We had an horrid relationship, the last 2 years where whiteout sex We had already broken up, I came to my apartment to find him inside it, lucky me the guy I was having sex with was waiting for me at a part several blocks away, Called my best friend because I wasn't going to be alone with my psycho ex...

I was… Read more

Okay, let's talk about exactly what it says about how America expresses its sexuality publicly that a magazine full of pictures of women who appear not to eat and have been photoshopped to the point of biological improbability is a profitable venture in 2015. It would be great if we could do so without using any… Read more

Did you miss the entire paragraph about how people with kids should go out to eat and stay in a hotel on Valentine's Day? Read more

It's a little different than the main page, isn't it, Jolie? Read more

If you'd kept reading for another minute or so you would have seen that the piece is actually precisely about tidy narratives and that the opening section is not to be taken entirely at face value. The other option, as you seem to be aware, was to critique a piece you hadn't actually read. Read more

My first-hand, not-overly-sarcastic suggestion for cleaning soot: Read more

Personally, as a single person (with a recent break up) having a Valentines Day wedding to go to is actually something I'm looking forward to. It's a distraction even though it's the most LOVEY shit possible. I get to see one of my oldest friends marry a great lady (which may be part of why I'm looking forward to… Read more

I (and my fiancé) am getting married on Friday. For us the importance was a winter Friday the 13th, our first kiss was on a Friday the 13th and a few months later my math-major husband-to-be did the math in bed to determine that there is at least one Friday the 13th in every year, so we've celebrated them ever since.… Read more

I accidentally ruined a Valentine's Day proposal last year. I spent basically the entire day trying to drown myself in wine and bubble baths (same plans this year, baby). And then, as I'm soaking, I hear my one of my roommates swearing loudly in their bathroom (I live with a couple). Turns out that I had used up all… Read more

My husband proposed on V-Day with a cookie cake. I was actually a little irritated with him about it because there'd been a snowstorm that day and he drove 90 miles in a sports car to "propose" when by any rational definition we'd been engaged for months (we'd booked the church and reception hall in December). He just… Read more

This Valentine's Day will mark my parents' 34th wedding anniversary so I guess I'm a little biased here. My parents were engaged for all of two weeks and my mom made her own wedding cake. They were also both born in February (as am I) so I think it's all really fitting and adorable. To each their own. Read more

Color me cliché, 'cause I got engaged on V-day last year. Oh, and to top it off, I was preggers. We had already been living together for years and I was constantly wondering, "is he going to ask me at this semi-special occasion?" and he would always tell me, "when you least expect it." And he was right. So, you… Read more

I am thrilled (THRILLED) with the shout-out to the Bad Air Sponge. The Bad Air Sponge works wonders. Nature's Air Sponge is also good (although it smells slightly like freshly opened kitty litter container). Read more

Perhaps I'm a horrible, horrible person, but I did propose on Valentine's day, and yes, it was a big public deal. I proposed to my wife during a Jim Brickman concert. We got called on stage where I proposed to her, and then we got the chance to dance a bit on stage while he played a song "for us." Read more

Equally fun fact: last Valentine's Day I was working at a Bubba Gump's (it was a low point in my life), and two different men slipped me the engagement ring and asked me to bring it out in a glass of wine (we don't got no champagne) or with desert when they signaled me. At least 4 couples that I saw got engaged that… Read more

When I was in high school my boyfriend drove me down to the big city (Charleston, SC) for a fancy Valentine's Day dinner at a place called Cypress (which I still love). Probably the nicest dinner I'd been on to date. Cypress has two floors, with an upstairs that kind of overlooks the downstairs. Sometime during… Read more

Confession: I got proposed to on V day. It was 22 years ago, before it became such an industry. It wasn't planned, it just sort of happened during a conversation we were having, shocking both of us. Not all that romantic, but since we will celebrate our 22nd anniversary in May, I guess it worked for us. Read more

I've got to say that I've always been tempted (should I ever get married) to suggest Valentines day. I'm not too big on romantic celebrations/making a fuss of any kind, and as a bonus it's also my birthday! Read more

Another issue with silicone lube is showers. Because it's not water soluble, if you take a shower after sex (or take a sex while showering, so to speak), you can get silicone lube on the shower floor. At which point your shower becomes a skating rink, and rinsing it off isn't sufficient. Read more