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ASK SAM: Voted by The Australian newspaper as the #1 blog in the country!

Flirting. Chasing. Cheating. Love. Sex. Romance. Bleah. What does it all mean? Samantha Brett, author of Luv 'n Txt (Pluto Press) and Modern Love: How the Blog Generation Do It (Harlequin), invites you to share your thoughts with Australia's 4.7 million singles. Here you'll find stories, news and tips blended with tales from the Australian dating scene.

ASK SAM is anchored on The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age websites.



  How to end a bad date
Oooh, bad dates. We've all had them, we've all tried to escape from them and we've all heard the horror stories...
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  What a mo (unshaven face) says about a man
Mo: hair a man grows above his upper lip. Also known as stache, tache, tash, soup strainer, flavour saver, lip tickler, lost caterpillar, mocha stain and cookie duster.
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  Sex and the single parent
"I've been a single mother once and I am sure every single mother in the world would agree with me – it sucks,"
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  Life's greatest pleasures
A four-day weekend? Ice cream sandwiches? Your very own private island? Deliciously decadent chocolate? How about a romantic weekend away? Joie de Vivre ...
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  Is fidelity overrated?
Fidelity: "It's an overrated virtue," sneered Sienna Miller to Rolling Stone magazine earlier this year, "because, let's face it, we're all f---ing animals".
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  Bigger breasts: turn on or turn off?
To D or not to D? Now that is the question! And it's a question that has been pouring in from bloggers: "Is plastic surgery attractive?" asks Maria. "And are people willing to go undergo the knife for their partner?"
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