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DATING COLUMN: KISS AND TELL

Trade up from 'friendship with benefits'

It's high time that we single people looking for legitimate love unionized against the pseudo-relationship.

DATING COLUMN: KISS AND TELL

Turn the recession into a dating bonanza

This whole recession thing is hurting your social life, huh? My solution: Throw a party (just make sure your friends chip in for drinks and snacks).

Kiss and tell: To commit or not to commit

After spending years on my therapist's couch wondering why I was never in a healthy relationship, I figured out I had a garden-variety case of commitment-phobia: I was always rejecting guys who cared about me -- without even considering them as serious contenders -- or else pining away for bad boys.

Kiss and Tell: Shape up your love life

Spring and global warming have joined forces -- recent cold glitches notwithstanding -- forcing you to show the squishy skin that's been dozing for months.

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Presidential race and dating: Not so different

With the race to the White House getting hotter every day, I couldn't help but see the similarities in choosing a potential presidential candidate and a potential boyfriend or girlfriend.

Kiss and Tell: Love vs. geography

A few weeks ago, I agreed to go out with a sexy, smart, successful denizen of the Upper East Side -- albeit very reluctantly. My problem wasn't a latent case of commitment-phobia. Nor was I turned off by his profession, amnesia-inducing though it was. (He said he bought and sold ... something. Everything he said immediately after "I work in finance" is lost.)

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The (sub)way to her heart

With the subway fare hike now in full effect, the cheapest place in the city to meet someone has now gotten more costly. But what about those hoping to meet the commuter of their dreams on a random train ride? Well, then it's time to perfect those subway pick-up skills to get your money's worth.

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Dating during unemployment

Getting a job when 80,000 are eliminated is challenging. Getting a date while prowling for that next paycheck is even more so.

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Do you have relationship bulimia?

A frightening new illness is sweeping the nation (or at least my corner of New York).

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New Dating Column: Meet-the-parents date usually a deal breaker

The scenario: You recently started dating someone -- and your parents are coming to town.