7:00 am – Wake up to greet glorious day! Sun is shining, birds are singing, “Apple Bottom Jeans” is on radio!

7:15 am – Turn on laptop. Seven boring work emails, three notes from friends, one offer to enlarge penis. Zero emails from Amazing Boy I Like.

Keep reading "Carrie: A Single Day in the Single Life" »

Posted by The Tyra Banks Show at April 15, 2008 10:44 AM | Permalink

So many guys don’t trust their girl to go out with guy friends. And girls are no better. How many ladies let their man hang out with another guy? This needs to change.

You need your friends as much as I need mine. My lifestyle and my friendships shouldn’t change simply because we are together. Yours shouldn’t either. We are supposed to be building a life together that we both enjoy, not ripping each other from the past.

Keep reading "Josh: Deal Breaker #2" »

Posted by The Tyra Banks Show at 6:01 AM | Permalink

According to girl folklore—the cautionary tales we’ve recounted over drinks or as we're pushing hangers along the department store sales racks—there are certain things you should never do when you first start dating someone. Like bad-mouthing an ex-boyfriend (or even worse, crying about one), merely mentioning daddy issues, or gushing about how ready you are for an obscenely large engagement ring/home in the 'burbs with a minivan full of babies.

Some of these crimes we've committed personally. Others we've heard about from a friend—or a friend of a friend—who has committed a first or second date sin so horrific that Mr. Right disappeared to wherever boys disappear to when they don't call us back. These tales are usually horrific enough to scare us straight.

Keep reading "Elizabeth: The Unwritten Laws of Dating" »

Posted by The Tyra Banks Show at April 14, 2008 9:24 AM | Permalink

QUESTION: So I’m planning a big third date with my new guy and I want to impress him. I think he’s totally up for anything, so what would be something extremely spontaneous, outrageous and fun to do with him?!

- Kate




Bachelor #1 - Girls, this is so easy! Take something you know he enjoys and add intimacy or food to it. The key to being spontaneous is not doing any planning. Look around for an opportunity to catch him off guard. It shouldn’t be too hard.

Keep reading "Ask the Guys: Question #2" »

Posted by The Tyra Banks Show at April 11, 2008 11:52 AM | Permalink

Whoever said it's better to be nice now and naughty later, to be friends first and lovers second, was wrong, wrong, wrong.

And I'm saying this not as an angry dater, but as a bewildered friend.

I’ve always stuck to the friends-first system, committing to long conversations, birthdays and be-theres, with the hope that one day a good-bye will last a bit too long, sparking that itchy look, that desperate closing-in, and finally, a smashing embrace.

But instead of happily ever after, when I date a good friend, things fall apart.

Keep reading "Malena: Friends, Plus?" »

Posted by The Tyra Banks Show at 10:43 AM | Permalink

Single & Fierce may be the newest, hottest destination for single ladies to rehash the highs and lows of dating, but isn’t it the blind leading the blind!?! Well, not anymore. We’ve added three new Single & Fierce bloggers to mix things up, but this time they come straight from behind enemy lines.

Brian, from Chicago, Josh, from Miami Beach, and Mike from Corpus Christi will all be sharing their own dating stories to give us some insight into the man’s perspective. But more importantly, they will be available to answer YOUR questions about all things dating, love and sex. So submit your questions below (keep it clean ladies), and maybe yours will be the next one answered by the new men in our lives!

Keep reading "Let’s Hear it from the Boys!" »

Posted by The Tyra Banks Show at April 10, 2008 2:58 PM | Permalink

I’m going to go on record here: totaling my purple Saturn was the best thing that has ever happened to my love life.

Let me explain. When the chick in the Scion plowed into my ’93 plum-colored POS, thereby destroying it but thankfully not me, I had to buy a new vehicle. Naturally, I decided to buy the ultimate California ride – a 2004 white Jeep Wrangler with tan leather interior and a decent but not obnoxious sound system. Since then, I have discovered that the Jeep is a total dude magnet.

Keep reading "Katie: It’s a Jeep Thing - Let Me Help You Understand" »

Posted by The Tyra Banks Show at 1:40 PM | Permalink

The Archetypes of Nefariousness, or, The Incomplete List of Unattractive Stereotypes Women Far Too Often Fit.

Typically women have no problem gossiping to their girls about the most pathetic stereotypical descriptions of men they’ve recently seen, i.e.: “The Player,” “The Artist Type” and, of course, “The Smugly Self-Satisfied Blogger.” So as a public service to you, the largely female audience of “The Tyra Banks Show,” I've taken the time to write up a list of equally pathetic stereotypes that females fit.

Stereotype #1: The “Savior,” a.k.a. The “Christ Figure”

Right off the bat we've got a type that any self-respecting girl should be offended by; yes, that's right, the “Queen of Suffering,” or “The Savior” if you will. There is no cause that is too desperate for this girl. By the grace of God she will try, with all of her might, to get you to: eat fewer animals, volunteer with her at -- insert pointless, stupid bleeding-heart cause or organization here, -- drink less (to help you focus on volunteering at said stupid bleeding heart cause), visit her parents to gloat about volunteering, and attend farmer's markets not so much, to “buy” produce but to be “seen” by her equally self-righteous friends. Also, she's probably dissatisfied with you for watching sports or, oh, wait! That's every girl. SNAP!

Keep reading "Brian: The Girl NOT to Be" »

Posted by The Tyra Banks Show at 11:15 AM | Permalink

I first met Promo Girl in December. The Promo Girls are a group of cute, twenty-something ladies who promote events in Corpus Christi, guaranteeing that beautiful women are in attendance at an event. I phoned in as a guest on their radio show to promote a comedy show I was doing the following weekend.

Keep reading "Mike: Playing by Prison Rules" »

Posted by The Tyra Banks Show at April 9, 2008 12:24 PM | Permalink

I’m addicted to online dating.

It all started after I read a story about Boston-based dating site OKCupid.com. It was supposed to be a bar-like environment where normal, fun, people casually check each other out, chat and sometimes meet in person.

Keep reading "Rachel: Who Needs to Date when Flirting is More Fun?" »

Posted by The Tyra Banks Show at 9:55 AM | Permalink