Do men have feelings? The question is so ridiculous that it doesn’t warrant an answer. Ignore all the talk of how men are socialized (though it is a factor in how men do or do not express their emotions) and disregard suggestions that men need to express themselves more openly (that’s woman speak for “like us”). The simple fact is that the question I started this paragraph with is one that no man would ever ask. Why? Read More
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FYI Ladies: Only Sociopaths Feel Nothing
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010All Men Are Bastards
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010“He is not affected by the reality of distress touching his heart, but by the showy resemblance of it striking his imagination. He pities the plumage, but forgets the dying bird.” –Thomas Paine
I’m sure some of you have already guessed I have (yet another) cynical view point on the existence and validity of male emotions. Read More
10 Things You Shouldn’t Say When A Man Opens Up
Monday, March 1st, 2010Ladies, in yesterday’s post, Men Have Feelings? I shared a story about a man whose unvoiced yet exceedingly obvious feelings were dismissed by his fiancée. Although the responses I got from female readers who shared their comments with me both on and offline suggest that most women are appalled by the idea of dismissing a man’s feelings, I think many of us do so unwittingly every day. Read More
Ask The Expert: Volume 2
Sunday, February 28th, 2010The Question:
If you start with casual sex/have always been a bit slutty, will you ever be the girl he takes home to his mother? – Will I Ever Be The One?
Answers from Our Expert and Enthusiastic Amateur:
Dear Will I Ever Be The One,
I’ve got good news and bad news for you. Read More
IT’S OVER
Friday, February 26th, 2010Forever always seems
to be around when things begin
but forever never seems
to be around when things end
Lyrics from “Forever“ by Ben Harper Read More
Away From Her
Thursday, February 25th, 2010True story. It’s New Year’s Eve. My crew and me were not only ringing in the New Year, we were also celebrating my cousin T’s birthday. His girlfriend and my girlfriend were like batty an’ bench (that’s like fric and frac for the non-Jamaican massive). We gathered at my boy Charles’ place for our big bashment. Liquor? Check. Read More
Sharing Bodily Functions
Thursday, February 25th, 2010“I’ve never shied away from a good fart joke.” – Eugene Levy
Bodily functions are pretty funny. I’m English so I find toilet humour amusing even though I left high school behind long ago.
But… Read More
Noticing His Friends
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010A blast from my less than stellar relationship past…
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‘I’ll be back in a minute,’ my boyfriend Tim says, as he and two of his boys head to the bar to get drinks.
‘I’ll be here,’ I say in response, hoping C doesn’t notice that my eyes are trailing Jeff, Tim’s best friend, as they walk away. Read More
4 Tips to Keep You Communicating
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010“A degree of lying – you know, white lies – seems to be inherent in all languages and all forms of communication.” – Matthew Lesko
So here we are… we’ve met, we’ve said those three little words – and unless you’re one of the lucky few it’s all going pear shaped:
Intolerable Defects
Monday, February 22nd, 2010People, can you tell me why all the good, warm and fuzzy emotions you feel from the moment you realize you like someone seem to fade away so quickly? Why is it we can’t hang on to those good feelings for the duration of our relationships? How is it that try as we might to avoid them the ‘blahs’ always seem to find their way into an otherwise perfectly good romantic connection? As we all know, those blahs are some powerful shit. They can transform your partner’s cutest quirks into intolerable defects in just a few short months.