MR WRONG. WHY ARE WE SO ADDICTED?
Looking back at any bad relationship, we can see we didn’t need Nancy Drew and a crack team of super sleuths to see the signs. So next time your inner voice says, “Hey, I think this guy is a bit of an asshole.”, I strongly suggest you have a look-see to check you’re not getting entwined with any of these fine fellows.
AN OPEN LETTER TO WOMEN WHO NEVER MAKE THE FIRST MOVE
It has come to Louise’s attention, that there’s a real issue with the culture of romantic courtship practices and a woman’s place amongst the mangrove of out-dated patriarchal rules and regulations. Intelligent, quick witted and successful women are afraid of making ‘the first move’.
RELATIONSHIP DEAL BREAKERS, A STUDY :: PART TWO
Smoking. Wearing runners with jeans. Finding drugs in the pocket of the jacket he lent you. These are just a few of the no-nos that came up recently when Amy Cassell and her friends were chatting about relationship deal breakers. But she wonders, are they dismissing men for all the wrong reasons?
BOYFRIEND IS NOT A FOUR LETTER WORD. OR IS IT?
If boyfriend were a four-letter word, like say cork, fork or germ, Penny’s southwest potty mouth would have no trouble wrapping peachy lips around it. But now she’s facing her fears because she met someone recently and she likes him. A lot. And fuck they just shared a toothbrush. Can she do it & call Ben her boyfriend?
ONLINE DATING & ANONYMOUS SEX. ALL FUN & GAMES?
Lori Dwyer responds to Jesse Fink’s article about a divorced male experimenting with online dating. It’s an eye–opening, fascinating read that on the surface makes the author appear a sexist chauvinist who quite frankly needs to keep his dick in his pants. But upon closer inspection, is he really just telling the truth?
RELATIONSHIP DEAL BREAKERS, A STUDY // PART 1
When it comes to relationships, taboos and deal-breakers seem to be always shifting. Amy Cassell polls her friends and discovers that whilst Christian Grey may have put BDSM on the menu, there are definitely some famous celebrity relationship taboos that are definite deal breakers.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE DATING ‘RULES’?
Elle Gale used to follow the daring rules. But now she thinks if you feel it, don’t hold back. Treat every love like it is your first. And if you take anything away from her musings, may it be this – let your past make you better, not bitter.
OVERCOMING MY MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED DATING ADDICTION
At the age of nineteen and a half Louise was diagnosed with an addiction. She had no care for gambling, excessive alcohol, coffee or even illicit drugs … her little white powder came in the form of Italian restaurants, first kisses and quizzical conversations that separated her new date’s quirks from their tics.
CARVING YOUR OWN PATH TO LOVE
After being single for 8 years and told she was too picky or had too high expectations, the same friends may just have thought she was crazy after moving with the one after 3 months of dating. But Sarah Kempson believes there is no right or wrong and recommends forgetting the rules and carving your own path.
WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU COULD SAY TO YOUR EX?
Every bad relationship starts with promise. And it’s this promise that has too many women cling onto destructive relationships for far too long. There’s a time to stay and work it out, and there’s a time to run a hundred miles in the other direction {even if you are in your favourite pair of heels} before it destroys you.
LETTERS TO MY PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE LOVERS
Elouise Gale writes three letters. One to her ex. One to the man she is currently seeing. And one to ‘the one’. There’s hate for stealing her unrequited love. There’s knowing that another will never make her stomach know and heartbeat quicken in delight. And hope for big Hollywood romance.
CRACKS IN OUR FOUNDATION
We all know one.One of those people who seem to have it all together, all of the time – even through break-ups, make-ups, job crises and PMS. Elle Gale gets to the bottom of just how these woman do it.
DO YOU HAVE TO SHARE YOUR PARTNER’S INTERESTS?
Some time ago, I open-mindedly asked my boyfriend “what do you want to do this Saturday?” “We could go to the footy!” was his response. “No!” was mine. Maybe not that open-minded. But, as he whined that we always did what I suggested, I wondered, do you have to share all your partner’s interests? After all, I’d always thought he wanted to do what I proposed. We both love food [...]
IS TV MAKING US MISTAKE BAD BEHAVIOUR FOR LOVE?
As a modern woman with a penchant for all-things pop culture, you can immediately and fairly assume two things about me. My interest in all things celebrity would render you right to say that I’m addicted to questionable American television (e.g. Gossip Girl, The Real Housewives of practically every city in North America). As well as that, the age bracket I tick on any form (18-25) places me somewhere between being [...]
GUEST POST: SINGLES, STEER CLEAR OF BLENDR
Last weekend I was talking to my friend Pete and he showed me his Blendr account, asking if I could proof it as he wasn’t seeming to be having very much luck with the ladies. Upon doing this, I thought to myself, how had I not thought to use something like this before? Being that I only recently moved to Melbourne, I don’t know that many people and it seemed [...]
