I’m an avid reader of a number of advice columns, and it seems that at least once a week, a woman writes to one or more of them regarding her boyfriend or husband’s porn habit. A lot of women are threatened by porn: the perfect fake breasts, the enthusiastic blow jobs, the glass-shattering moaning…how is [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Porn! (Now that I have your attention, let’s talk about porn.)
Posted in Boys and Girls, Relationships on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Binary Scale
Posted in Boys and Girls, Talking to Strangers, Working the Room on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You all know the one-to-ten scale for rating a person’s hotness. Seeing as my friends apparently have all invented named relationship theories, I’ll throw in The Binary Scale. With binary numbers, you have zero and one. If grading someone on The Binary Scale, you either like them or you don’t. This is helpful for two [...]
Making time for love
Posted in Relationships, Self-Help on June 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Between 40+ hours a week at work, the gym, volunteering, going out with friends, traveling, the occasional full night of sleep, and other activities, it’s amazing anyone finds time to date. Making plans with people often dissolves into negotiations and concessions, lest one added activity upset the delicate balance of your schedule.
It’s not just finding [...]
Bringing it back to the middle
Posted in Boys and Girls, Relationships, Self-Help on June 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Tonight, a friend of mine shared a genius theory. She calls it the “Stupid Asshole/Crazy Bitch Spectrum.” Basically, assuming that in their worst states, men are stupid assholes and women are crazy bitches, the continuum would look like this:
Stupid Asshole——–The Middle——–Crazy Bitch
If, in a relationship, one person is peachy keen while the other one is [...]
Getting to know you
Posted in Boys and Girls, Dating, Relationships on June 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Most people recommend that when you’re on a first date, keep the conversation light and avoid controversial topics. No sex, no religion, no politics. I disagree.
Sure, start off with the usual pleasantries — where you work, hobbies, how many siblings you have, where your family is from. But don’t be shy about things like the [...]
The “call by Wednesday” rule
Posted in Boys and Girls, Talking to Strangers on June 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When guy friends tell me they got a girl’s number, and then ask when they should call her, I say “within three days.” Usually, any longer and the girl begins to expect no phone call, brands the guy a jerk, and moves on. You don’t want to call her after she’s branded you [...]
You need friends, too
Posted in Friends, Relationships on June 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The other night I couldn’t sleep, and Tootsie was on TV. You know, the one where Dustin Hoffman plays an unemployed actor who dresses as a woman to get roles? He befriends/has a crush on a cast mate (Jessica Lange) who, when she breaks up with her sleaze of a boyfriend, has the post-breakup crying [...]
The way to a girl’s heart? Hint: It’s not through her blood alcohol content.
Posted in Boys and Girls on June 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Guys, it’s very sweet when you offer to buy a lady a drink. If done in an “I like you, here’s a token of my appreciation” way and not a “now you’re obligated to take me home with you” way, buying a girl a drink is flattering. What gets annoying is if she declines your [...]
Advice from my mom
Posted in Boys and Girls, Miscellaneous Advice, Talking to Strangers on June 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My mom can be very black and white about things, so when she gives advice, it’s clear-cut. That must be where I get it from!
Her advice to the ladies? Wear tight jeans. Tight jeans! Seriously, when I go out on dates or go trolling for men with my girlfriends or get set up with my [...]
