14 May 2013
AwkwardDatingStill-Feature
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Photo: (MTV)

Dating's a breeze when you're a celebrity, right? Not all the time! We recently sat down with "Awkward." stars Beau Mirchoff and Molly Tarlov to chat about real-life dating disasters and deal-breakers, including an epic spaghetti sauce fail.

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3 Apr 2013
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Photo: (Cash Money/Young Money)

Nicki Minaj’s hot new “High School” video just dropped, and daaamn, look at those b…braids on Lil Wayne! All I’m sayin’ is, can Nicki Minaj even see her toes?! Peep the steamy vid, then -- in honor of National STD Awareness Month -- let’s talk about some not-so-steamy facts about high school, courtesy of MTV's It's Your Sex Life.

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Photo: (Getty)

Did you know that one in two sexually active people will get an STD by the time their 25th birthday rolls around -- and most won't know it? That’s why April is STD Awareness Month -- to spread awareness about protection, testing, treating and curing STDs.

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22 Mar 2013
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Photos: (Getty)

When I wanna get a guy’s attention, I stare at him from across the room, give him a casual smile, and then maybe work up the guts to say “hello.” When Amanda Bynes wants a guy’s attention, she asks him to “murder” her vagina. Um. Ok.

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30 Nov 2012
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This Saturday, December 1, is World AIDS Day, but we’re not here to preach, or lecture, or cover you in red ribbons. Okay, maybe just a little. But mostly, we've got 5 easy ways to play it safe and celebrate! From a backpack full of condoms to a free trip to the MTV Video Music Awards, here are a few great ways to celebrate World AIDS Day.

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14 Aug 2012
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Whether you’re a guy in need of advice or a gal trying to figure out WTF is up with the opposite sex, MTV2’s show “Guy Code” is exactly what you’re looking for.

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27 Jun 2012
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One in five people in the U.S. who are HIV positive don’t even know it. Let me repeat that: ONE in FIVE!

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11 Apr 2012
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Photo: (Getty Images)

Here’s a fun fact for you: April is STD Awareness Month. Some STDs are curable, and all are treatable, but some can stay with you for life and can have serious health consequences if they aren’t treated. That’s scary, but do you know what else is scary? A lot of people who have STDs don’t know it because the symptoms aren’t obvi. That’s why it’s so important to get yourself tested -- GYT. To talk about this and more, we’ve put together our own alphabet on STDs.

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5 Aug 2011
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With Sir Richard's condoms, you buy one and give one--one for one. Appropriate, no? After all it takes two to tango. Want to help spread the word about the importance of condom use, and condoms themselves? Here's an idea!

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22 Jul 2011
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Photo: (Getty Images)

In America, most women with health insurance can get some kind of coverage for contraceptives, but Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius thinks even a co-pay is asking too much, and that birth control shouldn't cost women a penny. She's close to revamping the system so that insurance companies will foot the whole bill--a move, we're told, that will benefit us all.

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