We Are Family

Maybe you’ve already started the wedding season or maybe, like many, this weekend will be the first of five or six for the summer season. But, as you watch your cousin or your sister or your best friend’s sister-in-law’s college roommate walk down the isle, do you ever wonder when it is that the bride and groom become “family”?
A recent TheFrisky.com article asks the question, when does a couple become a family? Is it when they start dating? At their first year anniversary? How about at “kiss the bride”?
Perhaps the “are we family” question is becoming the new “are we going steady” question?
Either way, family and friends alike, happy wedding-going to all!

Romance Roundup 5.28.09

• Math and Love? A New York Times columnist figures out the equation…
• Jon and Kate Plus a Cookbook? Love Is in the Mix: Making Meals into Memories is reported to hit bookstores in the fall.
• He’s Just Not That Into You Released on DVD on June 2nd!
• Tis the Season – Check out TheFrisky.com’s Wedding Survival Guide
  
  
  
  

Picnic Perfect

It’s Memorial Day weekend and what better way to kick off the unofficial start of summer than treating your honey to a romantic picnic!
Check out The Nest’s perfect picnic tips and find out how you can plan make your picnic picture perfect.
Here’s a preview of their picnic essentials:

• Picnic basket or cooler


• Bottled water (freeze overnight and use as an ice pack)


• Outdoor dinnerware


• Napkins


• Glassware


• Corkscrew and/or bottle opener


• Tablecloth, sweatshirt blanket, or sari


• Decorative centerpiece (hurricane candles, a cup of freshly plucked wildflowers, a beautiful dessert)


• Sunscreen


• Bug spray or citronella candles


• Trash bag

Want to spice it up a little? Check out Picnicrecipesandgames.com’s romantic picnic ideas for some outside-the-box picnicking tips like how to have a picnic in bed! Sounds like a perfect way to spend a long weekend!

Romantic Roundup 5.21.09

• Nerds Make the Best Lovers - British Survey Reports!




• Summer Lovin' - PopStar.com Lists 2009's Hot Summer Celebrity Couples!




• 16 Essential First Date Tips from YourTango.com!

Post Your Love Everywhere

Meredith and McDreamy had a Post-It wedding last night on Grey’s Anatomy and the Frisky.com recalls how Carrie Bradshaw was famously dumped on a pink Post-It.
Are these classic 3x3 notes taking stock in people’s love lives?
Here’s an idea, think of 10 ideas why you love your partner…maybe it’s the way he looks or talks when he wakes up in the morning or the way he always has to have two glasses of 2% milk when eating a peanut butter sandwich. From the way he helps you when your stressing to the way he makes you laugh – pick 10 things and write them each on a Post-It. Hide them all around his apartment – on the bathroom mirror, under his pillow, where he keeps his keys. It will be sure to make his heart smile when he least expects it!

Romance Roundup 5.14.09

• Harrison Ford Confirms Engagement!



• Justin Meets Jessica’s Grandmother!



• Oprah Magazine’s 10 Books to Help You Know Everything About Sex!



• 10 Alternatives to the Term “Boyfriend”

Happy Mother's Day!

Mother's Day is this weekend and let's face it - mom's have helped us learn how to love in the first place, listened when love didn't work out and supported as our search for "the one" continued.

But, once you become a mom, keeping that love and romance happening on a daily basis can be tricky.

Check out Romancetips.com's tips for romance after kids and how to keep the sparks flying even if you have baby's crying.

Happy Mother's Day to all mom's - and all "like a mom's" everywhere!

Romance Roundup 5.7.09

• Surprise Romance in Store for The Hills!
• Mel Gibson Romance Sparks Baby Rumors!
• YourTango.com Features Mom’s Advice on Love
• 10 Things You Don’t Know About Kissing from Cosmo.com

Summer Romance Movies!

Summer movies start to hit the theaters today and that means so does the battle of the romantic comedy and the action-packed thrillers!
Have a hard time convincing your guy to see that must-see chick flick?
Check out Matthew McConaughey’s male perspective on movie romance here plus a look a summer’s most romantic movies from the Associated Press’ Derrik Lang.
Happy summer-date-movie going!