Let’s look at relationships for what they really are: opportunities to be uniquely bonded to someone else for a period of time. The beginning of a new year is always a time for looking ahead and making life improvements while trying not to repeat the past. All too often, we look back at our past relationships as […]
Whether puppies or pigs, the way some men treat animals often reflects how they treat the women in their lives. When I was 16, an older boy pinned my arm behind my back, shoved me face-first into a wall, pressed his body against mine and told me to, “Take it back.” I’d just made a […]
Our society’s resistance to diversity is literally killing our children. Stacey Bailey, an elementary school art teacher from Texas, is currently suspended from her job due to allegations that she discussed her sexual orientation with her students. The media coverage of the situation is focused on the rights of the adults in the case. Should a […]
When young girls are growing up digesting messages from television, magazines, and the Internet that it’s OK to put someone else ahead of their own care in the name of devotion and loyalty, that’s when it becomes a problem. It is with both pride and skepticism that I can announce I left my third toxic relationship this […]
Dear Dana is a bi-weekly advice column for humans who engage in romantic relationships. Please send your dilemmas, issues, conundrums, assumptions, conflicts, anxieties, worriments, obstacles, complications, predicaments, queries, questions, and any other synonyms for “problems” to deardana@rolereboot.org. Dear Dana, I’m currently in a long distance relationship of four years. Although I care very much about my […]
Waiting a year sounds good in theory, but love and attraction are not things anyone can plan for. Dating for recovering addicts presents a different set of challenges that people without a substance abuse problem don’t necessarily experience. Addict or not, anyone who is single can attest to the fact that dating can be a […]
Can you really have too much of a good thing? Ah, masturbation. One of life’s greatest cost-free pleasures. Getting turned on, touching yourself and having an orgasm is a really good time – and I mean good for the body, mind, and soul. It’s amazing if you’re alone, and fabulous if you’re in a relationship. It can be a […]
Excuse me, but when did dating get this crappy? Let’s be honest, dating has always been a little shitty. With all the uncertainty, the anxiety, the “who pays at the end of the date?” stuff, it’s enough to stress anyone out. But modern dating? Well, dating today makes me want to poke my eyes out […]
