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Scheherazade Goes to College

Posted by Susan Walsh on Mar 12, 2010 in Hooking Up Realities, Relationship Strategies, What Guys Want

In the year or so that I’ve been blogging, I’ve heard a lot of stories. Many of the them have recurring themes. Even Shakespeare stole his stories from the Greeks; there just aren’t that many different variations on human behavior. A few weeks ago, though, I got an email from a reader that astounded me. [...]

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My Exotic Destination Theory of Relationships

Posted by Susan Walsh on Mar 8, 2010 in Hooking Up Realities, Relationship Strategies, What Guys Want

Things have been a little heavy around here lately. I’ve been writing quite a bit about the reality of today’s sexual marketplace, which is important. But I’ve overindulged on the feminism angle and I’m feeling a bit hungover. So today it’s back to basics, with a letter I received last week.
Dear Susan,
I’ve gotten myself into [...]

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Readers Find the Best Links!

Posted by Susan Walsh on Mar 1, 2010 in Tidbits

I. Woman Gets Busted for Cheating On the Radio
Thanks to Natalie (again!) for sending along something interesting and entertaining. This is a couple of weeks old, and you may have heard it. It’s hilarious and well worth a listen when you’ve got 12 minutes:

Do you feel sorry for Ashley? I don’t. Ashley had it coming. [...]

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On the Other Hand…

Posted by Susan Walsh on Feb 19, 2010 in Hooking Up Realities, Relationship Strategies

Lest my women readers think I am being unduly harsh toward our own fair sex after yesterday’s post, I do want to share something that Natalie sent along yesterday. It’s a piece written a couple of years ago for the Modern Love column in the Sunday NYX’s. I remember liking it very much then, but [...]

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Valentine’s Day is For Chumps

Posted by Susan Walsh on Feb 14, 2010 in Tidbits

Nothing good can come of Valentine’s Day.
It’s all downside. Guys feel as if it’s a minefield, a trip into a dangerous country where they don’t speak one word of the language. A country where they’re going to get mugged in ten minutes.
Girls are unbelievably neurotic about it, and what it means, which, incidentally, is nothing. Does [...]

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A Nice Guy Tells You How to Win His Heart

Posted by Susan Walsh on Feb 13, 2010 in Relationship Strategies, What Guys Want

I’ve been putting together some of the best comments left by guys over the last few months, but today I’m featuring one left just this morning that stands on its own as a post. Guys tend to leave more comments than girls do (Get with it ladies!), and I’ve learned a tremendous amount from them. [...]

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Snow Day Link Love

Posted by Susan Walsh on Feb 10, 2010 in Tidbits

I love snow days. Much of the eastern U.S. is getting socked right now. Crawl under the covers with a cup of tea and check out these tidbits:

I. Someone has made a movie just for me! Alpha chick learns a hard lesson and makes a different choice! Check out the trailer for Out of My [...]

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The Power You Gain When You Lay It On the Line

Posted by Susan Walsh on Jan 21, 2010 in Hooking Up Realities, Personal Development, Relationship Strategies

If you want more love
Why don’t you say so?
If you want more love
Why don’t you say so?
Just say so
John Mayer, Heartbreak Warfare

The irony of using John Mayer to give advice about relationships is not lost on me. Here’s the dialog that I imagine ensued when he really said those words to Jennifer Aniston a woman:
Her: [...]

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Douchebag Math, or Player Population Control

Posted by Susan Walsh on Dec 8, 2009 in Hooking Up Realities, Relationship Strategies, What Guys Want

Baaaahhh, I’ve just spent two days learning how to make a video! I’ve been wanting to do a video post for a while, so here’s my first attempt, made with my iPhone. I’m afraid it’s crudely done, but I think you’ll get the point. I really have only one burning question for you: Do I [...]

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Can Hooking Up Empower You?

Posted by Susan Walsh on Nov 12, 2009 in Hooking Up Realities

Damn, I knew I shouldn’t have raised the spectre of Sex-Positive Feminists in my post yesterday. It was a jinx, and this morning I woke up to an ABC news feature: Sexual Hook Ups Damned By Chastity Groups, Hailed By New Feminists It’s about how students at Harvard are once again hotly debating the issue. Do I [...]

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