I really hope that this wasn't posted by my 24-year-old, 5-foot-9, recently dumped-by-boyfriend, Coachella-loving daughter.
I really hope that this wasn't posted by my 24-year-old, 5-foot-9, recently dumped-by-boyfriend, Coachella-loving daughter.
Pro tips:
1. No sleepovers. There are times when it works (really drunk late-night sex!), but otherwise, pull up your drawers and be on your merry way. Or send him on his. If you're the type who feel weird after casual sex, trust me: you'll feel less weird about it when there's no sleepover. There's less time for…
OMFG, is this what suburban ennui is?! "... hike your comfy nightshirt up and slide the crotch of your underwear over just enough for him to get his ¾ erection into your delicate ladybits, ..." Dying ...
It's not that she criticized the book, it's the way she said it. She is just so, so fucking pretentious all the time. She's like that annoying, sanctimonious vegan friend we all have who won't stop chattering about compost and fossil fuels. Like, give it a rest for a minute and talk like a normal person.
A friend of mine recently posted a link to a post about how people glorify quality. Super interesting and very true. Basically it said that we are so preoccupied with being BRILLIANT, TASTEFUL, WELL READ, and well versed on so many subjects that it turns into a quality competition:
"I read Pride and Prejudice when I…
For real. Salinger? Fucking Lolita? A Room of One's Own? And then the obligatory "hip" book series, the fucking Hunger Games, because someone might think we're not cool enough, if we don't include it on every book list. *barfs*
This is frustrating. I feel like I used to be you. Yeah, as a writer and reader I don't like her work or anything that falls under "chick lit" in general, but it's interesting that men, since it is a male dominated industry, get to choose which female writers deserve respect but men are sort of ASSUMED to have that…
This is actually very difficult to do since women both read more and buy books more often than men. It's also made more difficult because many people equate a female main character with a book for women and a male main character as a book for everyone, jsut like you are doing. Everyone, male or female, comes from a…
I'm not guilty, though. It's just a pleasure and it's too bad people feel like they have to make excuses or apologize for things they like. I am not going to do that. 13 Going on 30 was a damn fine romantic comedy. Marian Keyes is always a pleasure.
In no way do you have to be a romance fan. I also get that male writers have female fans, but that doesn't change the perception of their books as for dudes, and the women who read them as more evolved readers.
But there are a lot of male writers turning out Dan Brown-esque results who are treated a lot better than your average romance novelist. A casual look through the DirecTV guide will show tons of escapist movies for men, but it's rom-coms that are specifically mindless?
That's what's great about guys in their 20s. Demi gets older, but they stay the same age.
I think this ties in nicely to the "scandal" around Mindy on the cover of Elle. For some reason lots of people jump to the assumption that the big bad fashion empire is trying the sheild our eyes from women like Melissa McCarthy and Mindy, when, it's just as likely that these grown-ass, powerful, amazing women (and…
I think it goes without saying that OK Cupid is swimming with gross dudes and men just looking to get laid by the hottest woman possible. In fact, there is no way to do this site and not feel (occasionally, at best) humiliated/saddened/afraid for the future.
I would assume it's a joke. Because no one would admit to being an Aaron Carter fan.
I actually run a blog on Tumblr all about how online dating is literally the worst. My profile is perfectly normal— er, I think so. No sexual shit, no casual sex boxes checked, and I'm pretty normal in all of my pictures (I mean, I'm a stunning goddess, but I'm also a fatty fatty 2 x 4).
When my sister was transitioning (male to female) the most painful part for her was the emotional, verbal and physical abuse that she was victim to in college and later. In addition, there was the pain of knowing that you are in the wrong body, that society will likely reject you, and that there's a chance that your…