The modern man is constantly applauded for “helping out around the house.” In fact, the younger the man is the more egalitarian the division of housework is in his relationships. While I do appreciate his new-found desire to pull his own weight, I hate the word used to describe it — “help” — as if cleaning ...
As a modern woman, no concept is more difficult for me to grasp asking for help. Some things are fine. I can ask for a shoulder to cry on or a book to borrow without any worries. It is only when I enter the realm of the “manly” that my tongue sticks to the roof ...
My partner is impotent. The medication he is on makes his penis small and tucked away, as if he is constantly cold. With the nicest attention it will peak its head out before limply pulling back. Sex is entirely out of the question. But this article is not about it. It is about me.
Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
My attention was drawn this week to an article on the resurgence of the market for men’s underwear. It...
Meh, the night bus. It isn’t ideal, but with the price of trains nowadays and the hellish standing-up-from-Edinburgh-to-Manchester situation...
Ladies, learn to know the signs of ovulation! So many women have no idea and so many headaches and...
Remember that time when I was with my friends and I saw you playing pool with your friends and...
Dear Madame X, My girl is hot but every single time we get into a fight she is all...
My first encounter with Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto’s 1988 novel (translated into English in 1993 by Megan Backus) was in...
A slut is a person of any gender who has the courage to lead life according to the radical...
