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Our Best and Most Popular Posts of 2011

by CL Editors December 28, 2011
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As we bumbled forward this year, sometimes almost knocking over that ugly lamp in the corner and tripping over wires, we grew as individuals, and therefore deepened what this site means to the world beyond our fingertips.

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10 Cheesiest Christmas Love Songs and Videos

by CL Editors December 14, 2011
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Looks of longing and wailing cries go far in Christmas love songs and their videos.

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A Brief History of the Wink

by Carlo Alcos August 28, 2011
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It’s a wonderful gesture. It’s playful, it makes people smile (or turn away bashfully). Granted, in a wrong moment it can land you in a lot of trouble.

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Finding That Spark (Words of Inspiration)

by Christine Garvin August 6, 2011
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When you can’t get out of that funk by yourself, sometimes reading poetry from inspirational people is just what you need.

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Best Break-Up Songs of All Time

by CL Editors July 23, 2011
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Confronting Love chooses the best break-up songs of the past 60 years in celebration of the This American Life episode, “Break-Up.”

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The 11 Stages of a Relationship, As Told By 80s Music

by CL Editors June 9, 2011
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Being children of the 80s (and 90s) we can’t help but feel nostalgic when a good 80s tune comes on. And, since this website is about relationships and love, it’s only natural that at some point we’d combine the two. We didn’t just want to make a top 10 list though. That’s boring.

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A Budget Wedding Guide for the Royal Couple

by Carlo Alcos April 28, 2011
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A couple of years ago I wrote a 9-Step Guide to a Budget (Yet Classy) Wedding. It was based on my experience of organizing and planning my own wedding. We’d planned to leave for extended travels after it, so cost was a major factor. Sure, the marriage didn’t quite pan out, but it certainly had nothing to do with pinching a few pennies.

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The 15 Best Woody Allen Quotes on Love and Sex

by Carlo Alcos April 25, 2011
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I didn’t see a Woody Allen movie until I was 34. This was last year. I was in New York with my ex-wife, one of our last days together there. Annie Hall was playing for free in the Brooklyn Bridge Park on a massive inflatable television; behind the big TV, across the river, was the skyline of Manhattan’s Lower East End.

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