Getting dumped sucks. We all know that. We can all imagine (or remember) that sinking, hurt feeling in your chest. But a new study suggests that the pain in your heart is an actual medical condition. And it could have lasting effects. It’s called “broken heart syndrome” and yes, apparently, it does exist. The emotional ...
I recently came across a post in which a man relayed the transcript of an argument a young married couple were having in a Burger King. It can be found on storify, a website “to make stories using social media.” Make of that what you will. The post gives a detailed account with commentary of the quarelling newlyweds and ...
Growing up watching so many movies, TV dramas and the various flings of my friends, I am fully versed in all of the ways a boyfriend can hurt you. They can put you down, they can cheat on you, neglect to call you. A bad boyfriend can lie to you, ignore you or choose their ...
Break-ups suck. They are also hard to handle. Most of my friends did everything wrong during their splits, which lead to a longer, more painful recovery. Luckily I had my mom on my side, gently guiding me past the landmines. A new website has launched to help women through break-ups — Pink Kisses. The faux-girlie ...
Heartless men use women are their sexual playthings, and carelessly toss them aside after their needs have been met, we are often warned. But a new study reveals that relationships exact a more emotional toil on men that women. “Surprisingly, we found young men are more reactive to the quality of ongoing relationships,” said Wake ...
The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including...
Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...
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...
