Magic Wand Syndrome and Other Phallic Fallacies

Spoiler Alert: Most of this website aims to be serious, soul-searching and sensitive. (Well, sort of.) This piece is an attempt at satire, and virtually nothing in it is true. My live-in romance with Significant Other was crumbling, and there was little I still liked...

Data, A Love Story

    By Amy Webb, Dutton, 2013. This mildly entertaining romp through the world of online dating contains advice to women that can be distilled as follows: keep your profile description short and sprinkle it with words like “fun-loving” and “easy-going.” As...

What about substance abuse?

What if you discover that the man you love is an alcoholic, a drug addict, or compulsively engaged in (self-) destructive behavior? Some women fall in love with addicts – alcohol is the traditional addiction, but nowadays opioids are an epidemic. Are these women...

People-pleasing, no self-care, and empty promises

A friend of mine was very interested in a slim, health-conscious yoga and Pilates instructor. This man was a couch potato himself, but he was attracted to her beauty. He took a few yoga lessons with her, but she did not appear romantically inclined. He dropped the...