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    Before, During and After Boyfriends

    March 3, 2007December 24, 2023
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    You can never have enough wisdom and advice where men are concerned. While they never seem to progress with time (the last century’s Knights can be found thumbing their PS2 this millennium), they come up with new ways to infuriate us and break our hearts. So here’s more from the…

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    Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    Manguide 2: Professionals

    February 27, 2007March 30, 2025
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    Once again I pull from my varied experiences with men for another chapter of the Manguide. What you do/study does as much influence you as where you call home.

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  COMIC: I can be anything you want me to be….
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    COMIC: I can be anything you want me to be….

    February 26, 2007March 7, 2023
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    Click on the image to enlarge.

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    A Shoulder To Cry On

    February 26, 2007December 26, 2023
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    An email conversation IdeaSmith writes:Re: Sleep deprivation affects performance Hmph….I so wish the powers that be would believe in this. Fresh update:The trip is off. Z isn’t taking my calls. Everyone in the office is out for lunch while I await an angry client’s call. I have a stomach upset….

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  • Home & Identity

    Will the real IdeaSmith please stand up?

    February 23, 2007December 26, 2023
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    I’ve been breaking resolutions and rules and not feeling bad about themI’ve been breaking resolutions and rules and not feeling GOOD about them I’ve been the one doing the dumping the past few timesI’ve been checking if my shoelaces were tied more often than the state of my hair I’ve…

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  • Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    10 things a man ought to know but doesn’t…and counting

    February 23, 2007April 14, 2024
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    Men are seriously amusing. So brilliant in some areas and in some other areas, unbelievably….shall I say the word? I mean, I’ve been writing this blog for a long time now. It’s almost as popular as my ‘main blog’ (with none of the effort I put in there) and my…

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  REVIEW Hitch: The Hat-Trick Of Dating
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    REVIEW Hitch: The Hat-Trick Of Dating

    February 21, 2007July 15, 2025
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    Rediscovering the film ‘Hitch’ for the 5th time. Will Smith shines as the Date Doctor. I’m reflecting on dating and the magic of first dates.

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    Body & Sex | Map Of Emotion

    Anesthetized

    February 20, 2007October 9, 2023
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    I was at the hospital last week. This particular time reminded me of several other visits where I didn’t have the space to think. Had I just been anesthetized?

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    The Bad Girlfriend

    February 20, 2007December 26, 2023
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    I never learnt how to be a girlfriend. I don’t like being a girlfriend.

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    55-words: Midas In Reverse

    February 16, 2007September 17, 2023
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    He insisted, I tell you I have the Midas touch! She said, I believe you. Only you are Midas in reverse.You only touch that which is already gold. He laughed. She did too. She didn’t tell him she was thinking Midas turned life into cold metal.But you could bring gold…

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Comments

  • IdeaSmith on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “@Soumya: Thank you for reading and commenting. Yes, I’ve had a good male role model. Unfortunately for me, I’ve encountered…”
  • IdeaSmith on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “@krist0ph3r: ‘Judgement as mental shorthand’ is a great way to look at it. It’s narrow to think of judgementalism as…”
  • Soumya on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “Hi Ramya, Firstly, my congratulations on a well written post. It didn’t pull its punches. Secondly, it was lovely to…”
  • krist0ph3r on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “Wow, that was a lot to process and at some point it got too much for me to handle reading.…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Sid: Oh god, you’re right.”
  • Sid on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “I think the Poser Reader sentiment also comes from the branding reading as a hobby has had. Successful people say…”
  • Topher on Lit Crush: Gabrielle Zevin ‘s Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow, The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry: “I too struggle greatly with problematic people who make great things. As a child Bill Cosby brought YEARS of joy…”
  • IdeaSmith on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “@XXfan: Yes, it appears to be a legal requirement for the hospital to show the removed parts to kin, probably…”
  • Xxfan on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “I experience with hysterectomy made me more mature.my mom had to have a hysterectomy.this was my first experience handling everything…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Slogan Murugan: Indeed. Books were always fascinating but this year has been about the people and spaces around books as…”

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