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Do men prefer stupid women? Or is that just a dumb opinion that’s endured well past its best-before date?

Advice for singles on why you should make dating a priority and how to do it.

Over at Salon.com, Alexandra Gelfenbein has written — "But Mom, what if I don't want to get married?" — about how one learns to be single in a sea of advice about how to get and keep a man. At 27, she's tempted to keep her Russian Jewish mother happy by continuing to date a nice Jewish lawyer who looks good on paper but leaves her cold every time she kisses him. Her mother likes to say things like, "And you wonder why you aren't married yet?" and give her lots of helpful advice, like that she shouldn't introduce any of her prettier friends to prospective suitors. (Oh, moms!)

Nobody said Infertility Awareness Week was going to be fun. Clearly, for a number of women who read my Q&A with fertility expert Dr. Yaakov Bentov this week the very idea that infertility could be a serious concern after the age of 35 was troubling. I've got news for these women: it troubled me too.

The reality of a woman's fertile years and why women over the age of 35 should think about having a baby as soon as possible