We’ve all had “oops” moments in our love lives, from small date slip-ups to bigger relationship bumps. Here are some touching, funny and real reflections from Mochi boys on their classic romantic blunders—and our advice on how to deal.
Quotes edited for clarity.
Physically Hurting Someone: Penn, 23, University of Michigan
I was tossing around a football with my girlfriend at the time. I threw it too hard at one point and her finger slipped when she caught it. She thought something might be wrong with her finger and asked if she should …

It’s highly likely that you’ve heard of Jay Chou before—he’s the Taiwanese singer-songwriter behind hits such as “Cute Girl (Ke Ai Nu Ren),” “Simple Love (Jian Dan Ai),” and “Silence (An Jing).” If you haven’t heard the original songs, you may have seen YouTube covers by Mandarin and non-Mandarin speakers alike (our favorite: sisters Riney and Bam, who used Chou’s music to learn Chinese), or heard his catchy melodies while singing karaoke.

Like runway strobe lights prepared to guide a supersonic airplane to takeoff, electronic drums pulse and clang, lining the first verse of the hit single, “Like A G6.” But there is no airstrip here—I’m standing in Times Square, and instead of thundering jet engines I am surrounded by a horde of screaming fans, who literally cause the air to shake with a roar of recognition as Far East Movement plays the first notes of their latest and most infectious song.

Internet gurus (and Mochi alums) Teresa and Serena Wu first began documenting the funny things their mothers said in October 2008, when they created humor blog My Mom is a Fob. The site was such an immediate hit that they ended up getting several book offers. We got together with the two good friends, Teresa (currently working for Google in New York) and Serena (a design consultant based in San Francisco,) to chat about their upcoming book, fobby moms and becoming an author.

Face it—guys can be confusing. To find out what they really look for in girls, we went straight to the source and asked college guys across the nation for their thoughts. Here’s what they said:

In 2006, the American Psychological Association released a report that although Asian Americans have lower rates of mental illness than Caucasians, they are also less likely to seek treatment. In the second semester of my freshman year of college, I was one of those Asian Americans who didn’t seek help.

Myth: Everyone’s doing it.
Truth: Less than half of high school students have had sex, according to studies.

I grew up listening to one language and speaking in another. My earliest memories are of my parents speaking to me in Mandarin, but I still don’t feel comfortable responding to them in their native tongue.

Over the years, my parents and I have developed an unspoken agreement to converse in our respective languages. When my mom asks me (in Chinese) what I would like for lunch today, my default answer is “Whatever’s in the fridge.”

Sex is everywhere. It’s harmonized in metaphoric lyrics, illustrated in steamy movie scenes and featured in provocative billboards and magazine ads. Regardless of your gender or relationship status, sex inevitably will cross your mind at one point or another. Yet, particularly among the Asian American community, it is rarely an open topic of discussion, and talking about it is a taboo.

April’s life was great—she’d met a wonderful guy. Their feelings for each other were strong, and she thought he was perfect. Things seemed amazing with him at first, she said, but it went downhill from there.
“It started off slowly,” she said. “[He asked me] why I didn’t call every day. He became more controlling. He would get mad if I didn’t tell him everything about my day or if I didn’t pick up the phone soon enough.”

The college dating scene is often associated with quick hook ups at parties, temporary flings or even the scandalous “friends with benefits” arrangement. Add in the chaos of classes, extracurricular activities and interning—and finding the time to maintain a long-term relationship may seem a bit like an impossible feat.

As we near the harshest months of winter, all we want to do is to stay inside with our warm blankets and hibernate. Unfortunately, with classes or work, we’re forced to go out into the brutal conditions and deal with it. To help you get through the cold days, our staff compiled a list of useful tips for surviving the winter days.

When you’re sexually active, it’s important to find a method of birth control that fits your lifestyle if you’re not ready to become pregnant. The only way to completely prevent pregnancy (or STIs) is not to have sex, but there are also a number of contraceptives that can greatly reduce these risks. Dr. Michelle Sia, an instructor of obstetrics and gynecology at Boston University’s school of medicine, recommends speaking with a gynecologist who can review your medical history and personal needs with you to make the best choice.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can be transmitted whenever bodily fluids are exchanged, not just during vaginal sex. And while they’re the least fun topic when it comes to safe sex, as long as you’re sexually active, the truth is that you might end up harming your health with some very uncomfortable symptoms.

Trying to define sex may seem simple, but in reality, it is a tricky thing to pin down. We are often quick to leap to equating it with the term “sexual intercourse,” but the terms actually lie on two ends of a spectrum. While “sexual intercourse” is technical and clinical, the term “sex” is immensely personal and emotional.