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A Daily Beast gallery of "Chelsea's Exes" (that both claims to feature her "5 great flames" and showcases the rumored dalliance with Ben Affleck) has the rest of us thanking the good lord our romantic pasts aren't up for scrutiny. More »
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Jennifer Love Hewitt, whose womanly allure has been well chronicled, is no slouch in the dating department. She's been linked to hotties near and far, including talk show hosts Craig Ferguson [Yum. -Ed.], and Carson Daly, teen heartthrobs Joey Lawrence and Wilmer Valderrama, rising stars Patrick Wilson and Kip Pardue, singers John Mayer and LFO's Rich Cronin, and last, but certainly not least, Ross McCall (her now-fiance). So it's no surprise that Jennifer was asked to contribute to Esquire's regular recurring feature "Ten Things You Don't Know About Women," in which well-known ladies offer up advice on how to deal with the fairer sex. Looking at Jennifer's column, we wondered: Which one of the men mentioned above inspired her advice or earned her ire? Our guesses, after the jump. More »
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Today the English tabloid The Mirror answers a plea for advice from a woman whose boyfriend is still good friends with his ex. The ex-girlfriend insists on coming out to the pub with the happy couple and "referring to private jokes and going on about what great friends they are." The Mirror's advice columnist, whose name is Flic (?!?!) Everett, tells the woman that the omnipresent ex "never really got over the split." No shit, Flic! As we've stated before, people who stay bff with their exes are either a) still smitten and trying to get back together, b) totally masochistic, or c) reasonably narcissistic and fluffing their egos with the idea that their exes are still in love with them. It sounds like the letter writer is dealing with a lot of "a", and maybe a little "c". More »
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An article in the generally ridiculous British tabloid The Sun gives ladies advice on how to have "good ex-iquette" — i.e., how to handle an old flame with grace. Sex scribe Emily Dubberley insists that being friends with an ex is possible if you do things like avoid drunk dialing, "have self-respect", "be nice to his new girlfriend", and don't "be a bunny boiler" which apparently is some random UK slang for total psycho. Her last bit of advice may be the only part that makes sense: "It can be easy to fall into the trap of trying anything to stay close to your ex, but this isn't generally healthy. If staying in contact is messing up his life, or yours, don't be afraid to walk away." Because isn't staying friends with an ex is a near-impossible task if you ever really loved them? More »
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