Sex and Dating
The Inevitable Black Swan Post: This Time It’s Sexual
Sorry, guys, but I had to. However you feel about Black Swan– I feel like my friends are of two camps: (1) It was a tour-de force gripping thrill ride, or (2) It was the campiest mother-effing thing since the birth of “No more wire hangers”. I, on the other
Overcoming Obstacles in Your Relationship
Every good relationship has at least one major obstacle to overcome. People who write rom-coms and soap operas understand this, and it is TRUE. The most important part is how you handle the problems when they arise. The first step is to ask yourself some questions: 1) Is this an
New Relationship Tips: NOW What?
So, let’s say one day you wake up and find yourself where you’ve been actively avoiding for a long time: in a relationship. Ok, so maybe it’s not as fast as that, but, say you’ve finally had just the right sort of string of interactions with a person you especially
Best of The Hairpin’s Fuck, Marry, Kill
I don’t know if you guys have been ‘œaware’ of Julie Klausner and Natasha Vargas-Cooper’s F/M/K feature on the Hairpin, but lemme tell ya, it’s one of my most favorite things from 2010 to continue into 2011. It’s a real comfort in this birds-falling-from-the-sky kind of world we live in
What’s Your Dating Attachment Style?
In their latest book, Attached, scientists Amir Levine and Rachel Heller have come up with something called the Attachment Theory. According to them, there are three categories that describe people’s behavior within romantic relationships: *ANXIOUS people are often preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner’s ability
Couples Weigh In
Oh sure it all starts out innocently enough, splitting desserts on date one, sharing a pizza on date two, and next thing you know it’s hey if you order 10 orders of Chinese take-out you get the 11th one free! Dating and dining have always gone hand in hand, especially
Guide To Hating Your BFF’s Significant Other
There are few worse things in this world to happen to a friendship when you absolutely hate your friend’s boyfriend or girlfriend. Perhaps it’s totally justified, and perhaps it’s not. Either way, it’s a pain in the ass that you’re going to have to either figure out how to live
On Being A Mistress
Let me start off by saying that I could not, for the life of me think of a more grammatically/culturally correct term for someone who is not technically cheating on a boyfriend or girlfriend, but is participating on the other end of a someone cheating on their boyfriend/girlfriend. So, even