This originally appeared on Mamamia. Republished here with permission. Last year I had to euthanize a friendship. It had been unwell for some time but after attempting all manner of optimistic treatments to try and nurse it back to good health, I finally realized I had to end its suffering. Or, rather, my suffering. This […]
Many polyamorous partnerships are deeply intimate, loving, meaningful relationships, so why aren’t they included in the marriage rights discussion? At this point in the same-sex marriage debate, everyone is familiar with the “slippery slope” argument relied on so often by conservatives: If we allow gay marriage, then soon we’ll be allowing groups of three or […]
Why does the media insist on turning recent marriage and childbirth data into a competition between men and women? It seems that my lady friend has higher class ambitions than I ever dared to guess. We met at the embarrassingly old age of 24, and three years later she has asked me to wait before […]
Dana Norris went on 71 Internet dates. This was one of them. (You can find some of her previous dates in this series here, here and here.) So I go home with this guy named Patrick because he’s cute and it’s late and riding the train out to his suburban apartment seems easier than waiting for […]
This originally appeared on CharlieGlickman.com. Republished here with permission. Today is the 20th anniversary of the date that I met my partner. In the last two decades, we’ve both changed a lot. We’re both much more secure and solid in who we are. We’ve grown and challenged each other to overcome many of the habits […]
We slut-shame “bad girls,” yet women want to date “bad boys” and men want to be them, says Christan Marashio. Adam Levine is considered a bad boy. Why, you ask? I have no idea. He’s looks to be about 140 lbs. soaking wet and flinches when cars explode in the background of his videos. I […]
Loving someone means accepting the parts of their past that have led them to you. A few years ago, when my younger stepdaughter Shiloh was around 5, we were in the midst of the usual pre-holiday cookie cutters excitement when she announced to her dad and me that all she wanted for Christmas was a […]
Delani Miner grew up with controlling parents, and eventually married (and divorced) a controlling man. Time can be a harsh mistress. Time is of the essence. Time can be on your side. You can get time off for good behavior. Sometimes you’re at the right place at the right time. You can have the time of […]
