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 ...
Want a cheap, fun date? Stay home with a cheesy romance movie, popcorn, and a bottle of wine. You can actually watch the show or (the better option) make out like you did when you first started dating and forget the movie is even on!
Neil Strauss’s The Game fell into my hands by accident, the way most strange and slightly sticky things do. You might have heard of this book. It was a New York Times bestseller for a worrying two months in 2005. Tom Cruise’s character in Magnolia was apparently based on the material printed on the 486 ...
We’ve all done it. We’ve all done it because he makes us laugh. Because he’s a good guitar player. Ok, usually, because he’s really, seriously cute. We’ve all dated someone far longer than is good for our own self-respect. With some, I’ve pretended not to care – “I realize the fact that he’s a macrobiotic ...
Even if you’ve worked with “thousands of men all around the world,” this doesn’t exactly make you a relationship expert. Giving dating tips is one thing, but presuming to know what women want is another. On that note, I don’t want to assume that some men don’t want to hear dating advice. Admittedly, some do. ...
Dear Madame X, Pam Beasley met her husband at work, and this is the new romantic dream for women my age. There are a few candidates in my office but one guy really stands out. We talk and joke all the time about random things, and often have lunch together in the break room. Normally ...
Dating website Match.com has announced plans to screen those looking for love against the US sex offenders database. The move comes after an LA woman, known only as “Jane Doe,” launched a lawsuit against the site after a man she met online allegedly raped her. The woman, an Ivy League graduate working in the media, ...
Dear Madame X, Is there any food that can make a person horny? We have all heard the rumours about oysters and green M&Ms but there must be something that can cause a positive chemical reaction. I’m not trying to manipulate anyone here, but it would be good to be able to use all the ...
In high school there was a rumour that some girl broke into her boyfriend’s house and painted “You + Me Forever” in red paint on his wall. All the boys believed it at the time, but I was skeptical. Now I completely convinced it was just a story. Urban legends about the exploits of the ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
