Brilliant Dating Advice From a Dead Virgin
Jane Austen understood everything about the human heart. That’s an astonishing accomplishment for a woman who died a virgin at 41. Lauren Henderson, a novelist who attended Cambridge University in England and wrote her dissertation on the courtship rituals in Jane Austen, has gathered JA’s wisdom, and added some of her own, into Jane Austen’s [...]
Are Women Cut Out to Be Friends With Benefits?
“You’re the best listener that I’ve ever met
You’re my best friend
Best friend with benefits”
Alanis Morissette, Head Over Feet
As someone who writes about contemporary relationships and the hookup culture, I hear a lot about Friends With Benefits Relationships (FWBR), mostly from women. Mostly they don’t seem to work too well, in that most young women regret [...]
Romance Blossoms in the Dead of Winter
Here in Boston where I live, we’ve been having a brutal winter. Winter is always a long, tough slog around here, especially for a girl who grew up in LA. But this year has got to be a record-setter. Endless snow and ice and dirty slush. The city looks gray and grim much of the [...]
My Failed Pheromones Experiment
“I’m afraid Dr. Baker is running a little late.”
Damn it, does this guy ever run on time? It’s only 9 am! I settle into an uncomfortable Colonial wooden chair and glance at the magazines arrayed on the scuffed coffee table. Ancient. I desultorily grab a two year-old Harper’s Bazaar with half its cover missing. Thumbing [...]
Glamour’s Extra-Steamy Man Survey
The current issue of Glamour magazine includes the results of their first Man Survey in fifteen years.
A few of my favorite highlights follow (the editorial comments are mine):
Have you ever…
Measured your penis?
Yes 67%
No 33%
Nah, those 33% are lying. The only guys who haven’t done this have eensy-weensy peenies.
Faked an orgasm during intercourse?
Yes 24%
No 76%
So how [...]
Swiping the V-Card
Girl 1: “I know it smells kind of cheap, but I like it because it’s the perfume I was wearing when I lost my virginity.”
Girl 2: “I thought you were wearing ‘Ralph’ when you lost it?”
Girl 1: “No, that was my other virginity.”
Today I’m introducing a new Q&A thread to the blog called Aunt Sue. [...]
