Miss N's Required Reading

  • Book Review: No Woman Diets Alone
    Miss N's Required Reading

    Book Review: No Woman Diets Alone

    After I began reading No Woman Diets Alone, There's Always a Man Behind Her Eating a Doughnut (and laughing out loud, and nodding my head in agreement, and reciting parts out loud to friends who I knew would identify) I realize that Kristen Houghton truly knows how to bridge the gap between the sexes and make our differences seem more entertaining than nerve-wracking.

  • The Little Black Book of Big Red Flags
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    The Little Black Book of Big Red Flags

    If you’re a woman in a relationship and not sure where it’s headed or, whether you should make a bigger deal out of that small bad habit, The Little Black Book of Big Red Flags is a fine user’s manual. The authors dated the awful guys, so you don’t have to.

  • Bonus Interview with Author, Andrea Sytash: Cheat On Your Husband (With Your Husband)
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    Bonus Interview with Author, Andrea Sytash: Cheat On Your Husband (With Your Husband)

    You are likely to fall into a routine and become roommates if you don’t keep the romance alive in the relationship. Whether you create a day of the week that is “your night” or plan dates on your calendar, do something different.

  • Cheat on Your Husband (With Your Husband)
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    Cheat on Your Husband (With Your Husband)

    Syrtash sets the stage by delving into the physical components of love and lust, including brain chemistry. When you first start dating, you’re close to delusional. At least, you see things through a different lens: what may later become your partner’s annoying habits at first seem like quirks or cute idiosyncrasies.

  • BONUS INTERVIEW with Nicole Daedone, author of ‘Slow Sex’
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    BONUS INTERVIEW with Nicole Daedone, author of ‘Slow Sex’

    "Not only is it your birthright [to receive love] but it is your responsibility to accept that love. Everyone is walking around looking for love. What would happen if you were the face that was that love?"

  • Slow Sex: The Art and Craft of the Female Orgasm
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    Slow Sex: The Art and Craft of the Female Orgasm

    Instead of thinking “faster, harder, more, more!” or numbing our sensations away with vibrators, Daedone believes a feather-light, constant stroke to the clitoris, followed by a grounding of energy can help one regain their sensations and find their bliss with just the lightest touch.

  • A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness
    Miss N's Required Reading

    A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness

    This book is filled with feel-good tips to inspire you to be the best person you can be, while giving truly uplifting, positive advice on how to increase your joy in life, even when life throws you lemons.

  • Good Enough is the New Perfect
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    Good Enough is the New Perfect

    The authors identify two basic types of women from their research: the “Never Enoughs” and the “Good Enoughs.” 

The Never Enoughs “felt a constant need to be ‘the best’” while the Good Enoughs weren’t as worried about being “the best,” but strove to be “good enough and happy at work and at home.”

  • Love In Abundance: A Counselor’s Advice on Open Relationships
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    Love In Abundance: A Counselor’s Advice on Open Relationships

    Author, Kathy Labriola, a counselor and nurse from Berkeley, California, has been a polyamorist for nearly 40 years. Love in Abundance: A Counselor’s Guide to Open Relationships, blows the lid off of this little-known and misunderstood lifestyle.

  • Love Doesn’t Hurt
    twodaymag's Relationship Contributor: Anya Alvarez

    Love Doesn’t Hurt

    Most of the time when people think about love, it is referred to in a romantic sense, as a feeling of intense emotion and affection. Often we find ourselves debating whether a certain action constitutes as love and if love can coexist with abuse.