn't Even Come Out Yet Posted: 22 Mar 2011 11:35 AM PDT So remember that movie with Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman? The one she clearly did before she thought she was gonna get an Oscar? What was it again? Oh right, No Strings Attached. But wait there seems to be some kinda of sexual revolution going on in Hollywood, because its like déjà vu up in here! Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis are in a new movie that looks pretty much the same. Kunis is in Black Swan as Portman's back up…and now her next movie right after Black Swan, like Portman, is a “sex friends fall for each other” deal? But there is one major difference between the two movies: Timberlake and Kunis have chemistry. See, Timberlake and Kunis have so much more sexual lust for each other in Friends With Benefits than Portman and Kutcher ever had. Kutcher is way too goofy, awkward and kinda corny, while Portman is classy, smart, and sexy. So these two together were already an ill match. Second, it's rumored that our curly blond crooner and green eyes temptress were knocking boots during the filming of this movie (cheating on Jessica Biel, no less!) and after seeing the trailer I am more than open to the theory. Friends With Benefits just looks more zesty, less cheesy and much funnier. Maybe it’s Kunis – she is funny, blunt and downright fiery. Timberlake may be more of the newcomer (though we know he kicks ass on SNL) but I still prefer him to Kutcher. I had no desire to see No Strings Attached…while I am more hopeful for Friends With Benefits. Time shall tell… Photo: ReelThinker Post from: Crushable 'Friends With Benefits' Is Better Than 'No Strings Attached' And It Hasn't Even Come Out Yet |
| Sex on the Wire: If You're Going To Pole-Dance, You Might As Well Do It For Jesus Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:11 AM PDT
Have you ever faked an orgasm? If so, how often? (The Gloss) Have you ever felt used after a casual hookup moved on to someone else? (YourTango) Holly Madison and boyfriend broke up. (People) Here are 7 things to know if you want to take the pill (College Candy) Take a look at Prince William and Kate Middleton‘s wedding carriage. (Us Magazine) (Photo via Tinisha Nicole Johnson) Post from: Crushable Sex on the Wire: If You're Going To Pole-Dance, You Might As Well Do It For Jesus |
| Gallery: Taylor Swift Has Perfect Hair Posted: 22 Mar 2011 11:21 AM PDT
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| Is There a Dearth of African-American Female Comedians on SNL? Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:24 AM PDT
Check out the video of Holly’s response to the skit on Gawker and check out the SNL skit, below. What do you think about this issue? (Photo via SNL Archives) Post from: Crushable Is There a Dearth of African-American Female Comedians on SNL? |
| 5 Things You Need to Know About 'Animorphs' Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:19 AM PDT
I know, it sounds incredibly inane; and in lesser hands, it would have been a schlocky, directionless collection of books. But Applegate’s series didn’t shy away from handling darker themes that her flesh-and-blood characters had to puzzle out without any help from authority figures. So, even though the new books have those cheesy high-tech lenticular covers, you’ll want to commit to the series. (Or at the very least, buy it for a younger sibling.) Here are the five things you need to know about Animorphs:
Bonus fun fact: My favorite book was #6 The Capture, the first one I ever read, where Jake gets infected by a Yeerk. Post from: Crushable 5 Things You Need to Know About 'Animorphs' |
| Poll: Would You Use Blockyourex.com? Posted: 22 Mar 2011 11:16 AM PDT
A new website, blockyourex.com, gives you the opportunity to completely erase your ex from your life. According to Betty Confidential, it’s a “website where you can download software that keeps you from using the Internet with bad intentions. Available for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari, this free download allows you to block an ex's Facebook, Twitter, and blog from opening on your computer. Even better, if you type in his/her name in a search engine, it won't show you any results that have to do with your past flame. You can add as many exes as you like. So far, over 12,000 have utilized the service.” This seems way too final for me. What if your hear through the grapevine that your ex broke up with his new girlfriend? Don’t you want to know what he’s up to, just out of curiosity? Personally, I really don’t delete anyone on Facebook. Even if it’s someone I now dislike, I still want to keep tabs on him or her. What do you guys think? b5poll id=”d5fefc9ddc608bc480d8bdbee019374b”] Post from: Crushable Poll: Would You Use Blockyourex.com? |
| The Worst Couples in 'Real World' History Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:34 AM PDT The Real World castmate relationships we now take for granted used to be shocking on the show. When Colin and Amaya hooked up in Hawaii, it was a big deal. Now, it’s not a season unless there’s a dysfunctional relationship or two. However, some couples were more horrible than others. We tell you about a couple of our unfavorites. Post from: Crushable The Worst Couples in 'Real World' History |
| The Daily Bieber: Justin's $220 Hair Dryer Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:19 AM PDT
But there you have it, a little insight into Bieber’s life. Don’t say we never gave you nothing. (via OMG) Post from: Crushable The Daily Bieber: Justin's $220 Hair Dryer |
| 'Dancing with the Stars': Kirstie Alley Does the Cha Cha Posted: 22 Mar 2011 08:51 AM PDT My early prediction for this season of Dancing with the Stars: Kirstie Alley is a contender. It’s not because she’s a great dancer (she’s surprisingly okay), but because she a) has good name recognition and b) has relatability. Those factors matter as much as – and maybe more than – dancing ability on this show. One of Dancing‘s favorite tropes is the contestant who came on the show to lose weight and get in shape, and it has helped everyone from Jerry Springer to Kelly Osbourne get further than they expected on the show. That has a lot to do with the fact that Dancing‘s average viewer is a middle-aged woman, and those viewers like being able to relate to a contestant’s story. (That’s one reason why supermodels like Paulina Porizkova and Josie Maran, as well as reality starlets/pinups like Holly Madison and Kim Kardashian never fare well on this show, their mediocre dancing nonwithstanding). Unlike American Idol, Dancing with the Stars is a place that rewards older contestants for their hard work. Donny Osmond was 51 when he won his season, and Florence Henderson was an audience favorite, even though her dancing skills were lacking. Kirstie seems to know this, and she’s playing it up beautifully. “I think if I was 22 and a size 2, this would be easier,” she said while struggling with a dance move. “If someone told me to haul ass, it would take two trips.” Partnered with mega-hottie Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who has quite a following of his own, she has a tremendous amount of potential. Kirstie has made a cottage industry out of her weight struggles, profiting off everything from a Jenny Craig endorsement, a bikini-wearing appearance on Oprah, and a TV show called Fat Actress. She knows how to turn her weight struggles into tabloid headlines, and if she plays her cards right she could also turn them into reality TV victory. And it seems like Dancing knows her potential, too. Pairing with her Maks was a calculated move – they know he has a big fanbase who will vote for him no matter who his partner is, and he’s known for saying controversial things in the press that bring more attention to the show. The first episode’s music was also a clue: celebrities whom the show favors get more recognizable pop songs. Kirstie and Maks’ cha cha song was Cee-Lo Green‘s “Forget You.” Having the audience already singing along is a great way to lure them into liking a performance. As for the actual content of the dance? She was okay, but there’s potential. And one of the best ways to win this show is to start off in the middle of the pack and have an improvement/redemption arc. Kirstie’s definitely the one to watch this season. Post from: Crushable 'Dancing with the Stars': Kirstie Alley Does the Cha Cha |
Text messaging is often the fastest way to communicate with friends and acquaintances, but it's not always the best one. Especially when it comes to texting with guys. Here at Crushable we aim to help you sift through all the subtext and emerge relatively unscathed – with a little help from our friend Amanda Ernst. 
Apparently, pole-dancing for Jesus is the hot new fitness routine in town. This was definitely Danielle Staub’s idea. (
Who else watched the Saturday Night Live show when Zach Galifianakis hosted? One of the skits was a parody of talk show The Talk. In the skit, they announced that one of the hosts, Holly Robinson Peete, was on vacation. On the actual show The Talk, Holly lamented the fact that there is a dearth of female comedians on SNL and that there are currently no African-American female comedians on the show. She brings up the very real possibility that she may never be parodied – because there are no black actresses to play her. Sharon Osbourne brings up the fact that Kristen Wiig plays moderator Julie Chen in the skit, even though Julie is Asian and Kristen is white. This point brings up another host of questions. Apparently, it’s okay for a white person to parody an Asian, but would it be okay for a white woman to play a black person? I think many people, including myself, would be offended by someone wearing blackface. Holly isn’t asking for that, though; she’s simply pointing out that she, and other black women, will be parodied much less often, because of the lack of “blacktresses” and comedians. As Julie Chen points out, the only person on SNL that could play her is Kenan Thompson, who is black, but is also a man, is much burlier than Holly, and really doesn’t look anything like her. Holly says that she would rather have SNL pretend she is on vacation, rather than have Kenan try to play her.
In news that just made my day, Scholastic recently announced that it would reprint K.A. Applegate‘s Animorphs book series. If you grew up in the ’90s, chances are you had at least heard of this YA series, in which teenagers Jake, Rachel, Marco Cassie, Tobias, and Ax have the power to morph into animals. Using their animal forms, they fought aliens called Yeerks, slugs who crawled into humans’ brains and controlled them to take over Earth. And they couldn’t tell anyone who they were. Not even you.
Ever wish you could completely forget about your ex? Sure. Ever wish you would never be updated on his life? Eh, not so sure.
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