The New York Times wants us to believe the End of Courtship is a disaster for young people, especially women. But new types of relationships—in which men and women are equal partners—inevitably require new ways of seeking them out, says Abigail Collazo. The bizarre plethora of articles that has been published lately regarding young, single […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Being A Single Parent Is Many Things. But It Is Not A Failure by Allison Benedikt comprises Slate.com readers’ thoughts on the upsides of single parenthood. 2. One Possible, Troubling Outcome Of Online Dating: More Social […]
Emily Heist Moss would like more straight dudes in her circle of friends, but she’s having a hard time finding them. A few years ago, Devin Friedman wrote a controversial essay for GQ called “Will You Be My Black Friend?” about his Craigslist quest to diversify his friendship pool, and I’m thinking about following in […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. A Million First Dates by Dan Slater of The Atlantic Magazine discusses how online romance is threatening monogamy. 2. My Sexual Resolutions by Tracy Clark-Flory of Salon.com compiles five sex-related promises the author’s making to herself […]
This originally appeared on The Frisky. Republished here with permission. A male blogger named Anthony Michael Rojas posted a little list entitled “How To Treat A Woman On A Date: The Basics” on his Tumbler blog and it got quite a few angry reblogs from women who felt like his suggestions were sexist. Rojas clearly […]
No matter how much you try to protect your children, there will always be things you can not control. Last week, two young children, Leo and Lulu Krim, were allegedly stabbed to death by their nanny in their home in Manhattan. The children’s mother discovered the bodies as Yoselyn Ortega, the nanny, began to hack […]
No matter how angry Richard Mourdock’s recent rape comments make people, wishing him harm is never the answer. Because it’s a day of the week, another member of the GOP has said something deeply misogynistic. This time, it was Indiana U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock declaring that pregnancy resulting from rape (and by extension, the […]
Bringing an end to online bullying means understanding that cyber-predators are as much exhibitionists as they are voyeurs, says Hugo Schwyzer. It’s been a bad month for online bullies. The exposure of Violentacrez, (“the biggest troll on the web”) and the successful hunt for the man who hounded young Amanda Todd to suicide have made […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Debate Moves Women To Fore In Race For The White House by Michael D. Shear of The New York Times says President Obama argued that Mitt Romney would oppose equal pay for women and block […]
Chanel Dubofsky responds to the recent outing and harsh criticism of an anonymous blogger who pokes fun at parents who over-share online. Very recently, one of my favorite (OK, maybe my only) anonymous bloggers, Blair Koenig from STFU Parents, revealed her identity. STFU Parents, if you’re not familiar, is a blog that mocks the curious […]
This was originally published at In Our Words: A Salon For Queers & Co. Republished here with permission. Dana Norris once went on 71 Internet dates. This is date no. 20 (we posted no. 19 here). I meet Patrick on Match.com. He piques my interest because he messages me first and he has a nice […]
Emily Heist Moss discusses the “12 Year Old Sluts” Facebook page, becoming a woman in the digital age, and the need to feel desired and respected simultaneously. Last week, I worked myself into a giant, gnarled, spiny tumbleweed of outrage, ranting and raving my way across the Internet and into my social life. The subject […]
