Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at first but after a while I can’t stand it. Why does this keep happening? Macho Man Lover Dear Macho Man Lover, Macho men have a lot of attractive qualities mixed in with the unattractive ones. All ...
Dear Madame X, I am in an interracial marriage. Things are fine most of the time, but members of both our families occasionally let slip racist comments. What is the best way to deal with this? Offended Dear Offended, This just goes to show how much racism can be engrained in our culture that we ...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend seems to have a man-crush on one of his male friends who he really looks up to. They spend tons of time together and he gets all excited and giddy whenever he calls or texts him. Should I be worried? Could he really be in love with his friend? He ...
Dear Madame X, I have been on a few dates with a guy I met online. He is really nice, but I am not attracted to him. Should I call it off now, or wait to see if things improve? Missing the Sparks Dear Missing, I definitely think that people should give others the benefit ...
Dear Madame X, I am 24 and still get really nervous when men talk to me. I run away from perfectly nice guys who hit on me in bars. What is wrong with me? Can I overcome this, or am I doomed to be alone? Lonely Lady Dear Lonely, You are definitely not doomed to ...
Dear Madame X, I’ve heard that taking prenatal vitamins can help your nails, hair and can even relieve some symptoms of PMS. If I don’t have plans to have kids anytime soon (if at all), is it safe for me to take? Will it make me more likely to get pregnant or mess with my ...
Dear Madame X, My girlfriend is obsessed with unicorns. She collects unicorn toys, and has pictures of them all over her bedroom. I think this is very strange for a 34-year-old. Does this mean she is crazy? Should I dump her? Unicorn Hater Dear Hater, Plenty of people have plenty of strange collections. There are ...
Dear Madame X, My girlfriend is friends with pretty much all her exes. It makes me really uncomfortable but I don’t want to tell her what to do even though I wish she wasn’t hanging out with them. But am I right? Should I be worried? Vexed by the Ex Dear Vexed, I completely understand ...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend works long hours at his job. When he gets home, he is grumpy and doesn’t want to spend any time with me. When I ask him to talk about it, he just gets angry. This is really affecting our love life. What should I do? Frustrated Dear Frustrated, What your ...
Dear Madame X, I’ve heard that there is a big risk for elderly people to get diseases because when they were kids none of these things like AIDS existed. My grandma has a “special gentleman friend” in her care home and I’ve seen them kissing. How can I talk to her about safe sex? I ...
Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...
My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...
Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...
The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...
Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...
When A Clockwork Orange was published in 1962, the term sexualized violence wasn’t in use. The distinction between sexualized...
Skincare. Not so very long ago, a man would have been mocked mercilessly for using just the word, never...
Laptop bags; conspiracy of the patriarchal overlords. Oh yes. I am a woman with hands. The average-sized hands of...
