Skip Valentine’s Day, save the world
How much have you, or are you, spending on Valentine’s Day? If the Retail Council of Canada can be trusted (have they ever lied to us before?), the answer is,…
relationships
That went downhill fast! Five Energy Tips for Difficult Relationships
Last post I promised some tips on coping with conflict in work, friend, and family relationships. I feel like I’m an expert on that these days, because the last few…
The Secret to Happy Relationships
Happy Valentine’s Day! (Jump here if you want to see your Valentine’s gift right away!) And while we’re on that topic, like the song says, all you need is love,…
To A Certain Someone Special
Please forgive me for waxing romantic. These things are always so much easier to write, instead of say. Yes, Valentine’s Day is coming up. Yes, we both make fun of…
A Letter To 16
Dear 16; I do not write this to embarrass you, or to overshare. That’s the great thing about remaining anonymous on the interwebs. I do not write this as amateur…
Caring People Have More Sex
It turns out that nice guys do get the girl (but not these nice guys), and nice girls too! Altruism has been linked to more sexual partners and better relationships.…
A Happy Partner Means a Healthy Self
Being in a relationship can have benefits of feeling good as long as it’s a healthy one. There’s now a bonus to couples that are happy: they are making their…
Imagine, Re-Imagine the Strawberries
i’m imagining it again tonight the mosaic tiles in strawberry fields in my ether in the intersection of idealist moonbeams and #BlackLivesMatter marchers swirling under the Manhatten hum feeling the…
Keeping safe at the corner of trans* and BDSM
Somewhere at the intersection of trans* and BDSM, this happened: “Three people have been arrested for allegedly keeping a transgender woman as a slave in the Ajax area of Natchitoches…
Keeping safe at the corner of trans* and BDSM
Somewhere at the intersection of trans* and BDSM, this happened: “Three people have been arrested for allegedly keeping a transgender woman as a slave in the Ajax area of Natchitoches…
Smart People Trust Others
Oxford University researchers have concluded that the more intelligent a person is the more likely they are to trust other people. This is assumed to be the case because smarter…
The Geography of Emotions, A Conversation with Colin Mills
Saturday night, I spent almost two hours discussing the Geography of Emotions with Colin Mills. We explored the ubiquitousness of emotions, the male crisis around emotions, how emotions relate with…
TED Talk Thursday: There’s A Green Brain Inside Every Climate Skeptic
Journalist and educator Simran Sethi discusses why and how we engage, and how we can listen to, and learn from, other points of view. Everyone concerned about climate change, and…
Match.com Paired Colorado Woman With Aurora Shooter James Holmes
A perfect example of one of those WTF moments we encounter in life. A Colorado woman, “Diana”, says that Match.com paired her with James Holmes, the man accused of killing…
15 Crazy Things About Vaginas… And Why I’m A Big Fan
“The idea that an adult man could be distressed by the word “vagina” is hilarious, and also deeply sinister.” – Sarah Ditum Dear reader, before we get to the 15…
Canadians OK with office romance: Survey
A survey by the Randstad’s Global Workmonitor found that seven out of ten employees (59%) indicate a romantic relationships between co-worker are common in Canada. And two thirds (66%) approve.…
The Five Finger Rules
This is pertaining to something I mentioned in my last article about how I hate dating rules. Why do I hate them? Because they’re stupid. They’re really really stupid. I…
Sex Early On: A Liberal Woman’s Perspective
Yesterday the ever so intelligent author of the Liberal Pugilist wrote an article pertaining to sex while dating. In summary, he was trying to make the point that a woman…
Here’s a novel idea, get sex out of the way first and then see if friendship or a relationship will stick
This is what I find baffling when it comes to male and female sexual and relationship behavior: It’s almost an unspoken rule, but many women still believe that making a…