This reads more like Why Your Team Sucks, except the polemic comes from the miserable fan letters themselves.
Wow. That is...an interesting way to approach marriage. I can’t imagine if my husband took a “that’s your problem because it’s happening within your body” approach with me. I am sure we wouldn’t have made it this far (we just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary last week) because that would feel so lonely and…
That’s the foundation of a loving relationship! “Hello, I’m here for the fucking and other gifts, but I’d like to take absolutely no responsibility on.”
psht get out of here with your actual helpful advice. this column isn’t meant for that! /s
Countdown to the predictable “IT WAS SATIRE, DUHHHHH!” response in three, two, one...
What, you don’t resolve sensitive intimacy issues with the person you cherish by blurting “fix yourself” on the way out the door? Figuring out who to blame and then refusing to participate further is at the very heart of the complex dance of love! Sigh.
good lord, is this another maxi-dress issue, where jezebel is trying to write satire and failing at it? I didn’t think of that but I probably should have. Thanks for pointing it out.
Starred to promote! Thank you so much for this thoughtful comment, and I mean that sincerely.
As a guy that has “lost his wind” more often than I’d like and has had it cause issues in relationships, I can post tips on this brand-new burner account.
She’s giving the advice of a person who’s had partner’s that she’s wanted to impress by showing that she can care as little about them as they showed they cared about her.
A writer who’s decided that being a cross of Helen Gurley Brown and A Riot Grrrl is a good thing.
Lemme get this straight; an acquaintance is doing the dip on her when she tries to become better friends, and your advice is “it’s cause you’re too pretty, duh!” WTF.
If you think like this, you’re an asshole.
Letter writer, he probably doesn’t like you very much. And it may be due in part or whole to the fact that you…
Just say, “Our sex life is a little, um, weak these days? You know what I’m talking about and you need to figure it out. I love you; call a doctor.” It know this might sound like I’m oversimplifying or being too curt, but with stuff like this, it’s best to just be direct and brief. Blurt it out one morning and go on…
Right? Love Dr. Nerdlove!
“Last off, his wife probably told him to stop hanging out with you, duh. Which means you are attractive which means you can find a partner which means your friends can have a little time off from taking care of that need which means they’ll want to hang out with you more”
LW1: Sounds like you and your friend grew apart. You may be right in judging his current priorities, but people generally don’t want to hang with people who judge them. Why not try taking a break? Don’t ask or expect him to do anything for six months, and use the time to concentrate on making new friends. There are…
It’s odd to me that Dr. Nerdlove over at Kotaku, a video game website, gives more empathetic, reasonable, healthy relationship advice than Jezebel, and he manages to do it with a far less condescending tone.
you give really bad, dumb advice
Last off, his wife probably told him to stop hanging out with you, duh.