16 Things You Should Never Say Right After Sex

1. "The worst thing you can ever say or talk about to a guy after sex is mentioning anything remotely about, related to, or concerning his mother. It will deflate that mood in less than a nanosecond. Trust me, I'm guilty as charged." —Tanya T, 32

2. "'OK. You can leave now.' Kind of heartless. Also—bossy." —Amy Schoen, dating coach

3. "The morning after, I asked her if I was a good lover. She said I was 'definitely in the top 50!'" —Dan N, 32

4. "The worst thing a woman can say to a man after sex is, 'That was nice.' Sex isn't supposed to be 'nice'—it's sex. Anything short of 'wow' and a guy will think he didn't perform well." —Thomas Edwards, "The Professional Wingman" 

5. "I was in L.A. on a business trip. I met what I thought was my soulmate. Nuzzling up to her after our loving making session, basking in the glow of it, and I whispered in her ear, 'How was it for you?' She replied, 'Better than a root canal.'" —Jon D, 32

6. "Don't ask, 'We used a condom, right?' Women should know if they used a condom and most importantly you should always use a condom and never leave it up to him to decide. Also, don't ever say 'We need to talk'—I don’t care what it is you need to talk about, after sex is never the time to have one of 'those' talks." —Emily Morse, sexpert

7. "'We have to hurry, my boyfriend will be here soon.'" —Terri, 34

8. "Nothing. Saying nothing after sleeping with a new guy can lead you down the path of misunderstanding on anything from what works for you in bed to the status of your relationship. So whether you are feeling good, bad, or neutral about him (or the sex), be sincere, come from a place of good intention, and say something." —Erica Curtis, marriage and family therapist

9. "'That's not what I expected.' This line can be crushing because it hits at the core of a man's self-image." —William Cane, author of The Art of Kissing

10. "'If I were you, I would learn how to please a woman.'" —Kate, 26

11. "The worst thing a woman can say to a guy after sleeping with him is anything in comparison to anyone else she's been with. Guys don't want to hear any of that, good or bad. As a couple's therapist, I've seen this cause unnecessary fights and relationship trouble—keep your focus on him!" —Rachel Thomasian, marriage and family therapist

12. "'I love you.' This happened to me during my college years and made things very awkward since we just started seeing each other." —Chau N, 27

13. "Never say, 'I wish you could've lasted longer.' This will only add pressure, it won't solve the problem." —Adam LoDolce, dating expert

14. "I met this much younger, naïve guy after a breakup. He’d only had brief sexual encounters with two women previously. We started playing around and I simply started giving him a handjob. He exploded within seconds, and there was a lake of cum on his stomach, and I said without hesitation 'Wow…Don’t you ever play with yourself?'" —Jen, 35

15. "Do not fish for compliments on your sexual performance. It appears needy, which is a turn off for guys, and the last thing that a man wants to do after sex is try to appease your insecurities." —Nikki Ransom, Certified sex therapist

16. "This one’s easy: 'I love you but I’m not in love with you.' It’s a non-sensical and meaningless phrase which hurts, but doesn’t clarify anything. It also indicates that the sayer of it doesn’t have a clue what love is—not that anyone can define love for the rest of us." —Russell Friedman, author of Moving On: Dump Your Relationship Baggage and Make Room for the Love of Your Life

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16 Things You Should Never Say Right After Sex

1. "The worst thing you can ever say or talk about to a guy after sex is mentioning anything remotely about, related to, or concerning his mother. It will deflate that mood in less than a nanosecond. Trust me, I'm guilty as charged." —Tanya T, 32

2. "'OK. You can leave now.' Kind of heartless. Also—bossy." —Amy Schoen, dating coach

3. "The morning after, I asked her if I was a good lover. She said I was 'definitely in the top 50!'" —Dan N, 32

4. "The worst thing a woman can say to a man after sex is, 'That was nice.' Sex isn't supposed to be 'nice'—it's sex. Anything short of 'wow' and a guy will think he didn't perform well." —Thomas Edwards, "The Professional Wingman" 

5. "I was in L.A. on a business trip. I met what I thought was my soulmate. Nuzzling up to her after our loving making session, basking in the glow of it, and I whispered in her ear, 'How was it for you?' She replied, 'Better than a root canal.'" —Jon D, 32

6. "Don't ask, 'We used a condom, right?' Women should know if they used a condom and most importantly you should always use a condom and never leave it up to him to decide. Also, don't ever say 'We need to talk'—I don’t care what it is you need to talk about, after sex is never the time to have one of 'those' talks." —Emily Morse, sexpert

7. "'We have to hurry, my boyfriend will be here soon.'" —Terri, 34

8. "Nothing. Saying nothing after sleeping with a new guy can lead you down the path of misunderstanding on anything from what works for you in bed to the status of your relationship. So whether you are feeling good, bad, or neutral about him (or the sex), be sincere, come from a place of good intention, and say something." —Erica Curtis, marriage and family therapist

9. "'That's not what I expected.' This line can be crushing because it hits at the core of a man's self-image." —William Cane, author of The Art of Kissing

10. "'If I were you, I would learn how to please a woman.'" —Kate, 26

11. "The worst thing a woman can say to a guy after sleeping with him is anything in comparison to anyone else she's been with. Guys don't want to hear any of that, good or bad. As a couple's therapist, I've seen this cause unnecessary fights and relationship trouble—keep your focus on him!" —Rachel Thomasian, marriage and family therapist

12. "'I love you.' This happened to me during my college years and made things very awkward since we just started seeing each other." —Chau N, 27

13. "Never say, 'I wish you could've lasted longer.' This will only add pressure, it won't solve the problem." —Adam LoDolce, dating expert

14. "I met this much younger, naïve guy after a breakup. He’d only had brief sexual encounters with two women previously. We started playing around and I simply started giving him a handjob. He exploded within seconds, and there was a lake of cum on his stomach, and I said without hesitation 'Wow…Don’t you ever play with yourself?'" —Jen, 35

15. "Do not fish for compliments on your sexual performance. It appears needy, which is a turn off for guys, and the last thing that a man wants to do after sex is try to appease your insecurities." —Nikki Ransom, Certified sex therapist

16. "This one’s easy: 'I love you but I’m not in love with you.' It’s a non-sensical and meaningless phrase which hurts, but doesn’t clarify anything. It also indicates that the sayer of it doesn’t have a clue what love is—not that anyone can define love for the rest of us." —Russell Friedman, author of Moving On: Dump Your Relationship Baggage and Make Room for the Love of Your Life

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Tobias Fünke Was Right: Nevernudes <i>Are</i> Real

We, like the rest of the living, breathing nation, have been counting down the days before we're able to sit down with a mug of hot ham water to watch the new Netflix-only episodes of Arrested Development that will be unleashed on the world on May 26.

Here's a little nugget of scientific wisdom to tide you over before we catch up with the Bluths: There's actually some science behind the medical condition of poor Tobias Fünke, who we last saw fall prey to Graft vs. Host Disease thanks to his hair plugs. No, that's not a real illness—but his "Nevernude" problem is, even though Lindsay always belittled his pathological fear of nudity. "There are dozens of us! DOZENS" shouts Tobias indignantly at one point just before guest star Zach Braff reveals himself to be one and they bond over it. ("Did I see you at the convention?") And while Ron Howard and Co. make it hilarious, being an IRL nevernude is a serious business, according to NBC News.

Gymnophobics, like Tobias, are uncomfortable being naked not just around others, but by themselves, which often stems from an incident in childhood or adolescence like locker-room bullying. Martin Antony, professor of psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto, and author of The Anti-Anxiety Workbook, clarifies: “Most people are not ‘never-nudes,’ but they are ‘not-usually-nudes.’ A lot of people would feel somewhat self-conscious about being naked." (I'd put this in the "most people" category, but hey, I ain't no scientist.)

Antony and other experts say that they'd suggest that Tobias and other gymnophobics work their way up to full nudity by starting with underwear—or, in Tobias's case, Daisy Dukes—and progress from there. They'd also use cognitive behavioral therapy to retrain the patients to think differently about their own nudity.

When you're brave enough to go full-frontal, I recommend you stay away from the Cornballer.

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Let's Get F*cked Up and Then Find Mr. Right

Nothing says spring break like topless hoes, crushing brewskis, and gay marriage. Wait..what? In the balls-out hilarious new video “Spring Break Anthem” from rap-comedy crew The Lonely Island, uber-macho spring break culture is a just an elaborate cover-up for secret gay lust. Sure these dudes might be hooking up with babes, drinking until they black out, and wearing giant sombreros, but deep down they just want to find a nice guy and settle down. Preach! The best line in the video? “Let’s get f*cked up and then find Mr. Right and get monogamous!” That's what I'm always saying!

The video is part of Lonely Island's Wack Wednesdays, where they put out a new parody video every Wednesday until their next album drops on June 11th.

Before the music video itself begins however, we get a clip of the amazing fake talk show “Between Two Ferns,” from comedian Zach Galifianakis. Poking fun at celebrity guests, Colbert-style, Galifianakis turns his razor sharp wit on Spring Breakers star James Franco. Below are some of Galifianakis' best zingers:

“127 hours. Is that how many hours you look in the mirror per day?”

“Of all the art projects you have done, what has made people roll their eyes the hardest?”

Galifianakis: “Would you ever consider hosting the Oscars?”

Franco: “I did that already.”

Galifianakis: “Yeah, I don’t consider what you did hosting the Oscars. Would you ever consider hosting it, properly?”

Check out the full video here:

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Anti-Choice Lawmakers Using Dr. Kermit Gosnell As An Example... But They Basically Chased Women Right Into His Office

moving cross country, finding a great partner... or lobbing off all your hair a la Karlie Kloss). But don't fret: It's not an impossible task. It just takes some thought—and great advice.

"A lot of times people don't like what they're doing in their current job, but they haven't defined what they want to be doing in their potential new job," Nicole Williams, career expert and author of Girl On Top, tells Cosmopolitan.com.

She says nabbing your dream job starts with doing some soul-searching: "I ask people to assess components of their current working life, and match them against the career they are looking to get into."

Try asking yourself these questions...

Time: How many hours do you want to work and in what kind of environment? Big company, small, telecommute, work-from-home flexibility (you know, the kind banned at Yahoo!)

Challenge Level: How important is growth potential and being challenged to you? Are you ambitious and ready to lean in, or just looking for a 9 to 5 to fill your time?

Work Environment: Define your best possible scenario in terms of work relationships. Who are you working with and for? What kind of boss would be ideal? Do you have dreams of becoming a boss?

Passion: How important is passion to you? For example, a woman we know races triathlons and feels like she doesn't need to be passionate about her job; her passion is attached to her sport.

6. Money: How much do you need to make? How much money do you want to make?

Steps To Making A Career Change

Stop Delaying

"The longer you are in the job you are thinking of leaving, the further away you are from new opportunity," says Williams. "It doesn't get any easier. Doing it earlier is emotionally, mentally and professionally better."

Be Willing To Sacrifice Something

You may have to start from the bottom (or the middle) and work your way to the top; Either way, be ready to drop a few rungs on the corporate ladder.

"Internships can be a good idea—or be willing to take a pay cut," says Williams. "If this internship, for example, introduces you to influential people and helps develop a skill-set, you'll be able to take these things to leverage them into a bigger position."

Start Saving

"Have a solid idea of the risk and savings in the bank," advises Williams. Even if it means cutting back on luxuries. "If you know the internship is going to last for six months at a minimum, that's the number you need to have in savings, and I normally advise 10 to 20 percent in savings as a risk buffer."

Network

"People love to talk about themselves," says Williams. "Find them on LinkedIn and through people you know, and consult with them."

Williams suggests asking those in similar fields questions like, "I wonder if you'd speak to me about your day-to-day life; What do you love most about the work that you do; What do you wish you would have known going into this career?"

"Those kind of questions are going to give you the information you need and will help you know the people you are going to need to know," she adds.

Now that you are armed with more than just your resume and a fresh manicure, it's time to start hitting the pavement. Happy hunting, gals.

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moving cross country, finding a great partner... or lobbing off all your hair a la Karlie Kloss). But don't fret: It's not an impossible task. It just takes some thought—and great advice.

"A lot of times people don't like what they're doing in their current job, but they haven't defined what they want to be doing in their potential new job," Nicole Williams, career expert and author of Girl On Top, tells Cosmopolitan.com.

She says nabbing your dream job starts with doing some soul-searching: "I ask people to assess components of their current working life, and match them against the career they are looking to get into."

Try asking yourself these questions...

Time: How many hours do you want to work and in what kind of environment? Big company, small, telecommute, work-from-home flexibility (you know, the kind banned at Yahoo!)

Challenge Level: How important is growth potential and being challenged to you? Are you ambitious and ready to lean in, or just looking for a 9 to 5 to fill your time?

Work Environment: Define your best possible scenario in terms of work relationships. Who are you working with and for? What kind of boss would be ideal? Do you have dreams of becoming a boss?

Passion: How important is passion to you? For example, a woman we know races triathlons and feels like she doesn't need to be passionate about her job; her passion is attached to her sport.

6. Money: How much do you need to make? How much money do you want to make?

Steps To Making A Career Change

Stop Delaying

"The longer you are in the job you are thinking of leaving, the further away you are from new opportunity," says Williams. "It doesn't get any easier. Doing it earlier is emotionally, mentally and professionally better."

Be Willing To Sacrifice Something

You may have to start from the bottom (or the middle) and work your way to the top; Either way, be ready to drop a few rungs on the corporate ladder.

"Internships can be a good idea—or be willing to take a pay cut," says Williams. "If this internship, for example, introduces you to influential people and helps develop a skill-set, you'll be able to take these things to leverage them into a bigger position."

Start Saving

"Have a solid idea of the risk and savings in the bank," advises Williams. Even if it means cutting back on luxuries. "If you know the internship is going to last for six months at a minimum, that's the number you need to have in savings, and I normally advise 10 to 20 percent in savings as a risk buffer."

Network

"People love to talk about themselves," says Williams. "Find them on LinkedIn and through people you know, and consult with them."

Williams suggests asking those in similar fields questions like, "I wonder if you'd speak to me about your day-to-day life; What do you love most about the work that you do; What do you wish you would have known going into this career?"

"Those kind of questions are going to give you the information you need and will help you know the people you are going to need to know," she adds.

Now that you are armed with more than just your resume and a fresh manicure, it's time to start hitting the pavement. Happy hunting, gals.

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Photo Credit: Getty Images">Whether you're a doctor who dreams of doing hair, or a hairdresser dreaming of climbing the corporate ladder, career expert Nicole Williams has pro tips on how to get started.

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"Immune Perfumes" Can Help You Find the Right Guy

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Are You Using Condoms The Right Way? (Are You Sure?)

You already know it’s a good idea to use a condom every time you have sex. But if you don’t use it correctly…well, that kind of defeats the purpose.

It seems like a no-brainer: You just unwrap the package and slide it on. But according to a new article published in the journal Sexual Health, there are definitely some common condom screw-ups that people make.

For their research, scientists pored over 50 studies to suss out the ones that happen the most. They are…

1. Waiting To Use It
Up to 51 percent of people report putting on a condom after they started having sex.

2. Taking It Off Early
Nearly 45 percent of people said they’ve taken off a condom before sex was over.

3. Unrolling It First
Twenty-five percent of people say they unroll the condom before they slip it on (instead of unrolling it over his penis).

4. Pulling It Down Too Far
Nearly 46 percent of people don’t leave space at the tip for semen.

5. Leaving Air In The Tip
Almost half of women don’t force the air out of the tip before having sex.

6. Putting It On Inside-Out
Thirty percent of people say they’ve put condoms on the wrong way and then flipped it the other way once they realized their mistake.

7. Slipping It On Half Way
More than 10 percent of women started having sex before the condom was all the way on.

8. Using Scissors
Eleven percent of people used scissors to open the condom package, leaving it open to tears which can allow semen to seep through.

9. Forgetting To Check It First
A whopping 83 percent of women and 75 percent of men said they don’t inspect condoms for damage before they slip it on.

10. Skipping Lube
Up to 26 percent of people used condoms without lube, which can leave the condoms more susceptible to tears.

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Is Your Dating Type Right For You?

According to new reports, Scarlett Johansson has a new man—and he’s a total departure from her usual type. In the past, ScarJo has gone for famous fellow actors like Sean Penn, Ryan Reynolds, Josh Harnett, and Jared Leto, but her new man of five months is an advertising executive.

Scarlett’s new romance got us thinking about dating patterns. According to relationship expert Andrea Syrtash, author of He’s Just Not Your Type (And That’s a Good Thing), we all have one—it can be a physical type, like you always gravitate toward muscular dudes, or a personality, like extroverts or shy guys. (Scarlett’s seem to have been cute actors.) Here’s her advice on sussing out your dating pattern…and how to tell whether it’s working for you.

Q. Why do we form dating patterns?
A. We assign qualities to people based on very little information (he lives in a certain area, has a certain job, acts a certain way in public) and believe those qualities are what we need in a guy. I've met people who have said, “I would never date a shy guy,” assuming he would be boring, and then realized the person was interesting and fun—he just wasn’t as outgoing as their usual “type.”

Q. How can you tell if your dating pattern is bad for you?
A. When you go out with the same type of guy, expecting different results from the ones who have burned you before. You'll know your pattern isn't working for you if you're constantly playing the same frustrating role in your relationships. We need to stop focusing on who the guy we're dating is and look at who we are with him. Are you crazier than you'd like to be? More confused than ever? Focus on how you act around him to see if your pattern is working.

Q. Okay, so how can you break a bad pattern?
You have to be honest with yourself to figure out what your pattern is before you can break it. Ask yourself: If my dating life were a movie, how would it begin and end? What character do I always play? You'll get some clues. It's normal to get into patterns, even self-defeating ones. After you identify your pattern, make a commitment to get outside of your comfort zone so you can break it. Do things you don't usually do and go to places you don't usually go to meet people.

Q. So, should you just try to date a guy who is totally different from your exes?
A. Yes. That's not to say settle for less than you want. Decide what your three “must haves” are and your three “can’t stands” and simply be open to the fact that those qualities may come in different packages.

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Is Your Dating Type Right For You?

According to new reports, Scarlett Johansson has a new man—and he’s a total departure from her usual type. In the past, ScarJo has gone for famous fellow actors like Sean Penn, Ryan Reynolds, Josh Harnett, and Jared Leto, but her new man of five months is an advertising executive.

Scarlett’s new romance got us thinking about dating patterns. According to relationship expert Andrea Syrtash, author of He’s Just Not Your Type (And That’s a Good Thing), we all have one—it can be a physical type, like you always gravitate toward muscular dudes, or a personality, like extroverts or shy guys. (Scarlett’s seem to have been cute actors.) Here’s her advice on sussing out your dating pattern…and how to tell whether it’s working for you.

Q. Why do we form dating patterns?
A. We assign qualities to people based on very little information (he lives in a certain area, has a certain job, acts a certain way in public) and believe those qualities are what we need in a guy. I've met people who have said, “I would never date a shy guy,” assuming he would be boring, and then realized the person was interesting and fun—he just wasn’t as outgoing as their usual “type.”

Q. How can you tell if your dating pattern is bad for you?
A. When you go out with the same type of guy, expecting different results from the ones who have burned you before. You'll know your pattern isn't working for you if you're constantly playing the same frustrating role in your relationships. We need to stop focusing on who the guy we're dating is and look at who we are with him. Are you crazier than you'd like to be? More confused than ever? Focus on how you act around him to see if your pattern is working.

Q. Okay, so how can you break a bad pattern?
You have to be honest with yourself to figure out what your pattern is before you can break it. Ask yourself: If my dating life were a movie, how would it begin and end? What character do I always play? You'll get some clues. It's normal to get into patterns, even self-defeating ones. After you identify your pattern, make a commitment to get outside of your comfort zone so you can break it. Do things you don't usually do and go to places you don't usually go to meet people.

Q. So, should you just try to date a guy who is totally different from your exes?
A. Yes. That's not to say settle for less than you want. Decide what your three “must haves” are and your three “can’t stands” and simply be open to the fact that those qualities may come in different packages.

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