Posted by Susan Walsh on Jan 25, 2010 in
Girl Talk,
What Guys Want This may be a bit off topic, or at least only tangentially related to my usual discussion of relationships. However, when I came across this story it struck me as speaking volumes about our culture and how it affects women’s self-esteem. It also affects men’s preferences, so it’s important.
The photos below are of Christina Hendricks, [...]
Tags: body image, Cathy Horyn, Christina Hendricks, eating disorders, Golden Globes, Joanie, Mad Men, Photoshop, voluptuous
Posted by Susan Walsh on Dec 3, 2009 in
Girl Talk,
Tidbits I’ve received some awesome notes from readers recently. Two of them are old friends/regulars, but one was from a young woman I’ve not talked with before. Love, love, love it. Their news is worth sharing, and if this keeps up I’m going to start an online newsletter for including all the tidbits I just can’t [...]
Posted by Susan Walsh on Nov 25, 2009 in
Girl Talk,
Relationship Strategies Is there a woman alive who doesn’t adore Tina Fey? I mean besides Sarah Palin. Tina Fey is an incredible role model for women. A self-described high school AP nerd, she lost her virginity to her husband at the age of 24:
Amy Poehler interviewed her for Marie Claire magazine, here’s my favorite bit:
Amy: There are [...]
Tags: ad, advice, Alec Baldwin, balls, bar, bars, bed, blog, boxers, boyfriend, college, compromise, dance, date, dating, emo, ex, fall, first date, fortunate, friend, girl, guy, hand, health, heart, high school, hos, hot, hygiene, IM, intelligence, LA, love, love letter, mature, men, New York, NY, NYC, open, plan, relationship, ross, Salon.com, sex, single, smart, smell, songs, subway, TA, taken, talk, together, tom brady, touch, tuna, TV, weekend, wit
Posted by Susan Walsh on Nov 23, 2009 in
Girl Talk,
Personal Development I’ve had some really interesting conversations with readers lately. It’s made me realize that there are things I just can’t give you — I’m not out there in the trenches, I’m an observer. I have plenty to say, and I hope you find it worthwhile, but I’ve decided to feature guest posts occasionally from readers [...]
Posted by Susan Walsh on Oct 9, 2009 in
Girl Talk,
Personal Development Love is the answer, but while you are waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty good questions. ~Woody Allen
There are some very compelling reasons why you should be having sex. A lot of sex. Common sense tells us that the male orgasm directly serves to propagate the species. Although the female orgasm has puzzled [...]
Tags: attachment, brain, college students, creativity, date, David Buss, feelings, girl, guys, having sex, health, kiss, kissing, orgasm, porn, problem-solving, relationship, self-confidence, self-esteem, sex, support, swine, swine flu, testosterone, women
Posted by Susan Walsh on Aug 31, 2009 in
Girl Talk,
Relationship Strategies Are women unrealistic in their expectations of love? Do we demand so much from men that none can ever hope to measure up? What is the love that we dream of as girls, and can we ever really find it?
My own views of love were undoubtedly shaped, at least in part, by the many books [...]
Tags: chase, fall in love, heart, Jane Austen, love, marriage, nicole kidman, Persuasion, romantic, sex, sexual tension, together, true love, wedding, women, Wuthering Heights, YouTube
This is NOT a post about those three little words. This is a post about what women need to hear waaaayyy before that. This is a post for men, about women. If you’re one of my women readers, please use the comments below to add anything you’d like to say. And email this to any [...]
Tags: blow job, crush, emo, ex, freckles, girl, girls, guy, guys, hanging out, hos, IM, love, men, respect, romantic, romantic moments, sex, sigmund freud, smart, smile, TA, talk, text, three little words, tits and ass, weekend, wit, women
One of the reasons that young people prefer to hook up casually is that they are hesitant to get emotionally invested in a relationship with an expiration date on it. The school year ends, people study abroad, job offers come from different cities, as do acceptances to graduate school. Most people can expect to be [...]
Tags: anticipation, cell, cell phone, communication, dating, emotional intimacy, honest, honesty, online, orgasm, porn, relationship, relationships, sex, strategies, talk, technology, text message, texting, together, touch, trust, video, women
Posted by Susan Walsh on Jun 8, 2009 in
Girl Talk,
Tidbits 1. I love Indexed. Jessica Hagy is brilliant and funny. You must subscribe to this – I do and I get so excited when it shows up in my Google reader! Here are a couple of my faves, but there are waaaayyyy more where these came from, so head on over there.
Ouch
Harmless? No: Calculating.
But He’s Got [...]
Tags: blind date, blog, dating, Datingish, fetal position, forehead kiss, frat house, guitar player, guy, guys, index, Intimacy lite, jessica hagy, kiss, kisses, love, medication, nuts, prick, psycho, romance, romantic, tattoo parlor, ugly guys, wit, worst date
Posted by Susan Walsh on Jun 5, 2009 in
Girl Talk My son is back from college, and it’s great to have him around. Most of the rebellion and conflict is behind us at this point, so we can hang out together and enjoy each other’s company. He’s a faithful reader of Hooking Up Smart, supportive and encouraging. He thinks I am way too hard on [...]
Tags: balls, biceps, blog, chivalry, chivalrypenis, douchebag, drama, five o'clock shadow, friendship, grilling, guys, humor, loser, men, penis envy, sex, wit
