Relationships
The Real Threat to Marriage
In light of the vociferous and ongoing debate surrounding gay marriage, it’s easy to imagine that self-described “marriage traditionalists” rose up organically in opposition to […]
Spring Cleaning Your Love Life
As we get ready for the warmer months by cleaning out our closets, and happily discarding those horrid cargo pants, we need to also use […]
Would You Swear There’s No Vomit on Your Living Room Carpet?
Like most of the rest of the women in America, I read the recent New York magazine essay on “The Retro Wife” with my mouth […]
Seven Ways to Beat the Seven-Year Itch
Dear Monica, After reading your recent column on infidelity, I wanted to get your thoughts on the legendary seven year itch. Is it really a […]
Will Clean for Food! Are You Ready for Time Banking?
After falling into the habit of spending many consecutive hours in my kitchen on Sundays, cooking one large meal, creating a different soup each […]
22 Great Pickup Lines for the Philadelphia Airport
Philadelphia Airport was recently named one of the top five best places in the country for hooking up by MeetAtTheAirport.com. Why PHL? According to […]
Stop Asking if the Latest Girls Episode Had a Rape Scene
In the wake of the most recent episode of HBO’s hit Girls—in which Adam and his new girlfriend Natalia have a graphic sexual encounter—bloggers and […]
I Am Never, Ever, Ever Going to Stop Worrying About Taylor Swift
I’ll say it right out: I was an early Taylor Swift adopter. I liked her from the first song of hers I heard on the […]
Philadelphia: Adultery Capital of America?
Dear Monica, What are your thoughts on AshleyMadison.com and their stats that rank Philadelphia in the top 10 most adulterous cities in the U.S.? —G.B., […]
What Would Happen if Men Started Apologizing Like Women?
The most recent issue of Marie Claire magazine featured an interview with Anastasia Danias, the president of the NFL. She talked about gender differences in […]
I Lost My Heart at Wawa: Where Pennsylvanians Find True Love
Via Buzzfeed, Psychology Today has come up with this map of where “missed connections” occur on Craigslist—those entries that say, essentially, “I saw you from […]
He’s Ugly. She’s Hot. The Perils of Up-Dating
Do you know anyone who is up-dating? (Or updating?) Do you know what up-dating is? Because we just can’t help ourselves from making up new […]
Analyzing Bernie Parent’s Incoherent Valentine’s Day Inky Column
The Philadelphia Inquirer has awarded former Flyers goalie and current self-help guru Bernie Parent 700 seemingly unedited words every two weeks to ruminate on whatever […]
Do Women Secretly Love to Be Called MILFs?
If the Twitter Diet isn’t working for you, or your fingers are tired from all that tweeting, maybe you should try the MILF Diet. Yes. […]
I Keep Watching Girls Because it Keeps Making Me So Uncomfortable
I finally sat down and watched the most recent, much-discussed episode of Girls last night. I’ve been putting it off, not because I don’t […]