Emily Heist Moss is a sex-positive, 21st century woman, but still can’t help but care every time her “number” goes up. I recently slept with someone new the night before he up and moved across the country. I knew that I would likely never hear from him or see him again, and I didn’t mind […]
Emily Rapp explores the contradictory pieces of dating advice that say “play hard to get” and “just be yourself.” Popular dating advice for women between the ages of 25 and 40, the targeted demographic of women’s magazines where these articles appear, often suggests that we play hard to get, or, at the very least, engage […]
Skylar Shibata shares her deeply personal experience with rape, post-traumatic stress disorder, sexual dysfunction, and learning to accept love. My first sexual experiences taught me that sex is all about power and control. For me, being in a relationship meant relinquishing any power or control I had over my own body and my own emotions. […]
This originally appeared on Mamamia. Republished here with permission. You need six friends. Count them, six. Each must serve a different purpose, and together, they should meet all your friendship needs. I read that online this week so it must be true. I’m not sure who came up with the magic number six, possibly the […]
Psychologist Rob Dobrenski says if telling the truth only serves to alleviate the liar, perhaps it’s better to keep it a secret. “Honesty is the best policy” is an ideology preached by many (although practiced by few, as research suggests that people lie, on average, one time per day). The reason for this is often […]
Losing a job is hard on any family—but does it matter more whose job was lost? I’ve been waiting for today for four years. Today I woke up and I knew my wife, Nicole, would be getting ready for work, and I knew she’d be leaving. In late 2008, I had an opportunity to travel […]
Emily Heist Moss likes the idea of having a partner one day, but for right now, there are plenty of things she’d rather be doing than going on multiple dates with the same guy. My roommate has an analogy for the relationship between the dating game and the pursuit of an actual partnership. Going on […]
Are you man enough to explore the back door? Almost two years ago, Nicole Rodgers of Role/Reboot linked to an article in Salon about “pegging” (female-on-male anal sex) with the wicked title of “Bringing Up the Rear.” Nicole’s synopsis of the article observed, “If this is not an example of the changing roles and expectations […]
