Recently my parents came to visit from Pittsburgh.
Hide the giant lube jar! The parents are coming!
My boyfriend and I live in the heart of Boystown
and by now my parents are used to what they refer to as "the lively
activity" that goes on nearly 24/7.
When they
first visited years ago, I was more worried about my surroundings and
made sure everything was "parent friendly." I would reddup the apartment
(that's Pittsburghese for "a quick clean") and do a scan to make sure
there weren't any nude male screen savers on the computers, a dog-eared
copy of the "Gay Kama Sutra" on the bookshelf or a 30-gallon jug of
lubricant on the dresser.
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Bedroom is a two-way street
A relationship is a two-way street.
One person gives a little and takes a little, and
the other does the same. There are also certain agreements made in a
relationship because one person doesn't like a particular chore. For
example, the guy might clean the litter box and the woman will vacuum,
or one person will kill the spiders and the other will dust the
tchotchkes. Or the husband will hunt dinner and the wife will cook it
up--hey, that's how the Ingalls family operated.
But
this sort of arrangement can get sticky in the bedroom. If one person
is tackling a big chore and the other is simply reaping the rewards,
there's a problem. That's why I was surprised when a friend of mine,
whom I shall call "Bob" to protect his identity and use a name with a
double-entendre, said he refuses to perform oral sex on his girlfriend
but expects her to pleasure him that way. How is that fair?
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How much 'Sex' can one person take?
I have a love/hate relationship with "Sex and the
City."
I loved the TV show but hated the first movie. So
I was a bit concerned about the "SATC2" movie that opened last week;
would this film be better or worse than the first?
I
had seen most of the episodes of "SATC" when it aired on HBO from 1998
to 2004. Say what you will about SJP's constant puns, Samantha's
over-the-top sexcapades and the girls' drag queen-inspired wardrobes,
it's a fun way to pass 25 minutes of your day--except when the character
of Mr. Big in on screen, and that's where my apprehension begins.
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