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Holden Caulfield, The Womanizer

Holden Caulfield, The Womanizer

August 2, 2011 No Comments

Womanizing for the sake of self-exploration is a no-no. Once a figment of my girly imagination, protagonist Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye now really pisses my feminist side off. The Catcher in the Rye has always been one of my absolute favourite novels. Holden Caulfield was always so adorably opinionated and angry at ...

Harlequin Romances Wrecking Our Relationships

Harlequin Romances Wrecking Our Relationships

July 8, 2011 No Comments

Thick black hair, smouldering good looks, barrel chest, 6’2”; the strapping fireman bursts into your blazing apartment, risking his life to whisk you from the flames, scaling the 10-storey wall to deliver you from danger — but not before he ravishes you on the balcony. It’s a lot to live up to. Mills and Boon, ...

In Praise Of Teenage Sex

In Praise Of Teenage Sex

September 8, 2010 1 Comment

Teenagers have been having sloppy, enthusiastic sex since before “teen” was a term. Parents used to marry off their children once they hit that randy age, but now we try to keep them cloistered and chaste. It hasn’t been working so well. The Netherlands has a different approach to sex. There boys and girls are ...

All About Slimy Car Salesmen

We need a new car. Our current one is pretty old (though it works ok) but for boring administrative...

Quickie Sex Tip

Want a cheap, fun date? Stay home with a cheesy romance movie, popcorn, and a bottle of wine. You...

When Getting The Bill Doesn’t Add Up

On dates I still love a little bit of chivalry — but it goes too far when the restaurant...

Oh Harry! Getting A Piece Of The Royal Pie

There has been an upswing in royal fever on both sides of the Atlantic since last April. When Kate...

Tired Of Faking It

Dear Madame X, I know you say that it’s not good to fake your orgasms, but what if you...

Getting Committed

It is one of the oldest institutions in the world. Most humans are actively engaged in it as I...

Quote Of The Week

Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort...

Lazy Sunday Awful Proposal Post

  Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...

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