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 ...
Contrary to popular belief, women can be sex addicts, too. In fact, up to 12 percent of people seeking treatment for this addiction are women (not to mention the ones who aren’t reported). Surprised? This is something that’s rarely talked about, and rarely taken seriously. “Do sex addicts really exist?” is something I hear quite ...
Men are less willing to talk to a female therapist about “man things,” but have found that a good male therapist is somewhat hard to come by. Does the sex of the doctor matter? Many studies on the feminization of therapy have found that psychological professions have become more and more dominated by women, starting ...
Dear Madame X, I told a couple of little white lies to my girlfriend to avoid some fights and now she thinks I can’t be trusted. Specifically, I didn’t tell her about going to a strip joint, or about chatting with a female friend on Facebook who happens to be my ex. I have never ...
Dear Madame X, I have been in recovery from anorexia for about three years and my health is almost back to normal. I am still very uncomfortable showing my body to people, even my mother. I have had sex before after a few drinks but I turn the lights off and just move my underwear ...
There is a trial going on in the UK about an eight-year-old girl who claimed to be raped by two ten-year-old boys. When I first heard about it I was repulsed. But now I’m just confused.
Are you one of those guys who wishes you could last longer in bed? Do you think you might have premature ejaculation problems? If so, I highly advise you read this book before you waste any money or time on those miracle cures which undoubtedly will not work and will cost you a mint.
Dear Madame X, I have recently married a lovely man. He is a very kind and caring man from a religious family, but not at all religious himself. However, he often insists on having anal sex and does not seem comfortable with vaginal sex or with me facing him during sex. I think he may ...
Dear Madame X, My girlfriend has a very narrow vagina and I often hurt her during sex. For some reason she will not tell me when she is hurting and silently endures it. I am very unhappy with this, but do not know what to do either about her silence or about hurting her in ...
Dear Madame X, I am a man who fakes orgasms. Lately I have found it very difficult to come with my wife. I get hard enough to get inside of her, but then it just dies. I have to pretend I’ve orgasmed because otherwise it would be devastating for her. At first it was only ...
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...
