Forever love - as beautiful as it sounds – is a really long time. So after 7 years of commitment, adventure and eventually domestic stagnation Ben and I decided to consciously uncouple…for context he prefers the term “part ways” but since Gwyneth is my spirit animal I will continue to refer to our break up as a conscious uncoupling.
Read MoreMy 70 year old Dad is still one of the funniest and most intriguing characters I’ve ever met. He was one of Australia’s earliest pioneers of pornography in the early 1970’s, one-time brothel owner, serial adulterer and overall nice guy. I decided to ask him – what are your relationship rules?
Read MoreI cannot emphasise enough that there is no one particular version of polyamory. Everyone (literally) does it differently. Some swingers call themselves polyamorists and other polyamorists are offended by this because they see their lifestyle as less about recreational sex and more about the potential social, political, spiritual connections and implications that are possible in a polyamorous lifestyle.
Read MoreI know very little about swinging – is it just recreational sex with different partners or a way of deepening and strengthening an existing relationship? I asked Penny* to share some of her experiences, the benefits and the tricky bits to being in the scene.
Read MoreThe common narrative in most fairy tales goes like this – directionless, doe-eyed but oppressed girl meets prince. They fall in love but have to battle evil, meddling forces. Love triumphs and the girl is transformed into a beautiful princess who gets to live happily ever after and boss around everyone else. So whilst it’s cute to see a 3-year-old girl play princess, it’s obnoxious in teens and just creepy in adult women.
Read MoreDating – according to Papa Mah – is a stealth game of bluff. It’s like being in battle, never show your opponent weakness (by opponent he means date). Never show vulnerability and don’t ever be afraid to loose. Once you’re scared of loosing your partner, you’ve already lost the game. Remain aloof at all times, keep your independence and for gods sake, never be financially dependent on another person.
Read MoreBeyonce got it wrong. Single ladies aren’t up in some rank club waiting for some dude to put a ring on it, are you insane? I’m not keen on all that girl-power and sisterhood palava but I think that someone needs to wave the flag for all the Successfully Single babes out there (my bestie Em came up with that term and I’m totally stealing it!)
Read MoreI’m not a marriage and babies type of gal. I’m more ‘meh’ rather than ‘zomg’ when it comes to either option. Both seem nice but I’m not entirely fussed either way and neither strike me as a valid measure of success or self-worth even though I realise that my views leave me in the minority.
Read MoreDating is hard work, all that talking and having to pretend that you’re interested in someone else’s life story – major yawn. Hooking up is so much simpler. You can cut down your talking time by at least half by using your phone as a handy little sexnav device. With a simple swipe to the right you can organize anything from dinner, drinks and late night cuddles to threesomes and orgies with people within a 10 kilometre radius. Genius right?
Read MoreThe vast majority of guys are good, kind and usually lovely. Unfortunately, there are some exceptions to this rule. Use this handy little check-list as your watch-out in the dating jungle and stay on your A-game.
Read MorePrincess Kate, what an amazing role model for the young, modern woman. She’s so poised and lovely. Her style is flawless. She’s just inspiring. Are you kidding me? I just vomited in my mouth and you just pissed on a suffragette’s grave.
Read MoreOh em gee, Susan Patton aka the Princeton Mom has released a new book – Marry Smart. Patton was the author of that disgraceful open letter to ‘the daughters she never had’ in The Daily Princetonian. She desperately urges the woman of Princeton University to find a husband on campus before they graduate and have to slum it with the rest of us schleps.
Read MoreWelcome to the boringification of moi. I like waking up fresh in the mornings (and not sleeping in till 2pm), I hate being hungover, drugs are a no and I’ve started taking naps on the weekend. The thought of falling out of some rank club at 5am and spending Sunday looking like a hot mess with vomit in my hair makes my liver hurt. I’ve turned into one of those super annoying chipper people who enjoys waking up early and going for walks.
Read MoreMy boyfriend wants me to watch football and yell at the TV with him (I don’t get it). I want him to stop eating frozen vegetables and take up a meditation practice (never going to happen). We’re just different. I like group hugs and yoga. Ben likes beer and cycling.
Read MoreOne of my beautiful s’cribers asked me how to find love after the demise of a long-term relationship? She had suddenly found herself alone, vulnerable and wondering how she was going to manage the intricacies of Tinder whilst running a business and mothering a young child.
Read MoreMy Bestie was married – and then she was not – so I decided to host a Divorce Party for her; it simply is, what good friends should do. This isn’t a sad story. My friend married a great guy but like so many relationships and for so many different reasons – it just didn’t work out and there was no happily ever after.
Read MoreI think I missed the ‘girl’ gene. At 30, my biological clock hasn’t exploded and my desire for babies is fleeting. I like the little-people and I understand that they’re really cute. But I dislike the thought of having another human shit and vomit on me.
Read MoreFriendships (like all relationships) need to be reciprocal. I know we’re all doing the very best we can whilst trying to balance work, home, family, friends, health and self-care but you get what you give.
Read MoreMeet Juliet Allen – Sexologist, Sex Coach, Educator and Writer. This straight-talking Gold Coast Mumma is teaching educational workshops across Australia, running online programs and working 1:1 with clients to help them feel sexually alive, empowered and free.
Read MoreTruth be told, I love the success. It is really empowering to be financially independent. It’s also confidence boosting to see yourself succeed. Every woman wants to feel pretty and having men pay to see you, shower you with praise, compliments and tipping dollars is a lovely ego boost!I also love the fantasy. Strippers are like unicorns; mythical creatures that aren’t even supposed to exist.
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