Topic: men and women

I Love You, You’re Perfect, But I Definitely Do Not Want to Have Sex With You

I Love You, You're Perfect, But I Definitely Do Not Want to Have Sex With You

Check out this post by [Redacted] Guy on Lemondrop about men, women, and platonic friendships:

You may have read the series on platonic friendships over at Slate that I felt compelled to write about this week. If you haven’t, go do it. I’ll wait.

After reading Juliet Lapidos’ articles about her non-sexual relationship with a guy named Jeff, I’m once again reminded of how lucky we are to be alive now instead of, say, in the 16th century, when bro hangs between men and women were uncommon and dying of the plague was not. More »

Silly Question: When Should You Make Your Relationship Facebook-Official?

Silly Question: When Should You Make Your Relationship Facebook-Official?

Check out this post from Liz Scott at Lemondrop.

Back in the day (and by that, we mean “Happy Days”), a gal would announce her relationship status to the world by strutting around the sock hop in her saddle shoes and poodle skirt with her boyfriend’s letter jacket draped jauntily over her shoulders. What simple times: sharing malts, necking at the drive-in, ferreting out Commies together … those were the days.

Today, asking yourself “What would Pinky Tuscadero do?” is not apt to yield fruitful results. With the explosion of social networking sites like Facebook, suddenly the status of your relationship becomes fodder for 1,001 “friends.” More »

Can Men and Women Be Friends? One Guy’s Perspective

Can Men and Women Be Friends? One Guy's Perspective

Check out this post on Lemondrop.

You may have read the series on platonic friendships over at Slate that I felt compelled to write about this week. If you haven’t, go do it. I’ll wait.

After reading Juliet Lapidos’ articles about her nonsexual relationship with a guy named Jeff, I’m once again reminded of how lucky we are to be alive now instead of, say, in the 16th century, when bro hangs between men and women were uncommon and dying of the plague was not.
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Me-OWW! Relationship Advice From Victor the Cat

Me-OWW! Relationship Advice From Victor the Cat

Hello. My name is Victor the cat. I live in an apartment in New York City with two tall people who feed me. When Blisstree approached me about doing my own weekly relationship column, I must admit I was hesitant at first. See, I sleep 16 hours a day (minimum), and in my spare time I need to eat, preen myself, use the facilities, and bat a few toys under the refrigerator in a lackluster fashion. On less hectic days, I also try to squeeze in some time sitting in the windowsill looking at stuff outside. So, as you can imagine, it’s a real challenge for me to fit other work-related responsibilities into my demanding day-to-day schedule.

I know what you’re thinking: What the hell does this cat know about being a relationship columnist? True, I don’t have the rabid following of Garfield, the mass-market appeal of Hello Kitty, or the celebrity endorsement deals of Morris. Me? I just like people. And for roughly 9 x 7 = 63 years, I’ve been observing and interacting with them on a regular basis. (Dogs, however, are a different story. Do not get me started on dogs.) You could also be forgiven for thinking it strange that a health and wellness site would want to hire an obese cat to be its relationship columnist. But I’ll have you know that I’ve been on a doctor-approved weight-loss plan for several months, and have lost 1.1 pounds — going from 16 to 14.9. Suck it, Garfield. More »

Turns Out, In 2010, White Women Are a Bunch of Drunks

Turns Out, In 2010, White Women Are a Bunch of Drunks

Hungover? Check out this post by Emerald Catron on Lemondrop:

Good news if you’re reading this in the dark through sunglasses, cradling your head and dry-swallowing aspirin: You are not alone. According to a new study, more people are drinking now than they used to.

Don Draper might think he’s hardcore, but do you know who really knows how to knock ‘em back? Modern-day white ladies – the only demographic to show an increase in alcohol intake over the past 20 years, a fact we proved at the bar last night. More »

An Open Letter to My Future Husband and Sister Wives From Your Potential 5th Wife (Here’s Hoping!)

An Open Letter to My Future Husband and Sister Wives From Your Potential 5th Wife (Here's Hoping!)

Dear Kody, Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn:

DAMN, y’all have a lot of kids! (Oops, are we not supposed to say damn? Sorry, I’ll work on that.) I’m so flattered that y’all are considering me to be Mrs. Brown #5. What an honor! I love watching y’all on Sister Wives on TLC. So I guess it was fate that y’all just happened to accidentally back into my car with your giant Suburban in the Walmart parking lot. And Kody, it was so cute when you said: “Aw, shoot, we’re sorry. Now, we could exchange insurance information like everybody does, or we could all just marry you instead!” (Seriously, though, have y’all submitted that insurance paperwork yet?)

As you know, I didn’t grow up in a polygamist household. My whole life, I’ve dreamed of being married to just one man — and four other ladies. See, my upbringing was very strange and dysfunctional: My parents were only ever married to each other. And they didn’t have, like, 37 children. They only had two. Throughout their marriage, my parents lived in the same house and slept in the same bed. My father didn’t sleep with my mother every third or fourth night, and retire to the bedrooms of his other wives on the other nights. You can see how this type of arrangement would have been extremely traumatic for a child. More »

Anal Play For Him: Part 2 of Our Sex Tour Through the Back Door

Anal Play For Him: Part 2 of Our Sex Tour Through the Back Door

By Helen “Girly” Brown

Recently, we explored our sexual way through your backdoor, but that’s only half of the picture. (And check out our photo gallery at the end of this post.)

“The great thing about anal play is that the butt is an equal-opportunity orifice,” explained Leah Perrotti, our fearless Babeland instructor on all things rear entrance.

Long associated with proctologist exam rooms, many men understandably cringe at the idea of having their prostate gland fingered. Not to mention, many women can be a little squeamish about sticking a digit up their boyfriend or husband’s a-hole.

As a quick reminder, we explained in Part 1 of our epic series that shit is stored in the colon, not the rectum. Therefore, unless you’re spending time with a fellow who doesn’t have a modicum of personal hygiene (sadly, this happens), you shouldn’t encounter any #2 on your trip around the corner.

What you will find two to three inches up his asshole is a sweet spot with the surface texture of a walnut shell. This is Mr. Prostate, and it’s the male equivalent of the G-Spot. More »

Surprise! 7 Sex Truths Everyone Should Know

Surprise! 7 Sex Truths Everyone Should Know

We thought this article from YourTango‘s Judy Dutton could shed some light on popular sex myths for our readers.

From “don’t sleep together too soon” to “sow your wild oats before settling down,” society is full of mixed messages about sex, love, dating and the intersection of the three. To get help deciding which advice to heed and which to skip, I asked scientists to explain some of their discoveries about human sexual behavior (yes, scientists do study such things). It turns out that their findings are often the exact opposite of what we tend to believe.

Here are 7 potentially surprising sex facts everyone should know:

1. Get frisky with 12 people before settling down. Mathematicians have actually crunched the numbers on this, and while it’s too complex to explain in full, here’s the gist: When it comes to picking a great mate, your chances of picking right improve the more people you meet—up to a point. Settle down with your first or second sweetheart, and the fact that you have so few points of comparison means the odds are high that you may be selling yourself short. Mow through thirty potential soul mates, though, and you likely have passed over someone who could actually make you happy were you to drop your pickiness. The right balance, it seems, is to carry on a romance with twelve people, then settle down with the very next person who floats your boat.
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