Howcast: Sex & Dating

The ins and outs of sex, love, and dating in the modern world. Want to find a boyfriend, or juggle two girlfriends? Become a great kisser, or just finally get laid? End a relationship, or plan the perfect wedding? Whether its your sex life, your love life or just your daily life, we've got you covered.

How To Tell Real Breasts From Fake

When it comes to breasts, some prefer natural and homegrown; others want the best modern science has to offer. Whatever your preference, here’s how to spot the difference.

How To Meet Men

Increase your odds of meeting Mr. Right with these tips.

How To Convince Your Lover To Let You Videotape Your Lovemaking

Sex tapes aren’t just for celebrities anymore! But first you need to talk your camera-shy lover into participating.

How To Tell Your Friend They Are Making a Big Mistake By Getting Married

You just know your pal is making a terrible mistake. But you’re going to need more than your intuition to stop the wedding.

How To Dig Up Dirt on Your Date

You don't need a private investigator or mutual friends to do a background check on a date. Being your own sleuth is all about knowing where to look—and what you're looking for.

How To Ask Out a Girl

Asking a girl out on a date can be daunting. But with a positive attitude and a little preparation, you’ll soon be wooing the girl—or girls—of your dreams.

How To Be a Good Friend

You like to think of yourself as a good friend, but are you really? If you're not sure, it's time to think about what makes a true pal.

How To Detect a Lie

Are you getting the whole truth and nothing but? The answer may be lying right in front of you.

How To Get Laid

It's the reason you were created. You might as well start practicing.

How To Get Rid of a Hickey

Ah the hickey, that red badge of passion! So spontaneous! So exhilarating! So erotic! So now what are you going to do?

How To Get Rid of a One Night Stand

How to avoid that awkward, annoying, traditional scenario due to a one night stand. Play your cards right, and him/her could be out the door in no time, 100% painless.

How To Have Safe Sex

You love getting it on—but in this day and age, who knows what’s lurking in your partner’s bloodstream? Nobody.

How To Make Your Girlfriend's Parents Like You

What's even more frightening to men than "We need to talk?" How about: "I want you to meet my parents."

How To Make Yourself Irresistible To Girls

You don't have to be tall, dark, handsome, and rich to be a ladies' man. Just learn to recognize what women want.

How To Tell if Your Boyfriend's a Psycho

He calls 50 times a day, obsesses over every date, and gets jealous when you talk to other guys-is he crazy about you, or just plain crazy?

How To Tell if Your Girlfriend's a Psycho

She needs constant affection, obsesses over your every move, and has a collage of photos of you on her wall-is she crazy about you, or just plain crazy?

How To Make a Cancer Fall in Love With You

Like the crab that symbolizes them, Cancers can be a little soft-shelled at times, so woo these sensitive souls cautiously.

How To Make a Capricorn Fall in Love With You

When it comes to love, Capricorns are not easily won over. But we have some advice.

How To Make an Aries Fall in Love With You

The Aries man or woman can be tough to figure out, but we’re going to tell you how to push all the right buttons.

How To Make a Leo Fall in Love With You

Once you know what makes a Leo tick, it will be easy to get under his or her skin.

How To Make a Libra Fall in Love With You

It’s easy to make a Libra fall in love with you – but it’s also easy to lose their love.

How To Make a Gemini Fall in Love With You

The trick to winning a Gemini’s heart is to be the yin to their yang.

How To Make a Pisces Fall in Love With You

Pisces can be hard to figure out, but here are some clues.

How To Make a Sagittarius Fall in Love With You

It’s easy enough to reel in a Sagittarius, but it’s nearly impossible to keep one faithful.

How To Make a Scorpio Fall in Love With You

Playing hard to get doesn’t work with a Scorpio; they only respond to slavish devotion.

How To Make a Taurus Fall in Love With You

Those born under the Taurus sign need to be handled with kid gloves.

How To Make a Virgo Fall in Love With You

When it comes to looking for love with a Virgo, slobs and slackers need not apply.

How To Make an Aquarius Fall in Love With You

Aquariuses have high standards, but anyone with the right drive can meet them.

How To Manage Your Sex Tape

These days, everyone who's anyone has their own sex tape. Learn how to protect — or perhaps promote — yours.

How To Date a Member Of the Opposite Party

Don't let your political leanings ruin your new relationship. Even if you and your favorite little politico are on opposite sides of the party line, you can still have quite a party.

How To Juice Up Your Online Dating Profile

Things a little quiet on the dating front? Maybe you're looking for love with all the wrong adverbs. Take a little time to soup up your profile and those dates will start a'rolling in.

How To Perform a Striptease

Drive the man in your life wild with a striptease he'll never forget.

How To Pick the Right Gift For Your Relationship Stage

Now don’t get nervous, but a present has the power to make or break a relationship. That’s why we’re going to help you choose wisely.

How To Display Impeccable Manners

You’ll probably never have to greet the Queen, but everyone should know some basic etiquette rules.

How To Tell If Someone Likes You By Monitoring Their Body Responses

Learn how to tell if you’re turning someone on — or off — by watching the way their body involuntarily reacts to you.

How To Buy an Engagement Ring

Buying a diamond ring is one of the biggest investments you’ll ever make, so get the most bling for your buck.

How To Track Down an Old Flame

Are you curious about the one that got away? Find out what happened to that long-lost love, and maybe even rekindle your old-school romance.

How To Rev Up Your Sex Drive With Sensate Focus Techniques

Rediscover the joy of sex with this five-step program developed by renowned sex therapists.

How To Pick Out Jewelry For a Woman

You need to know a few things before you walk into a jewelry store to buy that certain something for a certain someone.

How To Make a Playlist or Mixtape For Someone Special

The mixtape—a compilation of specifically arranged songs—is one of the most endearing forms of expression. Although digital playlists have replaced cassettes, there's no replacing the concept.

How To Navigate Valentine’s Day Early in a Relationship

February 14th making you cringe? Avoid the landmines new couples face.

How To Buy Flowers For Your Girlfriend

Sure, you can go online and send the first flowers you see, but a little thought and planning will go a long way toward impressing her.

How To Pick Out Lingerie For Your Lady

When choosing lingerie, remember it’s for her, not you. Follow these tips to find sexy underthings she’ll actually like—and wear.

How To Find Out If He’s Ever Going To Marry You

Is your romance headed for the altar—or a dead end? Find out now.

How To Kiss Creatively

Spice up your love life by going beyond the kissing basics and learn new, hot ways to lock lips.

How To Get Someone To Kiss You

Is there someone you like, but the person doesn’t see you that way—or doesn’t see you at all? What you need is a plan to get your would-be lover to kiss you.

How To Kiss With Passion

Are you a good kisser? Anyone can be, with the right technique.

How To Tell Your Boyfriend He’s a Bad Kisser

You’ve found the one, but he’s a horrible kisser! Don’t let him live the lie any longer—you’ve got to let him know… nicely, of course.

How To Be Sexy

Want to know how to turn a guy on? It’s pretty easy, actually….

How To Avoid Rejection on the Singles Scene

When it comes to putting the moves on someone, no one can make themselves rejection-proof. But you can increase the odds of a good outcome.

How To Find Out If a New Love Wants an Exclusive Relationship

Itching to make a new relationship exclusive, but not sure if the other person's on the same page? Take a deep breath and ask.

How To Get Started Breastfeeding

Make breastfeeding easier for you and your baby by starting off right.

How To Get Rid Of a Pimple Fast

Don’t let a dermatological disaster get you down. Here are a half-dozen ways to zap those zits fast!

How To Prevent Wrinkles

Take steps today to keep your complexion wrinkle-free.

How To Reduce Facial Redness

Tired of looking like you’re embarrassed—or worse, drunk—24/7? Here are some easy ways to make your cheeks less rosy.

How To Make Your Own Soda

Concoct soda at home—over time, you'll save a bundle by not using the store-bought stuff. Plus, it's fizzy fun!

How To Sell More Girl Scout Cookies

You have the basics down, but there's more to selling Girl Scout cookies than meets the eye. Here are some easy ways to increase revenue.

How To Escape a Bad Party Conversation

Beat a retreat from a boring party guest – without offending them – with one of these escape plans.

How To Adopt a Pet From a Shelter

You can't wait to adopt a rescued animal. But there's a lot to do before you bring your pet home from the shelter.

How To Get Free Stuff

Free—it’s the f-word that everybody loves to hear. There’s no reason you can’t start hearing it more often.

How To Lose Weight With the Amazing Japanese Morning Banana Diet

Shed pounds with the Morning Banana Diet, the weight loss program that’s so big in Japan, it’s caused banana shortages!

How To Prepare For the Switch To Digital TV

Prepare for the switch to digital TV by following our tips on dealing with your old television and rabbit-ear antenna.

How To Make Lemonade

There’s nothing like a glass of ice cold lemonade on a hot day.

How To Get Your Partner To Lose Weight

Nagging, pleading, and badgering won’t help your partner lose weight. But these subtle strategies may do the trick.

How To Lead a Double Life

Whether you want to juggle two wives or keep you alter ego separate from your day job, here are the precautions you must take.

How To Get Your Roommate To Leave So You Can Have Sex

You've got a sex partner who's ready, willing, able -- and even enthusiastic. If only you could get your @$%&# roommate to go away…

How To Turn Spring Cleaning Into a Sex Game

Make spring cleaning something to look forward to by incorporating sex into the action.

How To Read People’s Minds

We can’t really tell you how to become a mind reader. But we can teach you how to make some impressively accurate guesses, based on psychics’ tricks of the trade.

How To Plan a Romantic Honeymoon Getaway

Have a honeymoon to remember by planning ahead.

How To Propose

Asking someone to marry you is, hopefully, a once-in-a-lifetime event. So make sure you do it right.

How To Pick Up Someone At the Gym

The health club is a great place to meet someone – here's how to work it, while you work out.

How To Score At a Wedding

Play your cards right, and your buddy's nuptials can be nookie central for you.

How To Catch the Bouquet

If you must take part in this sexist, quasi-misogynistic ritual, you might as well win.

How To Have Great Phone Sex

With this advice, phone sex can be the best sex of your life.

How To Have Sex in the Office and Not Get Caught

Whatever your reason for getting it on in the workplace – and, trust us, we don't want to know – make sure it stays between you and your amour.

How To Have a Summer Romance

School’s out. You’re free. But who wants to spend three months flying solo? Time for a summer romance.