
Gone are the days when the man automatically pays for everything. Since many women out there bring home more money than their significant others, the paying field seems to be evening itself out more and more. When I'm in a relationship, I treat as much as I can budget — if I can't swing paying for nice dinners, I'll be sure to buy breakfast or coffee in the mornings.

When you reach a certain age, it's only human to think more seriously about your future in relation to the dating game. If getting married and having kids is of interest to you, many women are of the mindset that time is of the essence. Sure, dating is fun, but if there's no real connection, is there a point of going through the motions with someone you don't inevitably see yourself with.

If you were worried that your sex life would start to wither away once you got older, new research should get you excited for old age. It turns out that in a
Swedish study, both male and female 70 year olds said they have more sex now than they did in their 40s. If that wasn't promising enough, those same women said their sex lives were more satisfying.

Dear Sugar -
My parents and I are growing extremely exasperated by my little brother's love life as it is constantly something he asks us to support and be involved with. For five years he had a steady girlfriend and we all really adored her, but they were young and went their separate ways. Before that relationship was cold, he was already onto a new girl, whom he brought to family dinners and events.

After a breakup, there's a grieving period; it can take weeks, months, even years to get over it. But for some, it only takes a few days before they're ready to be back on the market again.
In the wonderful world of social networking, a simple change of your relationship status on your profile page can put you back in the dating pool instantly — genius if you ask me — but when is the right time to let the masses know you're single again.