dating, relationships, & sex
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Ask Agatha: "I Like Her, But She Says I'm Just A Friend" And Why "I'm Fine" Is Usually A Lie
Wayne from Edgewater, NJ asks: I’ve liked my friend Tanya for three years. When we met we were both single but to be honest I was intimidated by her (she’s bad) and instead of making a move I somehow ended up becoming her friend. I guess I was playing the long game but in the…
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Why A Man Enjoying A Woman's Finger In His Butt Doesn't Make Him Gay (NTTAWWT), Explained
Who is Amber Rose? Ex-girlfriend of Kanye West, ex-wife of Wiz Khalifa, social media soul destroyer, and perhaps the most famous Cape Verdean alive today. Really? Yes, really. If we ever decided to honor and recognize a Cape Verdean-American history month, kids would be required to do Amber Rose book reports and school projects. She’d basically…
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Ask Agatha: Effective Online Dating Profiles And Proper Spades Reneging Etiquette
Robin from Brooklyn, NY asks: I’ve finally talked myself into signing up for online dating. There are lots of eligible men in NY but I don’t go out enough to meet any of them. Between my job and my lifestyle, I’ve decided this is the easiest way to go about meeting men. So now that…
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Ask Agatha: My Girl And My BFF (Also A Woman) Don't Get Along. What Should I Do?
Jonah from Queens, NY asks: My girl is the jealous type, so I haven’t been too keen to introduce her to my best friend, who is also a girl. But even though I kept them apart, it was still an issue. Then my girl read some text exchanges where she felt we were a little…
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They Say The Best Marriage Is When You Marry Your "Best Friend." I Think They're Wrong
I was recently reading my girl Dara’s latest blog post about marriage being boring and un-mysterious. (A conversation prompted by the Netflix show, Master of None). She also discussed the way she is comforted by the familiarity of her husband and their routine, and the newness they still experience as they grow and evolve, both…
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Ask Agatha: "Why Doesn't My Family Believe I Don't Want Kids?" And The Best Way To Approach Women
Angelique from Atlanta, GA asks: Why is it, family feel like they can say anything to you? Yes I’m 36. Yes I’m single. No I don’t want kids. But they don’t believe me. They just dismiss me. I mean I have a master’s degree, a great job, my own home and a healthy savings and…
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Ask Agatha: How To Hurt Someone Who Doesn't Give A Damn About You, And A Plan For Oprah's Money
Marcus from Queens, NY asks: The talk at my barbershop has been how those Scientologist people are busy trying to find Tom Cruise his next wife. Yeah he’s rich and famous but don’t you think it’s strange that women are lining up to be with someone whose crazy is so well documented? And isn’t it…