On The Same Gender Side
Why are same gender friendships so under valued?
Politics & Feminism
Commentary on current social affairs. Intersectional feminism examining questions of gender, sex, sexuality, caste, class, race, religion & other discriminators.
The Best Kind Of Guy Friend
You know who the best kind of guy friend is?
Another Ex-Factor
“Who was that?”
“Oh, the ex-girlfriend of my ex-boyfriend.”
“She seems abnormally thrilled to see you.”
I had a chance to review my Ex policy.
Raksha Bandhan: Bonds and Securities
This is a blog about gender roles and male-female relationships. This time its going to be about a non-sexual (so it is hoped!) relationship. I am an only child and probably am not really qualified to speak about sisters and brothers. On the other hand, I see and hear, I…
Judgment Call: When Women Make War On Each Other
Women judge each other and we make war. If a woman’s best friend must sign off on all relationship decisions, then she also has the power to wreck you with judgment.
Men Are Like Waves
I navigate eligible men in the second wave of companionship. No rose-tinted glasses, just practical decisions & a pursuit of love without societal pressures.
A Whole Different Ballgame
Football, football, football! It has only just begun and I’m already sick of it. And I thought the cricket mania was bad!Yes, yes, I’m one of those boring women who don’t know a thing about cars and who yawn at the very mention of sports. But I’m a pretty girl…
The Knot…Or The Noose?
Another shouting match with my family. You know those scenes in movies where they’re trying to show a person who’s slowly losing it? They have this deep distorted voice booming all around in dingy gray surroundings. That’s how I feel now. The pressure to tie the knot is making it…
Slap Him, He’s A Guy!
He said, “Would you slap me if I asked you to spend the night with me?” I said, “No.”He looked positively thrilled as he squeaked, “Are you sure?” (Perhaps he assumed I was saying yes to the implied question when I said no to the direct one….does that make sense?…
Elizabeth Bennet & Scarlett O’Hara: Literary Icons of the Modern Woman
I examine Elizabeth Bennet (of Pride & Prejudice) & Scarlett O’Hara (of Gone with the wind)’s different paths through powerful womanhood.