Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she had slept with over 30 guys. I find this gross and am really put off her. What should I do? Grossed Out Dear Grossed Out, Everyone has a different threshold for which they are grossed out ...
Here in the modern world, it’s nice to maintain healthy, adult relationships with people we’ve slept with. Whether it’s a colleague you had a not-so-secret-but-not-terminal fling with, or an ex who became a friend, or someone you once drunkenly intercoursed with at your friend Sally’s birthday party in Bangkok. Because we’re all sensible, forward thinking ...
They say breaking up is hard to do, but there are ways to make it easier. If you are the dumper, there are some things you can do to help out the dumpee. 1. Meet with them in person. 2. Tell them clearly and quickly that it’s over. 3. Don’t say anything mean. 4. Refuse ...
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...
