If you’re curious about online dating, the easiest way to ease yourself into such a situation is to ask people who have already tried it for themselves. What did they think? Did it work for them? Would they recommend it? At the age of 28, I’ve never participated in what I would consider to be full-fledged online dating -- that is, I’ve never been a member of a site that I had to pay for.

It’s only been in the past year or so that I started thinking of myself as an adult. Until I reached my late 20s, even though I’d been making big, life-altering decisions on my own for years, I never felt like I was completely in the mindset of being a grownup. All the things I’d done up to that point, although they shaped me into who I am, weren’t quite enough.

It’s important to take a look at your life periodically and ask yourself if your current situation is still working. It doesn’t have to be a formal process, and it doesn’t have to take place at a specified time. All you have to do is take a quick, honest look at the main areas of your life and ask yourself if there’s anything you need to change.

After many years of a strict handgun ban in Washington, DC, last week the Supreme Court ruled in favor of an individual's right to bear arms. I've lived in Virginia most of my life, and just a few miles outside of DC -- in Alexandria -- for almost two years, so the ban has never affected me personally. I've never owned a gun, but I like knowing I have the option if I want it.

Today is National HIV Testing Day. Do you know if you should be tested for HIV? Do you already know you should be tested, but you've been putting it off? Today is the day to get all of your questions about HIV testing answered. I think the most important thing to ask yourself is...Do I need to be tested? Here are the questions you should be asking yourself...