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My boyfriend and I decided to give up eating meat about a year ago, shortly after we moved to Nashville. We’re pescetarians, so we’re not completely vegetarian, but I’d say we eat a completely meat-free diet about 90 percent of the time. From an outsider’s perspective, our choice makes very little sense. While we lived […]
When you come from a small town, or from the peaceful, leafy suburbs of Bumblefuck, Western Australia (like I did), dating in any big, cosmopolitan city can be a strange and troubling experience. It can also be a lot of fun. Here are my six rules for getting the most out of dating in in […]
She said… what? Would you do absolutely anything for the person that you loved, even if it meant stepping into some moral grey area? This story pushes the limits of what it means to give up everything for a loved one and to dedicate yourself wholeheartedly to a marriage. A man on his deathbed, Sam, […]
So, I met this guy in the lobby of a swanky, downtown hotel. He was the first guy I had met in a long time that I actually liked. He was super into me and the feeling was mutual. Our first phone convo lasted 52 minutes—which for me is record-breaking since I prefer texting these […]
For centuries, monogamous marriage (or a marriage that is presumed to be monogamous) has been the romantic ideal. However, the sexual revolution and the feminist movements of the 20th century have worked together to redefine what a relationship can or should be. As cultural values around gender and sexuality have shifted over the past few decades, alternatives […]
You know what they say about meeting the One: “it happens when you least expect it.” Now, when people invoke that particular cliché we all usually picture bumping into our soulmate in a store at Christmastime or jumping out of cab while they’re trying to get into one on New Years Eve. Our eyes meet and the air takes on […]
At my boutique job, I see a lot of guys shopping with their wives and girlfriends. Some of them are amazing shopping partners, helping their ladies pick out cute dresses and offering helpful feedback in the dressing room. Some of them are completely disengaged, plopping down on a chair immediately upon entering the store and […]
What could possibly be better than sex with the one you love? Well, according to science, a lot of things really. Most recently a French study revealed what 74 percent of women would rather be doing than getting it on. What other things are triggering “not tonight, honey” excuses from both men and women? 1. Avoid Car Shopping Car […]
So you’ve finally found The One (or at least The One For The Foreseeable Future) and you’ve committed to a serious relationship. Now what? In our column, Life After Dating, we’ll discuss the unique joys and challenges of coupledom. When I was single, I spent a lot of time talking about my sexual exploits with […]
