Tag Archives: relationship issues

Are Separate Beds The Kiss Of Death In A Relationship?

Wendy AtterberryApril 27, 2009 //

Here in the states, couples rarely admit to sleeping in separate beds, but across the pond not only do one in five couples avoid sharing a bed, they claim it improves their sex lives, too. An article in the Daily Mail tells the story of engaged couple Laura Mason and Colin Byers, both of whom are 28 and have slept in separate beds four of the last five years they’ve lived together. Citing sleep incompatibility as the reason for their separate beds — his snoring and warm body temperature keep her awake at night — they say their relationship and sex life improved when they stopped sleeping together: “We are just as close as ever. In fact, as soon as we made the decision, our sex life improved. We’d had a great sex life in our first year together, but having no sleep was making us too tired and irritable to crave that intimacy.” Keep reading »

The Monogamist: Retaining Your Individuality When You’re Part Of A “We”

Annemarie ConteJanuary 26, 2009 //

Last month, I showed up at a party that my hubby, Andy, and I had been invited to, and I was greeted with silence. Now, I know I’m not that unpopular, so something had to be wrong. As I shrugged off my coat and people got back to mingling, my friend approached with a vodka tonic in hand. Passing it to me and trying to sound casual, she said, “So…where’s Andy tonight?” And then, in a stage whisper, “Is anything wrong?” Keep reading »

When A Woman Isn’t The Mood…Tough!

Amelia McDonell-ParryDecember 26, 2008 //

“The subject is one of the most common problems that besets marriages: the wife who is “not in the mood” and the consequently frustrated and hurt husband….First, women need to recognize how a man understands a wife’s refusal to have sex with him: A husband knows that his wife loves him first and foremost by her willingness to give her body to him.”

So writes Dennis Prager on TownHall.com. Prager argues that because of the way men identify love, women should have sex whether they’re in the mood or not. Keep reading »

Quickies!: Robert Pattinson Does Dali

Annika HarrisOctober 29, 2008 //
  • Ooooh, did you know that Frisky favorite, Robert Pattinson, is going to be in a biopic about Salvador Dali’s intimate relationship with poet Federico Garcia Lorca? [Towleroad.com]

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    How To Act High Maintenance

    Annika HarrisOctober 17, 2008 //

    Earlier this week, the guys on our IM gave their thoughts on high maintenance women, and I was really shocked to learn that men actually appreciate (at times) a physically high maintenance woman. Emotionally high maintenance women are another story all together. Now I consider myself to be a high maintenance woman, but not in the traditional sense. I like treating myself to mani/pedis and can spend hours in Sephora. And if shopping was an Olympic sport, I’d definitely win gold. But the thing is I like doing all this for myself. I don’t expect my boyfriend to do it for me. I do, however, expect him to wait for me while I get dressed for work or a date because I really don’t like to leave the house until I look and feel my best. Since I can dress in an hour and I don’t have my paws on his wallet, I think I’m really just an average girl with a slight case of high maintenance-osis. But I started thinking…if I really was crazy (let’s call it what it is), what would I do to show my high maintenance colors? After the jump find 11 ways to get in touch with your high maintenance side, too. Keep reading »

    Quickies!: I’d Rather Be Single Than Sleep With A Non-Voter

    Annika HarrisSeptember 29, 2008 //
  • BotherVoting.org has great e-cards and banner ads that will shame your loved ones and friends into voting. [Daily Bedpost]
  • Check out this remix of Jennifer Hudson’s “Spotlight.” [Popbytes]
  • These comedians have style that’s as funny as their jokes. [Asylum]
  • Many couples take turns earning and learning and make it work. [Tango]
  • Our economy is in the crapper, but you can still find clothing deals online. [Shine]

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    Cheated: When The Girlfriend & The Other Woman Meet

    Lena ChenSeptember 13, 2008 //

    I’ve had a lot of practice at telling women that their boyfriends are cheating on them with me.

    Sometimes it feels as if I’m a military representative knocking on the door of a newly widowed army wife. “Hello, my name is Lena. You don’t know me but I’m a friend of your husband’s. There’s something I have to tell you. You might want to sit down for this.” And then without me having to even say a word, she can already surmise that something is terribly wrong. The man she loves is dead, or at least, her relationship is. Keep reading »

    Quickies!: Marijuana Smokers Have Risky Sex

    Annika HarrisAugust 6, 2008 //
  • Researchers at Emory University found that black girls who are marijuana smokers engage in riskier sex and have a higher rate of STDs. [EurekAlert!]
  • Sneak a peek at Down the Rabbit Hole, photographer Justin Monroe’s take on Alice and other fantasy figures featuring Amanda Lepore, Janice Dickinson, and porn star Eric Rhodes. Potentially NSFW! [Popbytes]
  • Tug-O-War and rope climbing were once Olympic sports, but aren’t the weirdest, er, activities to test Olympiads. [Asylum]
  • These WWII pin-up girl recreations with live models seem rather cheesy. [Asylum]
  • What happens when your best friend(s) hate your boyfriend? [Tango]

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    Your Spending Secret Is Out

    SimchaJuly 30, 2008 //

    According to CNN.com, 29% of people in relationships lie to their partners about their spending habits. Ha, we think 71% of people lie on surveys. Everyone splurges every now and again! And when you share a bank account, you have to sneak around with some of your personal expenses. Men like to spend money on gadgets and porn, while women wad out cash at salons and retail stores. But do you really want to fight about how you need your busted feet pedi-ed as much as he needs blonde bimbos to stream off the internets? No way! We say, in this economy, keep spending. And save the lies for important things….like when you want to pretend you made dinner and throw out the take out containers. [CNN] Keep reading »

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