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Quote Of The Week

Quote Of The Week

April 16, 2012 No Comments

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship. ~ Oscar Wilde

Vancouver Housewives Are Best Frenemies

Vancouver Housewives Are Best Frenemies

April 4, 2012 No Comments

I’ve never seen more than five minutes of a Real Housewives show but I was excited for the premiere of the Vancouver version — Vancouver is my hometown and I wanted to see how the other half live. I was about half an hour into the two (!) hour premiere and already bored with all ...

Quote Of The Week

Quote Of The Week

April 2, 2012 No Comments

The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet. ~ Adrienne Rich

Quote Of The Week

Quote Of The Week

February 20, 2012 No Comments

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. ~Aristotle

Friends Without Benefits

Friends Without Benefits

January 13, 2012 No Comments

Recently I went to a concert with a (male) friend. He was a friend of the band, and we were in a city he’d lived in for years. That seems simple enough, doesn’t it? As the crowd thickened and I was introduced to more people, I became aware of sideways glances and inquisitive stares. I ...

My Reality Is Embarrassingly Full Of Fantasy

My Reality Is Embarrassingly Full Of Fantasy

January 11, 2012 No Comments

Dear Madame X, I have been with my boyfriend for two years and a problem has entered our relationship. He has always been into fantasy. He has pictures of dragons all over his apartment and has friends over to play Dungeons and Dragons. This has been slightly embarrassing in the past, but has not been ...

Make Time For Friends

Make Time For Friends

August 26, 2011 No Comments

Most of us know that just being with friends is enough to get us out of a rut, put a smile on our faces and brighten the day a little, yet a new study reveals Australian women spend only five percent of their time with pals. The study also found women juggle five or six ...

Breaking Up His Bromance Kills His Mojo

Breaking Up His Bromance Kills His Mojo

August 9, 2011 No Comments

Getting too close with your boyfriend’s friends will cause him erectile dysfunction, according to a new study from Cornell University and the University of Chicago. Even though they looked a survey from the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project of 3,005 people aged 57 to 85, where erectile dysfunction is more common, researchers found ...

Cat Fights Are Not A Natural Part Of Female Evolution

Cat Fights Are Not A Natural Part Of Female Evolution

January 6, 2011 No Comments

Men will put “bros before hos” but women have a much less loyal reputation. Apparently, we like to put each other down to big ourselves up. We will throw our dearest friend under the bus for a speck of male attention, or the chance to get some shoes on sale. At least, that’s what the ...

Why All Women Are Emotionally Damaged, Live Under Male Rule, And Can’t Trust Anyone

Why All Women Are Emotionally Damaged, Live Under Male Rule, And Can’t Trust Anyone

December 7, 2010 No Comments

Amazon.com Widgets Kill the Princess: Why Women Still Aren’t Free from the Quest for a Fairytale Life, has a title that created high expectations for me. I was hoping for a book designed to help women realize why they might mistakenly believe in a White Knight and teach them instead how to be self-sufficient and ...

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Labour Guilt From A Dad-To-Be

So, we’re having this baby.  It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...

The 40-Year-Old Japanese Virgin

I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...

The Ladder Conspiracy

Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...

Watching Porn During Sex Is A Turn-Off!

Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...

Repressed Sexuality And Feminism

Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...

A Jolly Good Beer Festival

Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...

Lingerie For The Masses

Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...

The Brave Kick-Ass Disney Princess

All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...

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