Relationships

It gives me great confidence in our relationship that we agree on the important issues — be that a woman’s right to choose or a family’s right to keep their baby boys intact.

I Picked My Partner Because He Doesn't Believe In Circumcision

Properly cleaning it and putting on a condom just didn’t seem like a big deal. And as for the supposed unsightliness of an uncircumcised penis? Well, just too bad.

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Life changes you; it's okay. You don't have to be the person you were before to make other people feel better.

You Don't Owe Them Sh*t

You feel it. The change.

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Just because someone’s not married doesn’t mean he or she is undesirable.

3 Unfair Stigmas Surrounding Singles (And Why We Must Change Them)

Let’s bust the stigmas surrounding singles and become more open and inclusive.

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Take The Cake: 'I Love Dick'

Last week I was sitting anywhere between nineteen and thirty-seven feet from Kevin Bacon.

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Addicted To Nostalgia: Vintage Estate Sales, My Mother, And Me

From a distance, a vintage girl can seem charming and lovably odd until you realize that she literally comes with a ton of baggage.

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image credit: Mariah Aro Sharp @mightymooseart

#LoveLessons: 7 Steps To Stop An Argument In Its Tracks

#LoveLessons is a brand-new bi-weekly column devoted to the discussion of, yep, marriage. We’ll talk about how to celebrate it, how to make it better, how to keep the sex life flourishing (don’t have kids), how to get your partner to pick up his, I mean their, underwear (girls leave underwear on the floor, too.)

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Why did the idea of a relationship with Oliver go from plausible to absurd when I learned he was five years younger than I’d thought?

So This Is What It Feels Like To Be A Cougar 

I’d like nothing more than to hit a pause button and insert an extra five years just like this one into my life. Dating a younger man could be a perfect way to do that.

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There is one word you probably don’t even know you’re using and it has to end.

Why Men Need To Stop Using The Word “Nagging” In Relationships

I’m talking about nagging. Men MUST stop using this word! Here's why.

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