ens　here。　Say　what　you　will　about　city　living；　but　something　about　the　one…with…the…elements；　outdoorsy　lifestyle　seems　to　bring　out　the　frisky　in　everyone。　Is　there　anything　more　romantic　than　cuddling　by　the　fireside　and　kisses　by　candlelight？

Statistics　say　the　average　woman　kisses　twenty…nine　men　before　she　gets　married。　But　my　friends　and　I　have　never　been　average；　and　we’re　a　loooong　way　from　getting　married。　Whether　you　keep　track　with　scratches　on　the　bedpost　or　notches　on　your　lipstick　case；　every　girl　has　her　list　of　conquests。　According　to　my　sources；　one　girl　is　about　to　begin　her　way…more…than…kissed　list　with　none　other　than　N。　Godspeed；　sweetie。　We　are　all　dying　little　deaths　back　in　town。

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q：　Dear　Gossip　Girl；

I’m　at　my　family’s　boring　vacation　house　in　Newport；　which　is　even　more　boring　than　usual　because　the　power　went　out。　I　was　stargazing　with　my　telescope　and　my　view　landed　on　this　couple　getting　totally　hot　and　heavy　in　the　attic　across　the　bay。　The　shadows　are　ridiculous。　Do　you　know　who　they　are？

—voyeur

a：　Dear　V；

If　it’s　the　couple　I’m　thinking　of；　they　already　have　a　history　of　overexposure　on　the　Internet。　I’ll　spare　them　any　more。　And；　by　the　way；　it’s　more　than　creepy　that　you’re　watching。

—GG

houseguest　hints

As　you’ve　learned　by　now；　home　for　the　holidays　may　be　a　catchy　phrase；　but　it’s　hardly　where　you　want　to　spend　your　entire　break。　You　should　always　have　an　emergency　crash　pad　lined　up；　devoid　of　annoying　relatives　or　whiny　younger　siblings。　What　to　do　when　the　Tribeca　Star；　W　Union　Square；　and　the　Hudson　are　all　full？　Here’s　the　need…to…know　for　holiday　house…crashing。

Give　freely。　They　thought　they　were　done　opening　their　presents；　so　please　you