Posted by Susan Walsh on Oct 20, 2009 in
Relationship Strategies,
What Guys Want I hadn’t really planned a post for today, but I woke up to a couple of things this morning that I just have to share. Before lunch today I had already felt: moved, amused, proud, surprised, enlightened, horrified, sickened, shocked, bewildered, repulsed and consumed by paroxysms of laughter. In other words, there’s good news, and [...]
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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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Posted by Susan Walsh on Oct 9, 2009 in
Girl Talk,
Personal Development Love is the answer, but while you are waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty good questions. ~Woody Allen
There are some very compelling reasons why you should be having sex. A lot of sex. Common sense tells us that the male orgasm directly serves to propagate the species. Although the female orgasm has puzzled [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Sep 30, 2009 in
Personal Development,
Relationship Strategies Rebekah is a single mother of two boys who writes the blog Wandering Wonderland. She gets along with her ex, has a real lust for life and a great sense of humor. A while back she wrote a post about her 4 year-old trying to tell her about his day. He got so frustrated at [...]
Tags: attentive listening, buzzkill, charming, commitment, fellow human beings, intimacy, knowledge and wisdom, love, men, moral imperative, relationship, relationships, sense of humor, single mother, support, talk, virtuous activity, wisdom, wise old owl
“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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David Cain has a blog called Raptitude. He describes it as “the gentle art of sanity amidst civilization,” and invites you to have a look around by saying, “Raptitude is a blog for helping each other to enjoy being human. If you are a human, I’m sure you’ll find something you like.” I can get [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Jun 23, 2009 in
Hooking Up Realities,
Personal Development “Instead of fulfilling the promise of infinite orgasmic bliss, sex in the America of the feminine mystique is becoming a strangely joyless national compulsion, if not a contemptuous mockery.”
Betty Friedan
US feminist (1921 – 2006)
Many young women feel guilty and unsuccessful when they are unable to embrace a steady diet of casual sex. Perceiving hooking up [...]
Tags: casual sex, college, free love, having sex, hooking up, hookup, hookup culture, love, marriage, media, nuts, orgasm, porn, power, relationship, relationships, respect, romantic, sex, sexual revolution, slut, support
“Have no fear for giving in
Have no fear for giving over
You better know that in the end
It’s better to say too much
Than never to say what you need to say again
Even if your hands are shaking
And your faith is broken
Even as the eyes are closing
Do it with a heart wide open
Say what you need to [...]
Tags: ego, honesty, independent, John Mayer, love, one-night stand, open, relationship, speak your mind, support
Posted by Susan Walsh on May 18, 2009 in
Girl Talk,
Tidbits Do you care what a guy wears under? Women spend a great deal of time buying just the right lingerie to create the desired effect on a man. I’ve always thought that men spend almost no time buying the underwear that they find the most comfortable. I figured it was a boxers vs. briefs question, [...]
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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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