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New on Nerve, 5.22.08: Dating Advice From…Voiceover Artists

Nicole Ankowski — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:43:00 GMT

I used to do voiceover work…and you know what? This is totally true. Much like in life, a smile can change everything:

What's the best way to sound sexy on the phone?
You know how you can hear it when a person is smiling? It literally changes the tone of your voice. You use different muscles. Same goes for posture. Lie down, turn the lights low and voila.

As can lying down and turning off the lights. Check out more Dating Advice From…Voiceover Artists right here.

New on Nerve, 5.8.08: Dating Advice From…Foreign-Exchange Students

Nicole Ankowski — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:45:00 GMT

Today’s Dating Advice From… offers some seriously good tips. With helpful hints on the transitory nature of love, seduction, and smoking up…you know you want to read it:

I met a guy who hardly speaks any English, and I don't speak his language at all. We've gone on a few dates together and had a great time anyway. Can this possibly last?
It won't last. But continue dating him and take advantage of the positives — enjoy your time with him, get into his native culture and pick up some of his language. All the English I know, I learned from the hot girls.

Lo amate? Check out the bello advice, right here.

New on Nerve, 5.1.08: Dating Advice From…Miss High Times Contestants

Nicole Ankowski — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:53:00 GMT

Each year, using a rigorous selection process that involves photo shoots, interviews and talent competitions, the marijuana-smoker's bible picks one young lady to grace the cover of their annual swimsuit issue as Miss High Times. Nerve asked four of this year's entrants for their advice on sex, dating and relationships.

My girlfriend says pot increases her enjoyment of sex, and she wants to smoke up every time. Should I be concerned?
You should be concerned because this will probably make your dates more expensive. But that's about the only concern I can think of.

Say it hurts my feelings that I can't satisfy her without chemical aid.
I would say tough titty.

Read all the ladies’ advice right here.

New on Nerve, 4.24.08: Dating Advice From…Medieval Historians

Nicole Ankowski — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:21:00 GMT

Need some advice for getting medieval on someone’s ass? (I couldn’t resist; sorry.) Do chicks in horned Viking helmets get you hot? Either way, you’ll want to check out Dating Advice From…Medieval Historians:

I like to watch the History Channel, but the guy I'm dating just wants to watch things like Keeping Up With the Kardashians. I can't help but judge him for this. Does this make me a snob? How can I overcome this?
In regards to your question, "Am I a snob?" I'm going to respond with a resounding "yes." You need to bridge the gap — spend time watching both sets of your programs together and addressing both the positive and negative qualities in them. You can rip apart My Super Sweet Sixteen, but also contextualize the program as a response to the demands of hyper-consumptive, twenty-first century industrialized American society.

What's the best way to impress a medievalist?
Bust out some mad Latin skills.

Carpe diem, baby. See all their advice here

New on Nerve, 4.17.08: Dating Advice From…Law Students

Nicole Ankowski — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:43:00 GMT

Everyone knows at least one law student, that magical creature still in its academic, coffee-tinted chrysalis. Soon it will break free, begin paying off student loans, and transform into a suit-clad lawyer. But before that happens, let us delve deep into the mating rituals and habits of these stunning creatures in Dating Advice From…Law Students.

How can I snag a future lawyer?
Law students are often a dangerous match for each other, so as a fun outsider, you're looking pretty good. Get a job as a barista at Starbucks, a cigarette vendor, or at a bar across the street from the law school.

Masturbation when you think your partner is asleep? Roommate flirting? And a ton of really hot (I mean, seriously smokin’) law students for your viewing pleasure…right here.

New on Nerve, 4.10.08: Dating Advice from . . . Dancers

Will Doig — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:40:00 GMT

Can you dance? Wait, let us answer that for you: No. No one can dance, except for a select few, and we're all insanely jealous of them and afraid to date them for fear of looking stupid at a wedding reception. But we shouldn't be, as four such excellent dancers explain in this week's superb "Dating Advice From...Dancers" column.

Some people are reluctant to date a dancer because they're self-conscious about their own dancing abilities. How do you put someone at ease about this?
Personally — and I think most dancers feel this way — it's not how you dance, it's if you're willing to dance at all. I can't handle any dance that makes fun of the fact that you're dancing, like "the sprinkler" or the "putting the groceries in the cart" dance. I don't care how gawky or ridiculous you look, I just want to dance with you.

With little ol' us? Awww. Find more encouragement here.

New on Nerve, 4.3.08: Dating Advice From…The Recently Dumped

Nicole Ankowski — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:37:00 GMT

Think you have to be in a relationship to dole out dating advice? Hells no. Sometimes those recent breakups shed some insightful truths on the entire dating world. Check out today’s Dating Advice From…The Recently Dumped. They’re not bitter, they just tell it like it is….

What's the best remedy for the break-up blues?
In order: Friends, wine, cigarettes, your hand, and a little bit of trickle over.

Trickle over? Ex sex?
Yeah.

Heed the advice right here.

New on Nerve, 3.20.08: Dating Advice From…Clothing Designers

Nicole Ankowski — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:11:00 GMT

Want to know how to snag your very own Christian Siriano…or at least get your crush to stop wear clothing with holes? Check out this week’s Dating Advice From…Clothing Designers.

I really like the girl I recently started dating, but our makeout sessions feel forced. Is there potential for improvement?
I recommend kissing other body parts to break the ice. Like, you could nonchalantly kiss her bicep as she reaches up to grab a book off the shelf. Or kiss the hood on her sweatshirt — girls love it when you show affection to their clothing.

Avoid fashion red flags and find love, right here.

New on Nerve, 3.13.08: Dating Advice from . . . Trampoline Owners

Will Doig — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:31:00 GMT

I spent a night at Katie Hutchinson's house in high school, she and Tara MacEvley and Mike Ranna and I. Katie had a trampoline, and boy did we make use of it. It got sexual, and I really couldn't even explain how. Suddenly we were all sort of flopping around on it and feeling each other up. Last November, I saw Mike for the first time since high school at our ten-year reunion. I asked him if he remembered that night, and he said that he didn't. For me, though, it was big.

Here's a little sex and dating advice from other people who own trampolines.

Any particular sexual positions you can suggest in order to reach maximum trampoline-hookup potential?
The Choo-Choo Train. This resembles something you may have done in gymnastics class in second grade, minus the sex part. You sit on the trampoline and wrap your legs around the person in front of you. Then, as penetration begins, someone else climbs aboard and starts jumping around the trampoline. This requires a third party, and a sense of humor.

We're laughing already. More here.

New on Nerve, 3.6.08: Dating Advice from . . . Comedy-Club Employees

Will Doig — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:18:00 GMT

If you're like me, you get nervous at comedy clubs. Nervous that whatever comedian is on stage is going to single you out and make fun of you for daring to show up and applaud his performance. Comedy-club employees, I assume, are exempt from this harrassment. Still, I'd be terrified to do what they do. Maybe its this courage that makes them so good at dispensing sex and dating advice.

Why is a comedy club a good first-date spot?
I have to hear a girl's laugh if I'm going to date her. If she cackles like a hyena, she could look like Charlize Theron and I'd still be out of there.

Har Har Harsh! Read more here.

New on Nerve, 2.28.08: Dating Advice from . . . League Bowlers

Will Doig — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:09:00 GMT

I'm learning to bowl. I'd bowled growing up, but I lived in New England, and up there we have something called candlepin bowling, in which you palm a small ball and roll it at ten very skinny, straight pins. So this whole Fred Flintstone method that the whole rest of the world uses, with the large ball with the finger holes in it, is foreign territory for me. Not so for these New Jerseyan amateur pros, who gamely gave us their advice for how not to strike out with your date. (Geddit?)

Is it okay to skip an event my significant other wants me to go to if I have bowling league that night?
It depends on the importance of the event. A funeral for an immediate family member, you go. A funeral for her friend's third cousin, you bowl.

And if the cat dies, just leave those crazy shoes in the closet 'cause you ain't going nowhere. More here.

New on Nerve, 2.21.08: Dating Advice from . . . Bridesmaids

Will Doig — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:37:00 GMT

Being a bridesmaid is like watching your dumber, lazier coworker get the promotion and then having to say things like, "You so deserve it" while wearing a satin bedsheet from a 1988 Playboy spread. Nerve found four such women brave enough to offer their totally unbitter advice on dating and relationships.

I want to hook up at my cousin's upcoming wedding. What's the best way to make that known without seeming desperate?
Arriving single at a wedding is like rubbing your body with a slab of raw meat and going for a jog through Cat Country at the zoo.

At least there's that. Read more here.

New on Nerve, 2.7.08: Dating Advice from . . . Paranormal Investigators

Will Doig — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:05:00 GMT

Before we even talk about today's "Dating Advice From..." interviewees, can we talk about how the scene from Ghostbusters depicted above is the most terrifying thing ever printed on film? Do you remember what happens moments after they spot this apparition in the library? Do you? Because I do. I've been trying to forget it since 1984, yet it still haunts my dreams.

Today's column is a little spooky as well. But sexy spooky, like Edward Scissorhands. Four paranormal investigators give us the goss on how to get laid while quivering under the sheets.

What's the trick to bringing up your strange hobby without weirding out your date?
There are two categories of people: people who think it's awesome, and people who pretend you're joking. I don't mention it until we get to know each other better. If you're at dinner and you randomly blurt out about some ghost you're investigating, she's going to think you forgot your pills

Boo! Here's the rest.

New on Nerve, 1.31.08: Dating Advice from . . . Former Frat Boys

Will Doig — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:20:00 GMT

I think frat boys get a bad rap, honestly. Only some of them are roofie-slipping fashion don'ts. The rest are pretty decent guys, berated by those of us who harbor an unhealthy resentment about getting picked last for kickball. Here we have four cool, self-aware dudes who happen to be former frat boys, and they've some fairly good advice for how to wow the object of your affection. Example:

I have a particular fetish. It's nothing insane, but it's a little freaky. How can I first introduce it to the person I'm dating without startling them?
In my dream world, every relationship would have a designated freaky-sex night, and on that night, any fetish would be fair game.

Hells. YEAH. Read more here.

New on Nerve, 1.17.08: Dating Advice from . . . the Corduroy Club

Will Doig — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:32:00 GMT

Corduroy is, in many ways, as close to perfect as a textile can get. Comfy, sexy, and available in a variety of wales, it's no wonder it has it's own fan club. (Just like clouds!) Nerve asked four card-carrying members of the Corduroy Appreciation Club for their advice on dating, sex and relationships.

What's the best corduroy item to wear on a first date?
Probably corduroy socks, so I don't get cold feet before meeting the unfortunate lady in question. Corduroy socks also provide traction against most dashboards. A fact!

Find more fun facts here.

Playing Catch-Up: Film Reviews and Photo Galleries

Sarah — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT

The Nerve Insider was on vacation last week and we missed some great content. Let’s catch up…

- Monday’s horoscopes told Taurus to get ready for the mile-high club.

- On Friday we had two photo galleries, one of men smoking and one film-inspired woman. Something for everyone here…

- Also on Friday, film reviews. There Will Be Blood is “certainly some sort of masterpiece;” Persepolis “remains a great work;” The Orphanage “is eminently watchable.”

- On Thursday we got dating advice from Polar Bears. No, not real polar bears, silly! These cold-loving humans told us that “sex in the water is the best — you're like a fish.” Noted. But we may wait ‘til summer to test this one out.

New on Nerve: 12.20.2007: Dating Advice from . . . The Holiday Market

Sarah — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:20:00 GMT

Happy Holidays! Today we get dating advice from the holiday market. Insider Scoop Alert! It’s the holiday market at Union Square, NYC.

Antonia Daly, 41 gives some great advice for people in relationships: “When you're in a relationship, you have to give yourself the freedom to realize that there are a lot of other people out there who might be compatible with you. It can be energizing, and make you feel more sensuous.”

Load up on all the advice on here.

Dating and Relationship Advice from Knife Throwers

Sarah — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:00:00 GMT

Today’s advice is sharp! It cuts through the BS! It’s right on target!

What can the sport of knife-throwing teach us about sex?
Knife-throwing teaches you to trust your instincts, not over-think things and develop an intuitive sense of timing. It is amazing what a difference it makes when your mind and body are actually connected. – Rebecca, 36

What's the greatest lesson you've learned about relationships?
Opposites attract, but in nearly all cases, these relationships are destined to fail. Find someone who has similar interests to you, who you're truly compatible with in as many ways as possible. – Matt the Knife, 27

Meet the throwers here.