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Her Campus tells you how to find a summer fling — or something more.

By HerCampus.com Jun 11, 2013 5:00PM

Summer is here, and if there’s one thing on everyone’s mind, it’s getting a summer boyfriend. Here are HC’s top ways to prime yourself for that summer love — or, you know, fling.

Photo: Summer couple / Alexey Ivanov/Getty Images 1. Throw a “welcome summer” barbecue.

This is the easiest way to get all of your friends and their friends in one place. Tell your girlfriends to each invite two available guys, and then flirt. Grab a couple of numbers and use your already honed flirtexting skills after the barbecue to get these guys even more interested. Once you meet a guy, follow-up is key.

 

Curt Buthman makes social media history by proposing to his girlfriend through a Vine.

By HerCampus.com Jun 11, 2013 4:43PM

Twitter’s Vine application prides itself on capturing small, intimate moments in zero- to six-second videos with one tap of your finger. It’s storytelling in a snapshot, just like Twitter with its 140 character tweet limit.

Photo: Still of proposal from Curt Buthman and acceptance by Marsha Collier (via Vine & Twitter) Vine did, indeed, catch one of those fleeting moments Tuesday night when Curt Buthman proposed to girlfriend Marsha Collier using the app. In six seconds, the Los Angeles business consultant presented her with a ring and asked her to be his bride.

 

1 in 3 members of this online dating site have fibbed about fatherhood.

By Kristin Wong Jun 10, 2013 4:38PM

Let's preface this by letting you know this is a not-very-scientific poll from dating site WhatsYourPrice.com. It certainly doesn’t represent all the great single dads out there.

Photo: Dad with son / kali9/Getty Images

 

Well, this should get the message across.

By Kristin Wong Jun 10, 2013 4:32PM

The Huffington Post found this little gem of a photo on Reddit last week, which appears to feature a welcome banner for an alleged cheating spouse. It reads: 

“WELCOME HOME CHEATER.”

Photo: Cheater sign / farthoven via Imgur.com, http://aka.ms/cheater

 

It’s like the piña colada song but with a really creepy ending.

By Kristin Wong Jun 7, 2013 6:54PM

Don’t you hate it when you meet the man of your dreams, only to realize he’s your crazy, stalker ex-husband?

An unidentified Minnesota woman met a nice man through an online dating site, and the two eventually established a relationship. The couple began communicating extensively, and she felt comfortable sharing intimate details about her personal life. 

Photo: Woman finds out boyfriend is her ex / Lisa Valder/Getty Images

 

Sharing a bed is a beautiful thing. Until you wake up with cookie stuck to your face.

By Kristin Wong Jun 7, 2013 4:54PM

If you’re getting married this summer, there are probably lots of things on your to-do list. Find a caterer. Hire a band. Get your partner to stop cuddling with a stuffed animal in bed. Woah — what?

Photo: Annoying bedroom habits of spouses / Justin Horrocks/Getty Images

 

Mushy status updates: Annoying for us, good for them.

By Kristin Wong Jun 7, 2013 4:46PM

New research has found that couples who post about their relationship on Facebook might just be happier in their marriage than those who don’t.

Photo: Couple poses for Facebook post / Ciaran Griffin/Getty Images

 

Most women would not be BFFs with Samantha Jones, according to science.

By Glamour Magazine Jun 7, 2013 4:10PM

By Gena Kaufman

I doubt any of you would be surprised to hear that women with more sexual partners are judged more harshly by the general population. But to hear that women with more sexual partners still harshly judge other women with more sexual partners? Yeah, we're surprised. So surprised, in fact, that one anonymous Glamour team member exclaimed, "I'm shocked I had friends in college."

According to a study from Cornell University, ladies really hate being friends with other ladies they consider to be promiscuous. When 751 young men and women were asked to rate a description of a man or woman for traits like likability, morality and emotional stability, guess what affected their opinions? Yep, the number of reported sex partners.

Photo: Women shun promiscuous peers / Kristian Sekulic/Getty Images

 
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