Posted by Susan Walsh on Aug 3, 2009 in
Relationship Strategies,
What Guys Want “Joey: You waited too long and now you’re in ‘The Friend Zone’.
Ross: No, I’m not in the Zone.
Joey: Come on, Ross; you’re mayor of the Zone!”
Friends
I’m one of those cynics who thinks it is really, really difficult for guys and girls to maintain platonic friendships. I think it works best when:
One or [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Jun 25, 2009 in
Hooking Up Realities,
Relationship Strategies I speak with many women who would like to be in a relationship, but are missing one important ingredient: that elusive Y chromosome in the form of a guy. They bemoan the current state of affairs, and in a “misery loves company” sort of way, talk about it for hours on end with sympathetic friends [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Mar 20, 2009 in
Ask Susan,
Girl Talk,
Hooking Up Realities
Dear Aunt Sue,
Do you think guys and girls can really be friends? Or does it always get messed up? My boyfriend and I recently broke up, and I really miss some of his guy friends. I hung out with them for more than a year, and now it’s like they’re off limits. I especially feel [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Mar 10, 2009 in
Hooking Up Realities,
Tidbits
Once a week, Daily Intel takes a peek behind doors left slightly ajar.
We all need guilty pleasures. I’ve gotten totally addicted to the weekly Sex Diary at New York Magazine. That’s OK, right? Not too sketchy or anything, right? Right. Well, who cares what you think.
It is a fascinating feature where each week a guest [...]
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There’s this guy named Joe Webb. He’s a doctoral student at St. Louis University, and he writes a blog for college students that is awesome. In fact, I find much of his information useful and you know I’m waaaaaayyyyyy past that life phase. He is funny and irreverent, two things I hope I am sometimes, [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Feb 8, 2009 in
Ask Susan,
Girl Talk Has weird sleep routines. One guy I dated used to take two Kleenex at bedtime. He would shake each out, fold it into a square and lay it carefully on the night table next to a glass of tepid water. [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Jan 21, 2009 in
Hooking Up Realities,
Tidbits,
What Guys Want
The current issue of Glamour magazine includes the results of their first Man Survey in fifteen years.
A few of my favorite highlights follow (the editorial comments are mine):
Have you ever…
Measured your penis?
Yes 67%
No 33%
Nah, those 33% are lying. The only guys who haven’t done this have eensy-weensy peenies.
Faked an orgasm during intercourse?
Yes 24%
No 76%
So how [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Jan 19, 2009 in
Girl Talk,
Hooking Up Realities There’s quite a good piece over at Dartmouth’s student newspaper The Mirror, but I’m afraid it’s too full of Dartmouth-speak for us regular types, so I’ve adapted where necessary to a more general audience. You can check out the original here: TheDartmouth.com | I’m having some issues…. by Carol Brown.
It considers the question of next day [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Jan 14, 2009 in
Hooking Up Realities,
What Guys Want
“Kissing-and I mean like, yummy, smacking kissing – is the most delicious, most beautiful and passionate thing that two people can do, bar none. Better than sex, hands down.”
Drew Barrymore
I’m afraid that young people aren’t kissing as much as they used to, especially during sex. Last weekend I watched Rules of Attraction, a 2002 cult [...]
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