Tokii Lab

Hiking with friends, sweating through a yoga class, or playing a rousing game of soccer can burn a few calories, we all know there are more…satisfying ways to work up an appetite (wink, wink). These sports of the bedroom variety may just leave you wandering into the kitchen at odd hours of the night or [...]

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  Hi.  A tough situation for sure.  At the time you’re in the thick of things, it can seem like an earth-shattering balance must be struck (you know the one:  seeming cool enough to continue the superficial game of fun and sex while still maintaining your dignity and having your needs met).  Stepping back a [...]

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Outspoken Democrat, James Carville, and his equally-politically-feisty Republican wife, Mary Matalin, make it hard not to view passionate political differences in a somewhat romantic light. The fact is, however, the famous, political couple is more the exception than the rule when it comes to mixing love with politics.  Why?  The way we view politics speaks [...]

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I got to the restaurant a little more than ten minutes early, so I decided to wait around outside a while to make sure I wouldn’t seem too eager. I don’t love the politics of dating and relationships, but these things are necessary when you aren’t completely sure about the person you’re meeting. I took [...]

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While “friends with benefits” gets all the press, there’s something else going on between friends that, although rarely discussed, is far more commonplace. It happens when romantic partners become so comfortable with each other they disregard their sex life entirely. Let’s call it “friends without benefits.” If intimacy with your partner is declining even as [...]

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It’s cliched to talk about the elastic definition of family nowadays,  The idea that families come in all shapes and sizes is taken for granted, but what it means to us still tends to be oversimplified.  Family means something different to all of us,  it can mean responsibility or refuge, comfort or anxiety, the ties of [...]

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It’s that time of year again! Love is in the air and expectations are high. This year, make sure you know what’s coming and please your partner the way they want. We’ve collected new statistics about Cupid’s Holiday straight from the Tokii Community. From gifts, to expectation to dates make sure to prepare in order [...]

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For the past several years a strange little dance has occurred each autumn as television networks begin unleashing their new primetime line-ups. The sexuality (or lack thereof) of each regular character from scripted shows is analyzed and recorded – then plugged into a math equation. That’s how we know, for instance, that this year CBS [...]

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Why living together may end Kanye and Kim. Congratulations to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West for making an important life decision to purchase their 11 million dollar home.  Now the real relationship test begins. Living together will challenge their ability to work together as a couple and as they maneuver through the relationship phases they will [...]

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Oooh.  I LOVE it when we have JUST the resource already-in-place for people and couples who write in.  In this case, we recently published an article entitled “A Trip Around the World and Back for Less than 25 Bucks!”  Whether you use these particular ideas or not, it can help you get your creative, loving [...]

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