Question for the ladies: Women's magazines

I posted this in another website, but what the heck - let's post it here as well:

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When I went to the supermarket yesterday, I took notice of the number of women's magazines that were in the racks.

A great number of them - probably all of them, actually - gave all kinds of advice related to love, romance, dating, relationships, and so forth. So my question to the ladies is: Have any of those articles in those women's magazines ever helped you in your relationships with the opposite gender?

Has a "Cosmo poll" ever helped you to gain an understanding of the gents that you lacked before? It'd be helpful for the gentlemen if we had an idea on what we're up against in regards to all those articles in women's magazines, and what "Cosmo polls" (and others like them) expect us to live up to in regards to what they say we should be doing for you ladies.

Okay, I'll go to the doghouse now...