We love stories like this because they allow you to discuss your typical relationship content while giving it a topical, “today” spin.

A Utah Rep. Dixon Pitcher recently introduced a bill that would require would-be spouses to wait at least three days after obtaining a license before getting married, unless they took premarital training first. Wyoming introduced a similar bill. Other states have tried to pass legislation that would require counseling before couples could divorce.

Following last week’s parenting controversy of the dad who shot his daughter’s laptop in a YouTube video comes this story.

What would your punishment have been if you had stolen your Mom’s debit card to reactivate your cell phone (that she deactivated, probably because you were already causing trouble)? This teen girl’s punishment was to stand on a busy street corner holding a sign that says “I steal from my family”.

"There's more joy in this kid's story than a box of puppies. Millionaire execs being wrong. Harvard -- a place that has produced more presidents (8) than NBA players (4) -- being right. Asian stereotypes going bust."

Every single NBA team and every single Division I college coach who gives hoops scholarships passed on SuperAsian point guard Jeremy Shu-How Lin of the New York Knicks. And now they're paying the toll. Read more here.

A Florida man who appeared in court yesterday on a domestic violence charge was ordered by the judge to ... take his wife on a date. The charge apparently grew out of an argument Joseph Bray had with his wife—whose birthday he failed to acknowledge on Monday. According to the arrest report, Bray shoved his wife onto the couch, held her neck, and readied himself for a punch, but didn't actually hit her.

From Eric Rowe, Executive Producer Roula & Ryan, KRBE/Houston

A teacher with 25 years of experience teaches the perfect cheating technique in this YouTube video.

This is a great segment to do early when both kids and teachers are listening. Talk about how you saw a YouTube video where a teacher with 25 years of experience teaches the perfect cheating technique, and that you want to share it in the next break.

This Cracked.com article called Realities of Romantic Relationships in Chart Form features some entertaining infographics about relationships.  Number six, “Time Spent in the Shower with Your Girlfriend” shows how little you actually have sex in the shower.

Google is paying users to download a browser extension so that they can learn from the Internet habits of regular people. Read the story here.

Set Up Ideas:

• How would knowing someone is watching your online habits change your Internet browsing?
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Women often give excuses for why they don’t want to have sex. Maybe it's something the man did, or something we did. This writer for The Stir asked women the real reason they say no to sex. Read the surprising list of reasons here.

The Meskes, unable to come up with a name for their unborn child, narrowed down their options to four choices  last fall and then left the decision up to a Facebook poll. No matter what the result, the couple claimed in September, they were dedicated to sticking with whatever the results of the poll told them. Read the story here.

According to a German study cited here, redheads have more active sex lives than people with any other hair color. There are a few purported reasons for this, say the researchers: red hair is rare, vibrant (the color provokes and arouses people more than any other), and subconsciously indicates youth and fertility.

A New Zealand woman has come up with a novel way to raise money: Bid to have a permanent tattoo etched on her derriere. She plans to use the money (bidding was over $8,000 before it was closed) to recover from unemployment, to visit her mother in Australia, and to donate 20% to charity. Click here to read the story. Her ad is no longer visible on the New Zealand website (similar to eBay) but now there are several other similar ads listed.

In this article, a woman writes about calling a co-worker her “work husband” and the reactions she got from others who felt this was a threat to her marriage.

If you see a negligent nanny, should you tattle? Websites like this one are full of reports, and this article on msn.com is a story of reporting “benchwarming” nannies who don’t supervise their kids at the park. Take calls from both parents and nannies to get varied opinions.

Young Independent Filmmakers Jesse Budd and Patrick Romero set out to prove a point. They interviewed random students at Utah State University and asked them one question: “Can men and women be just friends?”. Click here to watch their video.

• Would you ever consider going on a first date on Valentine's Day? Click here to read an article that describes the pros and cons. 
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This Huffington Post writer says it never fails that an older woman will stop her when out with her kids to say "Oh, Enjoy every moment. This time goes by so fast". Ask your listeners or share your own stories about what parenting advice strangers give that drives you crazy.

Mark Wahlberg is having his tattoos removed (in front of his children) as a lesson to them on why they shouldn’t get tattoos. Read more here.

Set Up Idea:
Are tattoos a parenting don’t? Does the content of the tattoos matter in whether tattoos sets a positive example for your children? Have one show player set up the debate with a lightning rod statement. For example, “parents with tattoos are trashy” or “Moms can’t have tattoos, but it’s okay for Dads”.

From Eric Rowe at Radio ER

What would your current boyfriend do if you told him that you were pregnant right now? This article describes a test a girl created while in college to determine whether her boyfriends were worthy, appropriately named the pregnancy test.

As mentioned above, challenges and quests are effective techniques for morning shows. Nick Waters went where very few men have gone before when he decided to watch a string of "chick flicks" in hopes of better understanding the opposite sex. But then he took it a step further by deciding to document the whole experience on a blog entitled 30 Chick Flicks in 30 Days: One Guy's Exploration of Romance through Movies Loved by Women.

From Dave Ryan, KDWB/Minneapolis

If you live anywhere there's skiing, start planning now. Here are two ideas, one simple and one a little more involved.

SIMPLE: Sex sells on the website. Simple as that. Anytime we [The Dave Ryan Show] put up pictures of listeners wearing very little clothing, we get massive web hits. Get a decent prize, (cash, a ski or board package) and have listeners send in pictures of themselves in swimsuits while on their skis or boards, holding up a small sign with your call letters (to prove it's them, not an image from the web).  Post them online for voting.

STFU Parents (a hilarious segment of Mommyish.com) ran an article called “Top Overshare Tips for 2012”, detailing things parents do on Facebook that irritate their friends. Think posting pics of your kid’s potty training results, posting too many pictures of your kid, or always finding a way to talk about your kids on other people’s status updates.

High school senior Sydney Spies is dancer and an aspiring model whose photo was removed from the school yearbook. Durango High School in Denver claims the photo violates the dress code, while Syndey maintains it was creative expression. Create a polarizing debate about whether her outfit was appropriate. Ask an expert to offer perspective, as well. Click here to see the photo.

From Dave Ryan, KDWB/Minneapolis and RLC Talent Coach

Get listeners on the phone to describe their relationship in 15-20 seconds. Example:  “I live with a guy from work at his mom's house but I'm pregnant with another guy's baby.”  THEN the show guesses their Facebook Relationship Status. You'll be amazed how many list their status as "Married" when it sounds like they're banging everyone in town. OR how their status is "Single" when they live with some dude who got them pregnant. The stories are priceless.

Would it bother you to know that the federal Centers for Disease Control had been shown your daughter’s health records to see how she responded to an STD/teen pregnancy prevention program? How about if the federal Department of Education and Department of Labor scrutinized your son’s academic performance to see if he should be “encouraged” to leave high school early to learn a trade? To qualify for stimulus money, states had to agree to build such systems capable of maintaining extensive databases on public-school students.

ABC News reported that over the last year and a half, as the recession has continued to take a toll on employment opportunities, the number of women with young children engaging in sex work has risen 400 percent. According to the study, many of these women are married. Read more here.

Set Up Ideas:

• Is there anyone listening who is a Mother and a phone sex worker?
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