The now infamous “mother-in-law from hell,” Carolyn Bourne, has gained immediate notoriety after an email sent to her future daughter-in-law, Heidi Withers, went viral. She felt it was her duty to explain to Withers everything she needed to change to be accepted into the family, because she felt her son wasn’t quite up to the ...
In search of better stories for you, I stumbled across an article promising to explain the Top 50 Mistakes Women Make While Having Sex. Ironically, all it did was perfectly illustrate the Major Mistakes Men Make With Women. Seriously people, it’s not that complicated. Leaving him responsible for your orgasm. Women certainly have to help ...
After a business meeting you shake hands, and after a luncheon you kiss cheeks, but it seems like every other occasion demands a hug. Whether the person is family, friend, friend of a friend, or an acquaintance, this friendly embrace is the way most people say hello, goodbye and congrats! Letting someone into your space ...
Are you one of the 1900 waiting for your royal wedding invitations to arrive? Or are you one of the more prestigious 600 invited to the Queen’s reception? Or one of the VVIPs invited to Charles’ dinner dance? All I can say is, you poor thing! There will be at least 100 “commoners” attending the ...
Etiquette lessons are going to be mandatory for Chinese children in order to improve their “uncultured manners.” New guidelines for teachers require them to teach etiquette to all school children so they will be better behaved. Primary school students will learn “the intricacies of basic decorum, respecting elders and proper table manners.” Middle school students will ...
There is no doubt that feminism has changed society — men can clean and women can cook and both can do whatever job they desire. Yet some changes are still a work in progress. I am not talking about equal pay or childcare (neither is doled out equitably), I am talking about who picks up ...
On dates I still love a little bit of chivalry — but it goes too far when the restaurant servers decide that my male dining partner should get the bill. The assumption that the man should pay in the restaurant is archaic. The waiters don’t know what our relationship is and any assumption is ...
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 ...
I’ll admit it — I love etiquette. I had the good luck to be raised by parents who knew how to butter bread, when to sip from a glass and which fork to use when. Which is why I was shocked and saddened when I realised that good etiquette does not make any room for ...
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...
