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Mimosas, pools, and riding around in a golf cart? Sounds like an awesome daytime date to us. During the summer, Groupon offers lots of one-day membership deals to country clubs nationwide, so keep your eyes peeled and snap up one the second you see it. They’ll run you about $50, which split between you and your guy is nada, especially considering it nets you access to all those luxurious amenities.
You can lose that shirt
now, thanks.
Just don’t start
calling him dahhh-ling.
Live Like the Other Half
for a Day
Party With Hot Jocks
Weekend
Step away from the damn laptop.
Guys get really carried away with anything costume related, so throw an Olympics-themed fiesta. Encourage everyone to come decked out in various summer sports gear—swimming, beach volleyball, swimming, tennis…no, really, swimming. Pick up cheapie trophies from the dollar store for the best-dressed to take home. Since you’re the hostess, you pick the winners. Oh, and let guests know that this judge is partial to shirtless boys in spandex.
Studies show it’s pretty hard to avoid checking work e-mail on weekends, but staying plugged
in cranks up anxiety. For balance, try this tip from Simon Rego, PhD, director of psychology training at Montefiore Medical Center: Check it once on Sunday afternoon. You’re less likely to break the rules than if you swear it off entirely, and you’ll
still feel prepared for your Monday.
THE WEEKEND HABIT DRAGGING YOU DOWN
COSMO LIFE
By Malia Griggs and Amary Wiggin
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Staying cool in a matinee showing
of The Dark Knight Rises
“What You Knead” is a new Crunch gym
class that nixes work-week tension. Creator Saharah Ali shares a move you can do at home Saturday a.m.
Stretch It Out
◼ When you get out of the shower, grab your towel and stretch it out in front of you.
◼ Lower the towel behind your head and bend your elbows to
open your upper back.
◼ Reach your arms up, lean right, return to center, and
lean left to stretch your sides and along your spine.
We asked men where they’re most likely to be on a hot Saturday afternoon. Shockingly, doing damage at
the mall didn’t make the cut.
Have him make you a
drink from the June issue
of Cosmo for Guys, available
on iTunes.
Drinking a cold beer at a rooftop bar
Relaxing in the park with friends
Enjoying a summer festival or concert
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Playing basketball outside
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COSMOLIFE
Weekend schedules are more lax, so friends think it’s NBD to show up late, says psychiatrist Keith Ablow. Next time
you’re stranded at a bar waiting, try these icebreakers.
● The cute guy stand-ing nearby:
Ask if he knows a good spot to grab postdinner drinks. If things get
flirty, you can always invite
him and his friends
to join.
● The cool chick sitting next to you:
Ask where she got her
killer heels. Fashion is
easy to discuss with
a total stranger, and a compliment will warm her
right up.
● The bartender: See if he has
any secret signature
cocktails that aren’t on the menu. He’s used to the
same old drink orders, so he’ll love
discussing a new creation.
3 Convo Starters That Work on Anyone Going right from the office to dinner or happy hour? Use this tip to transition your look to going-out gorgeous.
Loving This Cool Hair Trick
First, kill frizz at the ends of your hair with a dab of hand lotion.
Then, wind hair into a messy bun and secure it with a bright pencil.
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SOURCES: PAUL LABRECQUE, OWNER OF PAUL LABRECQUE SALON AND SPA; VALERIE SARNELLE, OWNER OF VALERIE BEVERLY HILLS
Find Your Sexy
Summer Fling
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missing one thing: You.
She’s damning her
late friend.
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