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 [...]
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“When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even though his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.”
Rebecca – age 8
Congrats, you’ve reeled in the big fish! He’s hot, he’s available, and he is definitely very interested. You’ve gotten under [...]
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“Your bones have been my bedframe and your flesh has been my pillow. And I`m waiting for sleep.”
Ani DiFranco
Em & Lo recently answered a letter from a reader where they coined the term Intimacy Lite. You know what Intimacy Lite is. It’s what you’re getting from your Pretend Boyfriend. Girls find it very confusing [...]
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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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