Over the past week, I have had a cold. Just a “head cold”, as my mother would call it, and nothing to trigger accusations of Man Flu or amateur dramatics, but unpleasant nonetheless. And, as I have borne this suffering with the patience for which my sex is renowned, I have noticed something. I have ...
Get the soup, herbal tea, vaporizers, cough drops, tissues and tender love and care ready — your man is sick. Women may accuse men of being babies when they get a cold, exaggerating for the extra attention they used to get as little boys when it was perfectly fine to need their mommies, but men ...
Men, did you know that it is possible to be allergic to your own semen and get sick after ejaculation? Post-orgasmic illness syndrome (POIS) leads to flu-like symptoms that can last for up to a week! Researchers first documented this in medical journals in 2002 and they have now found a way to help these men. They ...
Man-flu is real. When he lies on the couch with a gentle sniffle and complains that he can’t possibly help clean out the garage he’s telling the truth. He might have a reason for saying it could kill him.
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Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...
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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...
