I'm kind of stunned by the "oh well, most men are still breadwinners!" sentiment. I'm pretty sure that is increasingly not true. I can't even remember the last time I dated a guy who made more than I do (and I am comfortably middle class swf with a masters degree). I've certainly dated a good number of guys who come…

He and mofos like him are the reason I'm an extremely angry feminist. I DO NEED FEMINISM because I'm more than "my youth".

When my beloved corgi Misha was dying 7 years ago i was prostrate with grief. In fact i considered suicide. The thought of the world without this beloved being in it was beyond my capability to bear. In my agony i wrote to the Queen of England, really, i couldn't think of anyone else who might know the pain of my…

Several years ago, I was dating a wonderful woman who was eight years older than me and had a 5 year old daughter. It was her first experience dating since her divorce, and my first experience dating somebody with a kid (I was only 20 at the time), so we both agreed that we'd wait awhile before I was introduced to her…

I was dating this guy, and I was attracted to him on an intellectual level because he was so creative, but the physical attraction wasn't very high. He was kind of an awkward lover - if we switched from me on top to him on top, instead of rolling over, he'd stand up on the bed while I laid down. And not only would he…