Scarred
by Stacia J. N. Decker

My husband's heart surgery made him a new man.
The Nerve Date with Jacqueline
by Jessica Yatrofsky

'Tis the season to be daring.
The Road
by Scott Von Doviak

Looking to celebrate your holiday with two hours of solid despair? /entertainment/
Sex Advice From . . . Turkey Farmers
by Kristen Gangwer

Q: What can turkeys teach us about sex?
A: Absolutely nothing. With barnyard birds it's business, not pleasure.
Watch Your Back
by Susan Barnett

What can you tell about a person from their t-shirt?
Dealbreaker: The Self-Help Book
by Jen Kirkman

How DIY therapy can ruin dating.
The Five Sexiest Apocalypse Movies
by Phil Nugent

Perfect for curling up with the last man (or woman) on earth. /entertainment/
Savage Love
by Dan Savage

How do I tell my girlfriend that I'm pregnant? /advice/
Pop Culture We're Thankful For
by the Nerve Editors

Toasts from around the Nerve family table. /entertainment/
My First Time
by You

"I remember the zip of the door, and our naked dash across the dark campground to his tent..."
Things Drunk People Say
by Kathleen Go

"Get the duct tape. You have dropped your last beer."
Five TV Families to Avoid on Thanksgiving
by Scott Von Doviak

These clans will make you appreciate your own. /entertainment/
Miss Information
by Erin Bradley

So many women, so few decision-making skills. /advice/
Hosting Your Own Hedonistic Thanksgiving
by Ben Reininga

Drinking, smoking, and gorging with your friends: this can be the best holiday of the year.
The Confessies
by You

The Robert Pattinson Award for Twilight Devotion
Culture Wars: Will James Cameron's Avatar live up to the hype?
by Andrew Osborne and Scott Von Doviak

Worthy successor to Aliens, or the world's most expensive Smurfs movie?
Reader Feedback on "Upgrade U"

The target market now is everyone. There's a sense that everybody has to be better and better at things. I guess it speaks to this desire never to be complacent with the fact that you're relatively an all-right person.
--mc
02/04
I was big on self-help books right after college. Of course, I don't throw books away, so they're still staring at me in a bookshelf a few feet from where I'm typing this. I may have gotten a few tidbits here and there, but none of them really changed my life. I think their advice was either something I was already doing, or if I forced it, it didn't feel like me, so I didn't continue it for very long. Maybe they would have been more helpful if I had read them when I was 12 and not so set in my ways yet. The only time I really seem to change myself is when I see someone who is successful at where I want to be, and I try emulating some of his/her behaviors, and find they work so well that they eventually become my own. No book necessary for that.
--JCF
01/31
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