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  This week's couple: Long weight

  Usually a date in which weight loss is discussed and traffic jams happen, the possibility of seeing each other again is not great. When Tony and Lindsay, both 28, met up for weekend brunch at the trendy SoHo spot Delicatessen, both of these things...  
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  Lady’s last (one-night) stand

  When Periel Aschenbrand met 70-something literary legend Philip Roth, things got sexy. After being introduced by a mutual friend at an event in New York, he invited her to sit at his table. She’d never read anything he’d written. Still, she did her...  
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  Top 5: ways to seduce a Citi Bike cyclist

  “Ask, ‘The bikes are adjustable, right? Because you need one set to gorgeous.’ ” — Antonio “Say, ‘I can’t wait to do the bike-of-shame home from your apartment tomorrow morning.’ ” — Nikki “Put a sign on your bike that says, ‘I brake for hotties.’ ”...  
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  Meet market: Tea-sipping tall lady sks guy she can look up to — literally

  Sweet tooth  One of Niki’s favorite condiments is Nutella.  Height requirement  Though Niki wants a guy who is “honest  and generous,” she also wants him to be “taller than me and fit, but  not beefy.” Quiet nights  She can party it up with the...  
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  I left New York looking for love — and came back

  MOST single New York ladies have found themselves indulging in a certain geographic fantasy. It’s the one where they give up their studio-for-one, quit their high-pressured job and U-Haul it to a new city — a smaller city — to find happiness and...  
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  Top 5: pick-up lines for The Met rooftop

  “Are you going to buy me some art? Then how ’bout a drink?” — Emilia “This exhibit’s great, but you should see the art in my bedroom.” — Diego “It’s nice to be up here surrounded by beautiful things. And then there’s the art.” — Thomas “They told me...  
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  This week's couple: Their art’s desire

  Could it be? Had our daters Jaclyn, 28, and Ethan, 31, met prior to their blind date at David Burke’s the Garden in SoHo? Considering she, a teacher, visited a gallery where he, a visual artist and curator, once worked, it was a possibility. Both of...  
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  Meet market: Peppy personal trainer is looking for the perfect fit in a man

  Come Bach  Lindsay’s ideal date is catching a performance at the New York City Ballet or the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center. Girl talk  Lindsay is the first to admit one of her biggest flaws is that she can be too chatty. Good sport...  
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  Stitching up what’s left

  It's been a month since your breakup, and you’re still curled up with a pint of Ben & Jerry’s and a box of Kleenex, asking your best friends, “But do you think he still loves me?” It may be time to go to a professional — and that’s where Susan...  
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  Top 5: ways to get some over dim sum

  “When the steamed dumplings arrive, say, ‘Wow, things are already getting steamy between us.’ ” — Kayla “Ask for oolong tea and say, ‘I’m going to love you for oolong, long time.’ ” — Liz “Ask, ‘Are those chopsticks in your pocket, or are you happy...  

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  The feting Irish

  It’s the year of “The Gathering” (thegatheringireland.com) in Ireland, when those of Irish heritage return for clan gatherings and special festivals. And, of course, friends of the green country are also welcome to join in the celebration.  Events...  
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  Nashville’s cookin’

  Nashville is in the groove. And music is just part of it. And country music is just part of that. Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi and the Black Keys are just some of the musicians to record in the city, first settled in 1779 as Nashborough. President Andrew...  
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  Just back: Utah

  Once you’ve hiked several miles into a canyon, scrambled across slick rock faces and squeezed through crevices to reach a precipitous ledge where you’ll drop 150 feet by a rope, there’s no turning back. Well, there is, but if you’ve gone this far on...  

• Summer specials

  SOLSTICE SAVINGS  First came Black Friday, then Cyber Monday. And now, bargain-hunters of the globe-trotting kind can enjoy CyberSummer — a one-day...  
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  Cruise control

  In April, pigs flew. I boarded a cruise ship with my 74-year-old father. Let me rephrase that: I, who am terrified of boats and get seasick at the sight of water, went on an eight-day excursion from Barcelona to Monaco with a born-again, gun...  
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  Yale and hearty

  After decades of decline, Connecticut’s capital of higher learning is getting its second wind. More than just pizza and petty crime, New Haven — that gritty city along Long Island Sound — now has a chic boutique hotel, hip restaurants honored by...  
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  Out on a limb in the Virginia wilderness

  Arbor Day has come and gone — uh-oh, you missed it?  No worries, trees aren’t so fixated on time. You can still grab a belated card for that special oak in your life that didn’t fall on your Daihatsu during Hurricane Sandy. Or a box of chocolates...  

• Get out

  Vegas beyond the sin  After gambling, gorging and hitting the clubs in Las Vegas, it’s time to get some fresh air. In addition to hotel/airfare...  
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  Mister Cartoon’s LA

  If you desire a West Coast souvenir worthy of Eminem, Justin Timberlake, CC Sabathia and Amar’e Stoudemire, you might find yourself cruising through downtown LA. You’ll be in search of a fenced-in compound occupied by the elusive all-star tattoo...  
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  What’s up down there

  THE VARNISH  118 E. Sixth St., 213-622-9999, 213nightlife.com/thevarnish  A faux speakeasy in the back of Cole’s, a restaurant specializing in French-dip sandwiches, the Varnish features bartenders who make excellent drinks based on the alcohol...  

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  Adopt me!

  Jasper is a 1-year-old, medium-haired black-and-white cat. A handsome, social guy, he quickly steals the hearts of everyone he meets. See for yourself from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Humane Society of New York, 306 E. 59th St.; 212- 752-4840 or visit...  
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  How much is that doggie?

  Constance Hauman, a world-traveling opera singer living on the Upper West Side, was shocked the first time it happened to her. It was six years ago, and a stranger came up and asked how much she’d paid for her two rare, purebred English cream...  
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  A healing touch?

  If my cat Baron could talk, he’d be the feline equivalent of the angry guy in the bar, whiskey in paw, griping to anyone who will listen. “Nine months ago, my humans ruined everything,” he’d say. “They have this new roommate, some tiny bald guy who...  
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  Adopt me!

  Tiffany is an inquisitive, 13-month-old cat with a unique tortoiseshell coat. She can be quite friendly, but she also loves alone time with her puzzle toys. Meet her from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Humane Society of New York, 306 E. 59th St.; 212- 752...  
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  Puppy love

  When author Katie Preston Toepfer was looking through old family photo albums, she was struck by some of the unique details of her parents’ wedding day. The best man was a Labrador, and the maid of honor a Dalmatian. “The photos just looked amazing...  
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  Sandy's furry victims

  Nearly seven months after Hurricane Sandy, local shelters are still scrambling to find loving homes for scores of dogs and cats — including some left to die in abandoned houses. “We need people to open up their homes and hearts,” says Trish Lane,...  
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  Top dogs

  In her new book, “A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home,” Vermont writer Sue Halpern describes how she and her Labradoodle, Pransky, became a certified therapy-dog team. In the following excerpt, Halpern recalls one patient’s experience at the Helen...  
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  Adopt me!

  Bernard is a one-year-old cat who loves to go for walks and play with his buddies. He’s an all around good guy and ready to make himself at home in your home. Meet him from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Humane Society of New York, 306 E. 59th St.; 212-...  
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  Monkey business

  It takes more than a private jet to take care of a monkey. In March, Justin Bieber received an adorable, baby Capuchin monkey as a birthday gift from music producer pal Jamal “Mally Mall” Rashid. Bieber treated the pet to a taste of the high life:...  
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  Adopt me!

  This is Larkspur, one of several kittens available for adoption at Humane Society of New York. He’s often found pouncing on his brother and sister’s tails. Meet him from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Humane Society, 306 E. 59th St.; 212- 752-4840 or...  

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  'I gave up soda and now I'm SKINNY!'

  Zandy Mangold...  
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  Fit to be tired

  Dorri Olds, a 50-year-old writer, graphic designer and social-media consultant, works out of her apartment in Chelsea. But even though she has a flexible schedule, she often finds herself trapped behind her computer for 12 hours at a time. The...  
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  Fat chance

  When the clock hit midnight, marking the first minutes of 2009, most residents of the Western world made a collective resolution to get in shape and lose weight.  Personal trainer Paul “PJ” James was not one of them. Instead, the 176-pound former...  
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  Surf's up, slim down

  Armed with new diet books, four brave souls vowed to get svelte for summer in just six weeks. The results were just beachy. By CHRISTINA AMOROSO Jonathan Baskin THE DIETER...  

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• The Manhattan diet: The philosophy

  The feeding and exercise habits of New York women are an artful weave of the best diet practices on the planet, Daspin writes. Here’s the “speed...  
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  The Manhattan diet

  In a city where foie-gras burgers are de rigueur, cupcake shops are as ubiquitous as Starbucks and after-work drinks can easily turn into all-night, Champagne-swigging affairs — how do Manhattan women manage to stay so damn skinny? In her new book,...  
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  How Manhattan women stay skinny

  Jonathan Baskin...  
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  The doctor is 'in'

  There's no better feeling than kicking up your heels with a friend — but it really is a thing of beauty when you’re on the delivery table and the friend is your OB-GYN. For Gail, a 32-year-old Long Island mother of two who asked that her real name...  
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  Assume the positions

  Ten fit tips for a rock solid body in 2012. By CHRISTINA AMOROSO Elizabeth Lippman...