Last week Jezebel decried the terribleness of a new trend of sharing post-coital happy snaps with the hashtag #AfterSexSelfie. Samantha Eyler argues this trend offers a much-needed opportunity for women to show a bit of self-perspective on their own sexuality. So apparently the new annoying thing in social media is the #AfterSexSelfie, a trend among digital exhibitionists […]
This originally appeared on The Daily Life. Republished here with permission. If a man starts out believing that cooking, cleaning, and childcare is “women’s work,” then there’s little chance he will change his mind during the relationship. Remember that classic scene in When Harry Met Sally…where Meg Ryan’s Sally quizzes Billy Crystal’s Harry about his gender […]
This originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. Shaving down under is more work than it’s worth. Things that make me want to laugh and cry, sometimes simultaneously, number in the hundreds, including remarks like this: “Did prehistoric women shave their pubic hair? We’ll never know, but you can be sure some prehistoric males […]
A new peer reviewed academic journal about pornography opens up a very important conversation, says Emily Heist Moss. At this very moment, a flannel-wearing, bespectacled student at a liberal arts university is about to declare his or herself a porn major. Can you feel the parents smacking their foreheads when they realize they’re footing the bill […]
Some of the world’s most insulting—to women and men—dating “advice” is currently gaining steam online. Who, exactly, does this guy think he is? What should Every Woman know about sleeping with an Every Man? Well, Chuck Henderson of Wall Street Insanity is an Every Man, or at least he thinks he is, and probably most […]
This originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. From slut-shaming to rape culture, female sexuality is vilified and controlled. Here are some reasons to feel awesome about women’s sexuality. If we were to believe mainstream cultural perceptions, beliefs and media portrayals, female sexuality is terrifying and should be controlled and repressed at almost all […]
Winnie Salamon’s friend broke free from the mother/wife daily grind. But was it worth the price? I’ve never dreamed of wedded bliss and happy families. My parents’ relationship was so dysfunctional, I assumed that those freakish couples with well-adjusted children who appeared to actually love each other were lying. When my dad had an affair […]
This originally appeared on Mamamia. Republished here with permission. In a cruel twist of fate, just as my contract with Harper Collins to write my latest book on dating and relationships was finalized, so too was I finalizing the end of what had been an incredibly important partnership with a man I deeply loved. Although I had […]
