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MARCH 2010 What His Texts Really Mean (You’ll Be HOW TO Totally :-o) TOUCH A NAKED Carrie Underwood MAN The Surprising 16 Naughty Strokes Story Behind That Will Send Her Big Love Him Over the Edge Stuff Your “HOW I Friends Know SOLVED About Your Relationship— OUR SEX That You Don’t ISSUE” Real Women Share Their No-Fail Fixes for 13 Seriously Awkward Curb Your (but Common!) Problems Cravings! 50 Ways to Without Feeding Your Face Charm Anyone... and Always Get What You Want Fashion: PLUS 7 Items You’ll Wear the The Love Hell Out Of ) (All $60 or Less Lie 52% of Men Tell Cover March Stories Carrie Underwood The surprising story behind 122 her big love 42 Whip out these moves and his The Love Lie next tattoo will 52% of Men Tell be of your name. 48 Fashion: 7 Items You’ll Wear the Hell Out Of (All $60 or less) 86 How to Touch a Naked Man 16 naughty strokes that will send him over the edge 122 “How I Solved Our Sex Issue” Cosmo News 106 How to Make the Tip Real women share Make waxing their no-fail Prettiest Ponytail ouch-fr 41 Hot Sheet This month’s top trends ee by fixes for 13 110 Get a Gorgeous Hair applying a baby- 54 Beauty Evolution: What’s Fergie’s teething gel half an seriously awk ward Hue Trends even color hour beforehand. Best Look? So many Fergalicious styles (but common!) 56 virgins will love problems The Real Story: Britney May Have 130 Found The One It’s about freakin’ time. Guy Watch 60 Sexy vs. Skanky Major cleavage crisis! 117 Stud Meter Why R-Patz is midmeter What His Texts Really Mean Man Manual 118 Awesome Aussies Crikey, they’re hot! (You’ll be 120 66 Decode How He Acts After a Fight Grow Up, Already! We dressed these totally :-o) 70 The Guy Report Why he loves librarians cheaters like the man-babies they are. 142 72 The Truth About His “Crazy Ex” Don’t believe it when he says she’s psycho. At $60 or Stuff Your 74 10 Things Guys Wish You Knew By 86 under, who Friends Know Vampire Diaries cutie Ian Somerhalder can say no? About Your Relationship— Fun Fearless Fashion That You Don’t 146 79 Urban Safari Khaki kicks denim’s ass. 80 Rock the New Runway Looks Curb Your 88 Eye Candy The accessories to own now Cravings! 90 Fresh Picks Not-so-innocent florals Without feeding AYALA/STUDIO D. CHRIS ECKERT/STUDIO D. CHRIS ECKERT/STUDIO D. D. AYALA/STUDIO your face 156 JESUS Cosmo Look 93 Beauty News Gaze-enhancing shadows 50 Ways to 94 His Picks Always get acne on one side of Charm Anyone… your face? Cuddling could be the cause. 94 and Always Get 98 EMMET MALMSTRÖM. Wake Up Sexier! Real results overnight What You Want 100 The scent that 180 The Perfect Pink for You Sweet cheeks drives guys 104 cuh-razy (From top) Beauty Q&A A brilliant little shaving tip MARCH 2010 / COSMOPOLITAN 13 176 “Why I Slept With My Boss” What it’s like to get naked with the head honcho Fun and Fearless 184 Bitch It Out! A special BF rant-fest 186 If Guys Edited Cosmo: Sexy vs. Sexier Because men don’t get skanky. 189 “The Naughtiest Thing I’ve Ever Done” She got back at a catty coworker. 190 Are You There, Chelsea? Her takes 192 on Brangelina and multiple boyfriends Fashion and Beauty Now Styles that will bring on a 192 8 Must-Try Trends What your closet is serious case of craving this second spring fever 200 The Hot Hues for Spring Melrose Place’s Katie Cassidy works soft shades. 206 Sexy by Saturday Start pregaming now to get more gorge for the weekend. 210 Little Things That Spoil Your Look Avoid these celeb beauty blunders! Love & Lust Cosmo Life 126 Habits of Crazy-in-Love Couples 215 Weekend Pamper your tresses. Deepen your bond every day. 216 You and Him Score one-on-one time. 134 Tales of Over-the-Top Romance 218 At Your Place: Your Decorating You’ll want to gag…and crack up. Dilemmas—Solved An instant (and 139 8 Ways to Feel Closer After Sex almost free!) headboard for your bed 140 How to Meet the Perfect Man 220 Eat This Up: An Easy Wine-Tasting Quadruple your dating pool. Party Snacks for a vino-filled night 222 144 Ask Him Anything Dudes and porn Healthy Sexy Strong Calorie burners You, Even Better Regular Features 16 150 6 Tricks for Getting Your Way at Cosmo at a Glance Work Sit here to ace that meeting. 22 From the Editor 164 152 The Cosmo Checklists 62 Confessions Is he good in Share a sip at bed? Will you be rich? Find out! 64 Guy Confessions your own risk. 154 Learn to Love the Suckiest Day of 224 Cosmo Astrologer the Week Not Monday. Guess again. 228 Red-Hot Read 160 Fit in 6 Minutes: Shrink Your Waist 234 Shopping Information Get beach-worthy abs by spring break. 236 Cosmo Quiz: Do You Know When a 162 Shameless Money-Saving Tricks Guy’s Into You? Health Check 164 The Cosmo Health Report: Is Being ON THE COVER Too Nice Making You Sick? Why AND DEREK RIKER. DREW being a bitch is good for you Dress by Rebecca Taylor. Ear- 167 rings by Robert Lee Morris. Cosmo Gyno Have sex to stay healthy. Bracelet by C. Greene. To get 168 Your Body “My twins aren’t identical!” Carrie’s look, try Exceptionnel de Chanel Mascara in Smoky Noir, Quadra Eye Shadow in SVEND LINDBAEK. Need to Know Kaska Beige, Powder Blush in In Love, and Rouge Allure Laque 170 Inside a CSI Murder It sounds made- Lip Lacquer in Ming, all by Chanel. Hair: Marco San- 162 tini for Tresemmé. Makeup: Rachel Goodwin for for-TV, but this crime was horribly real. Chanel at the Wall Group. Manicure: Elisa Ferri for MARC BAPTISTE. Date night just 174 Women and Shoes: A Love Story See Management. Fashion director: Michelle McCool. got cheaper. Photographed by Cliff Watts Our raging addiction explained (From top) 14 COSMOPOLITAN / MARCH 2010 See page 234 for shopping information. COSMOPOLITAN.COM Don’t have time Cosmo to devour the whole magazine right this minute? These must-read h ’10 h tidbits (all cribbed c at a from articles in this issue) will Carrie give you a taste of Mar Glance Underwood what’s to come. Convo CAN’T-MISS QUOTE Starters L Research shows that ‘‘I rarely go to clubs…and I friends often know what’s right for us always wear underwear!” better than we do. —Carrie Underwood on why she’s different from typical Hollywood starlets, p. 42 Tap in to the surpris- ing things that others may know about you WAYS TO P. 14 6 FLIRT IT UP with our tips. THE INDEX BIGGEST Turns out, your Some words just keep popping mojo powers are up. This month, it was: GUY good for getting you INSIGHT more than just a free Erotic When he texts vodka tonic. 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P. 14 0 reassurance for 48 more tips to U The influence that the sun has L that he’s on help you work One reason women on a Gemini’s love life this (Underwood) eat even when they month ..........................................p. 224 your mind too. your magic. aren’t hungry: to The rhythm that nearly puts this Find out what 1. Frequently delay making a U “Red-Hot Read” character over to text him gush over your tough decision or the edge ......................................p. 228 getting through a back on p. 142. neighbor’s gorgeous to-do list. You’re flower boxes or gar- D. JESUS AYALA/STUDIO more likely to snack den and she’ll be than, say, watch TV or go online because more willing (Bracelet) those activities seem to water your plants like procrastination, Best Deal while you’re away while eating doesn’t. on vacation. P. 15 6 in the Issue 2. Next time you s Choice/Getty Images. L Yikes: 15 percent of A chunky floral bangle need advice, tell condom-users will your girls, “You guys become pregnant adds the perfect feminine each year because touch for only $5.80. P. 90 will know exactly they didn’t put it on how I should deal P. 16 8 correctly. with this....” (Cake topper) Photographer’ 16 COSMOPOLITAN / MARCH 2010 COSMOPOLITAN.COM from the editor Things I Didn’t Know Till Behind the This Issue Scenes at LOne reason men crave Cosmopolitan makeup sex is simply for reas- What Really Makes Love Last surance that the We’ve always known that a fair share of guys relationship is are unfaithful, but these days, it seems to be not on the rocks.