Jason Bailey

If you’re currently a single guy and you’ve got a good little text exchange going back and forth with a woman, here’s some bad news. You’re not the only guy who’s trying to land her. There’s another dude battling you hard.

According to a new study, every single woman has an average of 1.4 guys trying to date her. If the woman goes out at least twice a week, that jumps to 2.6 guys trying to date her. And if she’s really hot, it jumps to four guys trying to date her.

Here are five other surprisingly useful findings from the study . . .

1. 73% of women now say the best way for a guy to contact them for the first time after they meet is . . . a text. 19% say call, 6% say find them on Facebook.

2. 46% of women would like it best if you got in touch with them the day after you met them. 30% say wait two days and 13% want to hear from you the same night. Only 6% say it’s okay to wait three days.

3. But if you do wait . . . a woman will lose ALL interest after five days. And that drops to two days if she’s really hot.

4. 60% of women have flaked on a first date because the guy was too needy in texts. 44% have flaked because a guy talked dirty.

5. Only 5% of women say it’s important to kiss on a first date.

At this point, men suspect women are being passive-aggressive all the time.  So check out six ‘compliments’ they hate, ladies . . . because they think you mean something else.  Read More »

If you could somehow travel back in time and give your younger self some advice, you would probably babble on and on and deliver a nine-hour speech. But what if you had to keep it tight?

If you could only give your younger self two words of advice, what would you say? Here are some of the best ones . . .

1. “Ignore idiots.”

2. “Think first.”

3. “Stay single.”

4. “Don’t smoke.”

5. “Marry money.”

6. “Not her.”

7. “Plan better.”

8. “Buy Apple.”

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Fruitcake gets dumped on a lot as the Christmas dessert that somehow survives from generation to generation, even though no one likes it. well . . . maybe it’s time to stop busting on fruitcake.

In a new survey on Christmas desserts, fruitcake did not come in last. In fact, it beat out two Christmas desserts that you’d think were way more popular.

Cookies came in as the best Christmas dessert, getting 29% of the vote. Eggnog was second, at 19% . . . then fruitcake was third, at 12%.

What lost to fruitcake? Candy canes got 8% of the vote, and gingerbread only got 6%. Miscellaneous other desserts got 24% of the vote . . . but if they weren’t popular enough to make separate choices, then I say they’re below fruitcake too.

One other related note. If you want to make people hate candy canes even more, there’s a website selling boxes of PICKLE-FLAVORED CANDY CANES. They sound perfectly horrible.

It’s cold, it’s dark, and it’s weeks until you’re off for the holidays. If you’re somehow full of energy right now, you’re a damn witch.

A new survey found the top five things that drain our energy. Check ’em out . . .

1. Work.

2. Worrying and anxiety.

3. Day-to-day chores.

4. Your children.

5. Physical or mental health issues.

And here are the top five things that boost our energy . . .

1. Coffee.

2. A power nap.

3. Drinking water.

4. Walking outside.

5. Eating chocolate.

This Christmas, like every Christmas, there’s a chance your significant other is going to give you something horrible. So how are you going to react?

A new survey asked women what they do with a particularly bad gift. Here’s how they handle it . . .

1. 33% return it immediately.

2. 25% actually wear or use it to avoid hurting their partner’s feelings.

3. 20% re-gift it.

4. And 10% sell it on eBay.

The survey also found 40% of women now pick out what they want their significant other to buy them . . . and 30% practice looking thankful in the mirror in case they have to react to a present they don’t like.

Women also named the WORST gifts they’ve ever gotten. Here’s the top 10 . . .

1. A chainsaw.

2. Nose hair trimmers.

3. A fishing pole.

4. A fossil.

5. Hair removal cream.

6. A dustpan and brush.

7. A sweater with an alien printed on it.

8. A tube and funnel to help pee outdoors.

9. Cellulite cream.

10. A cleaning wash for their lady parts.

Here’s more proof that America’s pet obsession just keeps getting stronger: The line between our dogs’ names and our kids’ names keeps getting blurrier.

Rover.com just released a report on the most popular dog names of 2015 . . . and human names dominated. 49% of dogs got a name that’s also on the list of the most popular baby names. That’s up from 21% last year.

The top 10 most popular names for male dogs this year are: Max . . . Charlie . . . Buddy . . . Cooper . . . Jack . . . Rocky . . . Toby . . . Duke . . . Bear . . . and Tucker.

The top 10 most popular names for female dogs this year are: Bella . . . Lucy . . . Daisy . . . Molly . . . Lola . . . Sadie . . . Maggie . . . Sophie . . . Chloe . . . and Bailey.

The report also found that 10% of all dog names come from pop culture. Names based on “The Hunger Games” like Katniss were up 19% . . . “Harry Potter” names like Luna were up 10% . . . and “Star Wars” names like Chewie were up 5%.

What’s the big Christmas present you’re giving your significant other this year? A giant new TV? Dinner at a fancy restaurant? A trip to Hawaii?

If so, congratulations. Apparently you’re part of this year’s new trend called “boomerang gifts” . . . and you may not even realize you’re doing it.

A boomerang gift is when you give someone a present that also benefits you. Taking someone to a couples spa also benefits you . . . getting them a sweet new iPad also benefits you . . . five seasons of “The Wire” also benefits you.

A new survey found it’s becoming more and more popular . . . to the point where the majority of people are doing it now.

The top boomerang gifts are box sets of TV shows, boxes of chocolate, and movies. But really . . . who buys box sets of TV shows anymore?

There might be something that feels wrong about tricking people into liking you . . . but whatever. Who has time to establish real connections these days, right?

Here are six scientifically proven tricks you can use in conversation to make people like you . . .

1. Encourage people to talk about themselves. It gives their brain the same sensation as eating good food or getting money.

2. Ask for advice. Believe it or not, asking for advice helps make you seem more equal with people in more powerful positions than you.

3. Repeat the last three words of some of their sentences. It’s a technique even hostage negotiators use to build rapport and it’s surprisingly effective.

4. Gossip . . . but only about positive things. When you gossip about how attractive or smart or funny someone is, the other person will subconsciously associate YOU with those traits too.

5. Ask about something positive in their life before you ask other questions. Like, asking about their kids first will make them more positive about everything else.

6. Use questions to help people come up with ideas and answers themselves. They’re less likely to feel threatened or criticized.

Mothers and their teenage daughters pretty much never get along . . . so when a bonding opportunity comes up, I guess you gotta jump on it.

Mug Shot Of Egging Mom Jennifer Terry

44-year-old Jennifer Terry of Ogden, Utah had a night of bonding with her daughter and her daughter’s friends back in August . . . when she drove them around to egg houses with them.

Jennifer drove the girls through several towns, and they egged between 10 and 20 houses. Which caused several thousand dollars in damage.

But the cops investigated, and eventually traced the eggings back to Jennifer and the girls.

Jennifer was arrested on Sunday, and she’ll be in court this week facing a misdemeanor charge of causing a catastrophe. Yes, that’s really what the crime is called.

There’s no word on whether the girls are facing juvenile charges.

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