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 [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Oct 14, 2009 in
Relationship Strategies This list of 35 brutally honest truths will tell you what women really want from men. Let’s just say I’m trying to promote cross-cultural understanding. Think of this as an Instruction Manual.
1. Women don’t tell each other everything.
We don’t share a lot of intimate sexual details. OK, if you’re hung like a stallion, it [...]
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“I have no power. Why should she have the upper hand? Once in my life I would like the upper hand. I have no hand. No hand at all. She has the hand. I have no hand.”
George
“We all want the hand. Hand is tough to get.”
Jerry
Willard Waller was a sociologist who coined the phrase [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Apr 13, 2009 in
Ask Susan,
Relationship Strategies Dear Aunt Sue,
I’ve been with this guy Tyler for a while and I really like him a lot. At first we were just hooking up, and we never talked about the relationship or anything. But it became a regular thing, and I developed feelings for him. Then I found out he hooked up with someone [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Apr 2, 2009 in
Hooking Up Realities,
Tidbits No, I don’t mean the shorts you wore when you last broke up with someone, nor do I mean the boxers he was pulling on as he told you it was over. I mean Short as in, “Notify the Academy, I’ve made an Animated Short Film!” You can too, it is soooo easy. Just go [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Mar 17, 2009 in
Ask Susan,
Girl Talk When you’re going through a breakup, the first couple of days are a blur. You’re in shock, you’re in denial, and you have a whole lot of support from your friends. All that serves to blunt the effect somewhat. Then, on about day three or four, reality sets in. You. Have. Been. Dumped. Your world [...]
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“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”
Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher
With my latest post How to Stimulate Demand in a Relationship Recession, I made Mary Lingwall of Austin, Texas really angry. Check out her article here: Things That Piss Me Off: [...]
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There’s a new website called Kiss and Dish that looks like fun. It’s a place to share stories, commiserate and get advice if you need it. I learned about it in an article at the Ohio State student online newspaper.
Kristen Ricordati and her business partner Daniel Kiepfer started the site where users can share and [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Feb 7, 2009 in
Girl Talk,
Relationship Strategies Love love love love. So much fun, so entertaining. I wanna go again.
Here are my reasons for saying this is an AWESOME movie:
It’s better than the book. My beef with the book is that it is such a downer. It’s really all about moving on, not [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Jan 28, 2009 in
Girl Talk,
Tidbits,
What Guys Want
Oooooh, ooooh, ooooh, Amelia has posted one of her Guys on Our IM chats at The Frisky. Love those guys. In the past I have been a little wary of Experienced Guy, but his comments here are very reasonable. And I’m disappointed that Amelia and Brooding Law School Student don’t flirt this time. Just saying.
Anyway, [...]
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