Learning to Speak Hookup: Guys’ Edition
As I wrote in Learning to Speak Hookup: A Pocket Phrasebook, the vocabulary surrounding the navigation of sex and relationships has become nearly incomprehensible. In the Hookup language, there are many irregularities and exceptions to the rule. It’s also heavily dependent on context. With so much misunderstanding, young people spend a great deal of time [...]
Learning to Speak Hookup: A Pocket Phrasebook
Because physical intimacy comes before emotional intimacy when hooking up, it can be difficult to interpret communication. You may be discussing something personal with someone you don’t really know very well. Here are 30 common phrases to help you navigate these murky waters. If this reminds you of the guy you’re interested in, it’s time [...]
20 Reasons You Don’t Have a Boyfriend
Manolith, a men’s lifestyle online magazine, recently ran the article 20 Reasons You’re Still Single. I was delighted to learn that there are apparently a significant number of men who want a relationship and need advice. The piece addresses a wide range of typical male weaknesses, including questionable hygiene, douchebaggery and being “too nice.”
One of [...]
Chad Kultgen’s Unputdownable Novels
Recently a college-aged friend turned me on to The Average American Male by Chad Kultgen (2007), a book she found disgusting and reprehensible in every way. She went so far as to say she hated the author. She was about 50 pages in at that point, and it was clear that she had absolutely no intention [...]
What Women Really Think About Penis Size
We really need to find a way to get guys to stop worrying about penis size. I’ve gathered a critical mass of anecdotal evidence that tells me the problem is getting worse. Of course, guys worrying about the size of their junk is nothing new. Studies have always shown that many men are dissatisfied with [...]
Are You Dating a Narcissist?
Narcissus in Greek mythology is a hero, renowned for his beauty. He is exceptionally cruel, in that he disdains those who love him. As divine punishment he falls in love with a reflection in a pool, not realizing it is his own, and perishes there, not being able to leave the beauty of his own [...]
Sorry to Kill Your 4th of July Buzz
Partying on the 4th is an inalienable right passed down from our Founding Fathers. That used to mean parades, fireworks, strawberry shortcake, and beer. The celebrations have gotten more potent, though, featuring vast numbers of 30-racks and large tubs of punch made with Everclear. They’re also starting earlier in the day, with the drinking underway [...]
Dating Rules That Make Sense, Finally
Robot Heart is one of my favorite blogs. Katie, the blogger, posts numerous (many!) things on there every day. In fact, Katie is an amazing woman, with five blogs:
Robot Heart
Twenty Something
Sex, Religion and Politics
Daily Beagle
Things I *Heart* About Oregon
She’s really into photography and design, so there are amazing visuals on Robot Heart. I find great [...]
Monday Medicine
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 [...]
