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Do Tell: Does Being Beautiful Make Things Easier?

DearSugar — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:00:00 -0700

When it comes to society’s standards of beauty, there are many common notions: beauty is in the eye of the beholder or beauty is only skin deep, to name a few. But there are sometimes negative stigmas attached to really pretty women — that they get whatever they want and they don't need to work as hard as average looking women do. I try not to think that way, but you know what, sometimes I find myself believing it too. So ladies, do tell, do you think it’s true that good looking women — by society's standards — have it easier?

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The How-To Lounge: Negotiating Your Family and Your Significant Other

DearSugar — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:00:00 -0800

It seems like there are at least a few of you out there who feel caught between your family and your boyfriend. There's nothing more difficult than trying to negotiate the tricky terrain between the people that you love who dislike one another. Often times it seems impossible to satisfy both sides of the equation, leaving you feeling like you have to choose between the two. Truth be told, this is always going to be a hard situation to deal with, but there are ways to ease some of your stress and anxiety. To get some tips,

Dear Poll: Do you Judge Books by their Covers?

DearSugar — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:00:00 -0700

Did you all watch Victoria Beckham's show on Monday night, Victoria Beckham: Coming to America? I was glued to the TV in utter amazement -- she isn't the stuck up, robotic, diva that I thought she was! Shocking I know if you didn't watch! So that got me thinking, the only reason why I put Posh in that category in the first place was because I was judging her book by its cover if you will. I hear people say over and over again that celebrities deserve the constant scrutiny because they put themselves out there, and while I agree to an extent, sometimes we just don't know these celebrities real character traits. So ladies, do you judge Hollywood types by the person the paparazzi make them out to be?

Dear Poll: Do you Judge Books by their Covers?

Yes: You can't fake being b*tchy like that -- you either are or you aren't

No: I always give people the benefit of the doubt no matter who they are

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