Ah, sitting here with a cup of cold custard, looking up really pointless things about relationships on MSN today. Enjoy :D

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"Why does knicker elastic spontaneously melt on contact with a bad boy? You make nice guys wait until the third date, but a bad lad growls something provocative and before you know where you are, you're using your ankles as earrings.

Bad boys have long been successful with a certain kind of woman - the kind with blood in her veins. Actors often say that they relish playing villains because they are more interesting than good guys and it is true in real life. Bad boys are so much more exciting. They are considerably more work and invariably cause more heartache, but there's something undeniably attractive about men who don't play by the rules. They don't even have to be good looking. It's easy to see why the likes of Robbie Williams and Colin Farrell go through women like Dale Winton goes through bottles of fake tan, but Russell Crowe is not on the same plane of physical beauty and he left a trail of broken hearts before settling down. Further along that scale of not being oil paintings, Oliver Reed, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart and Jack Nicholson all enjoyed outrageous success with the ladies in their heyday and Jagger shows no sign of giving up the chase despite almost needing a motorised granny buggy to keep up. Arguably you don't need looks when you're as rich and famous as they are, but how do you explain James Hewitt's success? The self-confessed bounder is famous in the sense of being one of the most hated men in England, and he would have been considerably wealthier had he managed to flog Princess Diana's love letters, but what is there to like? His performance in his TV documentary painted him as self-centred, egotistical, pompous, arrogant and dull. He appeared to treat women merely as sex objects - his fondness for sexually explicit text messages was toe-curlingly embarrassing - but the upper class fillies on which he preys don't seem to mind. Perhaps there's an element of sexual tourism in Hewitt's appeal - might women want to sleep with him purely because of his relationship with the Princess of Wales? Or is it just that he's an obvious wrong 'un? Whatever it is, mystifyingly, it still works for him.
Back in the real world, there are many kinds of bad boys, such as hell-raisers, womanisers, alcoholics, gangsters, bullies, misogynists, druggies and rebels. On paper there's little to recommend any of them and naturally they all make terrible boyfriends, but that's all part of the fun. In fact, the more difficult they are, the more we seem to run after them.
Bad boys let you down at short notice, never call when they say they're going to and expect you to drop everything - particularly your lingerie - the instant they do. They think commitment is what happens to people who get sent to mental hospitals and that faithfulness is not getting off with anyone else while you're in the room.
Why do we put up with it? Wild, unpredictable sex has a lot to do with it, at least in the early days. There's nothing quite like being taken unawares and not knowing what is going to happen next can be very sexy. Emotionally, bad boys are a challenge and in a perverse way the insecurity they promote can be exciting - they certainly don't give you the opportunity to get bored with their reliability. That lack of security can make you try harder and, infuriating though it is, many women are suckers for the old treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen routine.
Are you going to be the woman that tames him? Will you bring him to heel where all others have failed? Probably not, but it can be fun trying for a little while. Just don't make the mistake of taking him seriously. Bad boy relationships aren't meant to last and chances are he's on the lookout for his next conquest while he's tickling your tonsils with his tongue. Enjoy it for what it is.
Bad boys are for not for life, just for Friday nights and whirlwind flings. Oh and a bit of wild, unpredictable sex... "

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Any help to anyone? How about this one? 48 ways to look better naked? Hmm, i'll skip that one.

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Why are men frightened by groups of laughing women at parties?
Laughing women? Men are frightened by posses of women at parties, full stop – giggling or not. It takes a pretty brave soul to approach a group of women in a social situation and an even braver one to not actually run away with his tail between his legs after two minutes. I don’t think that the fact that they could be laughing is the only issue. After all, a throng of serious, miserable-looking women is just as intimidating, albeit in a different way. It’s just the group thing. There’s one of me, loads of them, so surely they’re going to eat me alive if I go anywhere near them with a chat-up line?
I must admit that, even for the most confident of men, there’s always the nagging feeling, when you’re standing next to a bunch of chuckling women at a party, that they are not really having a laugh amongst themselves – no, they must be taking the piss out of me, my haircut, that spot on the left side of my neck, and the new pair of shoes I bought especially for tonight and was paranoid about, anyway. That might sound stupid and insecure, but I don’t think these types of feelings are unique to men. If the situation were reversed, few women would have the guts to approach a gang of bellowing blokes. Men are too often burdened with this image of being sexual predators, and it’s worth bearing in mind that we, too, are only human
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Ooh! Five ways to flirt online!

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It used to be that a coy sideways glance or an accidental touch of a hand was a sure fire way to let someone know you were interested in getting a little closer. But in the online world of the 21st century, with so much human interaction taking place online, how do you get the message across that you're up for upping the ante? How do you 'wink across the web' (so to speak) and indulge in some gentle flirting?Check out these five ways you can keep an e-conversation going and pique your match's interest:

1. Respond to emails promptly Finding a personal email in your inbox is like getting a Valentine, no matter what time of year it is. If you receive an email, reply right away. Your match will know you're paying attention, and that alone will make him or her feel a little special.

2. Ask an "innocent" question Ask if he has any special plans for the upcoming weekend or if she's doing anything on Saturday. Not only will you find out more about what your match does with his or her free time, you may be able to find an opening for a seemingly accidental run-in. You're going to that new Italian place? What a coincidence! I had planned to go there too ... Get the idea?

3. Hint at an intriguing story But don't spill the beans all at once. Mention that you're still unpacking your overnight bag and shaking the sand out of your shoes from last weekend's great adventure. What adventure? Let your match wonder ... and send you another email to get the scoop.

4. Remember that a little bit goes a long way Don't flood your match's inbox with pages of jokes and anecdotes. Keep it short and sweet. Very sweet. Even though you're dying to dive in and chat all day, show a little restraint. Better to leave him or her wanting more than wishing you'd give it a rest.

5. Sign off suggestively Save that stiff businesslike "sincerely" for your work-related correspondence. To end your letter on a flirtatious note, turn up the heat with a "yours," "wish I were saying this in person" or even "xoxo." It doesn't take a genius to adapt the basics of good, old-fashioned flirting to the new world of online interaction. A little sweetness, a little coyness and showing a personal interest in your match will get your message across loud and clear even if it is only communicated through crafty coquettish keystrokes.

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Pah, all so foolish!

I'll leave it there, i've finished my custard.