People who want to get to know you will look in a few places for clues. They’ll look in such places as …

• … your stack of magazines
• … your medicine cabinet
• … your bookshelf
• … your fridge

Another great tell-tale sign of who exactly you’re dealing with is a person’s DVD collection. What movies did this person love SO MUCH that they dropped the $15 bucks to buy it, want to watch over and over — and aren’t afraid to put on their shelf for all to see?

Well, here’s solid list of movies no self-respecting guy should have in his DVD collection:

• The Notebook
• My Best Friend’s Wedding
• Legally Blonde
• Anything Sex in the City
• You’ve Got Mail
• Anything with Hugh Grant
• Pretty Woman
• P.S. I Love You
• Sleepless in Seattle
• Any movie starring an adult Drew Barrymore
• Anything where characters spontaneously break into song
• Any “period piece” that doesn’t contain extreme violence
• Anything with Sandra Bullock not co-starring Keanu Reeves and not named Speed
• Meet Joe Black
• Anything starring Patrick Swayze where he doesn’t violently kill someone
• How Stella Got Her Groove Back
• Anything with Kate Hudson not named Almost Famous
• 27 Dresses
• Anything starring Hilary Duff
• The Bridges of Madison County
• Fried Green Tomatoes
• Anything with Whoopie Goldberg
• Grease
• Anything starring Pauly Shore
• Love Actually
• Father of the Bride
• Any season of Friends
• Titanic
• Anything with subtitles not named Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• White Chicks
• Any sequel not starring the original cast
• Mean Girls
• Your wedding video
• Any Star Wars prequel
• Devil Wears Prada
• Any movie where a formerly awesome comedian dresses in a fat suit and/or drag
• Clueless
• Waiting to Exhale
• Any movie starring J. Lo not named Out of Sight or U-Turn
• Girl, Interrupted
• Any movie with Madonna
• A League of Their Own
• Anything Harry Potter related
• The English Patient
• Any movie with homoerotic undertones that doesn’t lead to chicks making out
• Steel Magnolias
• Any movie starring Cher
• Thelma & Louise

Is there anything in your house that you keep out of sight because you don’t want to have to explain yourself to people?

What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve ever been caught with — and called on?

Is there anything that you truly enjoy that you will go to bat for? Do you watch Dr. Phil? Are you a great cake baker? Defend these interests to your fellow man!

Ah, the perfect couple. We’ve all met them, seen them holding hands while they stroll through the park. But let’s be real … We look at our relationship and view any other couple as “the perfect couple.” And they’re doing that too. The perfect couple doesn’t really exist …

Here are five couples every couple should know (from Glamour magazine) …

1. The Perfect Couple (that breaks up). You wish your relationship was like theirs — until it bursts into flames. Remember this next time you have couple envy: Just because a couple acts happy doesn’t mean they are.

2. The Bickersons. Obviously, you don’t want to be like them, but bickering is an easy habit to fall into. Lesson learned: Try a little tenderness.

3. Romeo & Juliet — ten years later. They’ve got kids, jobs, dirty dishes and yet they’re all over each other. Instead of rolling your eyes, think of how staying hot for each other through year’s of life’s wears and tears is a rare talent.

4. The Partiers. Just when you’re about to rent a video, they invite you out for margaritas. The Partiers can prompt you to enjoy the world beyond your cozy nest — or make you appreciate that nest more. Either way, they show you how to make a good time better.

5. Couple, Inc. He cooks; she cleans. He pays the bills; she does the taxes. Take a tip from a couple who can masterfully manage a relationship, an underrated skill: True happiness demands passion and practically.

That sounds all well and good, but how about knowing these couples…

1. The Swingers — They’ll show you how to float someone’s else’s boat…
2. The Moochers — You’ll always feel rich around them …
3. The Boring Couple — You’ll always be the life of the party…
4. The Ugly Couple — You’ll be like Brad and Angelina compared to them…
5. The Fat Couple — You’ll always feel skinny …

While doing some internet research for a future blog, I somehow strayed and came across this hilarious article by Rob Pegoran, who writes for The Washington Post about people who talk on their cell phones while in the bathroom.  So, instead of my intended blog, I decided instead to write about one of the REALLY important things in everyone’s life.  Have you ever walked into a public restroom and heard someone chatting away on their cell phones?  Here’s part of Rob’s article.

“I don’t mean to be crude, but this is a serious problem, far worse than BlackBerrying at the dinner table. Too many guys have no problem flipping open their phones to chat when they’re standing at a urinal or sitting in a stall–at a bar, an airport, or a convention center. Even, I’m dismayed to admit; in the Post’s newsroom. And it’s not like any of these calls are remotely urgent. Nobody’s blurting out things like ‘SELL! You’ve gotta get me out of this stock,’ ‘Thank God you finally found a kidney donor!’ or ‘They just found all those e-mails I deleted?’ No, these are boring old calls that can and should wait until you’re out of the can.  (I don’t know if the same thing happens in women’s restrooms. Can somebody enlighten me on that?)  Anyway, this has to stop. Besides the obvious risk of dropping the phone–are you really going to want to hold that thing up to your mouth afterwards?–what do you think this sounds like to the people on the other end of the line? I don’t know about you, but if I hear flushing (much less any other… background noises), I’m hanging up.  Somebody, please, tell me I’m not the only one appalled by this.”