And now, for a video of someone who makes post-breakup me look moderately sane: I mean, I’ve heard of cutting off your nose in spite of your face. But cutting half your nose in spite of your mate? What’s he got after the high of power dicing his possessions is over? I’ve seen this kinda stuff before. The self-sabotage retaliation. For a lotta chicks, they’ll do that Lifetime original dramatic.. Read More
Do we date based on mommy n’ daddy issues?
I swear there’s some divine digital synchronistic undercurrent guiding the interwebz. And today, it came in the form of a “Psychology Today” piece on how we pick the wrong people for us (right on the heels of my article about how we don’t pick bad people; our approach just needs work). Reviewing my thoughts – I still stand by them – but the article did kinda open my mind a.. Read More
Are we “picking the wrong lovers” Or just lazy?
There was this cute movie Jenny McCarthy once did called “Dirty Love”. It was fun for what it was – a mindless, fluffy, sexy, comedy – but you’d hurt your brain if you looked too deeply. Which, natch, I tried to do. While the message is supposed to be good – about seeking out “pure” love versus “dirty” love with the kind of low-level sorta person you think you “deserve”.. Read More
Is the “Gone Girl” “Cool Girl” a real thing?
What is this “cool girl” Gone Girl‘s car monologue (below) had me instantly pondering about it. And I was joined by a tonna other femmes for whom it instantly became blog fodder. In the film, we’re seeing her stripped of her gorgeous 50’s-Turner-Classic-vixen meets “hanging with the boys” style. Now she’s devolved. Reduced. Frumpy. Angry. She’s no longer that sexy woman with a secret – but openly scrolling vitriol onto.. Read More