Men claim to like smart women. But do they really? — “You get smarter when you drink.” Ten years ago, I heard this often from men. I wasn’t turning into Proust after the second martini. Far from it. But after a few sips of firewater, it became harder and harder to dumb down my vocabulary and pretend I couldn’t do basic…

A deranged emperor, a massacred saint, and goat slapping… — In a few days, doe-eyed couples donning red will gaze adoringly into each other’s eyes to celebrate the wonders of love. I can’t wait! Personally, it’s my favorite holiday. (Yes, I am one of those people.) But it’s probably not for the reasons you might think. …

Hint: This story involves lots of sex. — The heart symbol enlivens our text messages, decorates our love notes, adorns our bodies, and even encourages people to give blood. For centuries, the shape of love has been a heart symbol. But if you look at a preserved human heart, you won’t want to cover it in chocolate or…

Parents need to understand incel logic to protect their teens — Warning: This article contains discussions on rape and might be triggering for victims. There are some words you wish you could unread. The incel community's latest Scientific Blackpill wiki falls into that category. For the happily oblivious, incels are an online community of mostly young men who cannot attract women…

Virality starts with the inner circle, not the outer — There's a famous line from Sex and the City when Marketing executive Samantha Jones describes the fashion industry to her lover Jared. She says, "First come the gays, then the girls, then…the industry!" Her wisdom might offend some for its outdated political incorrectness, but there’s truth in her jest. Every…

Because we don’t have a cutesy name for them…yet. — Hesidating, Sober Dating, Situationships…If you are single, you have probably heard of these dating trends. But my trailblazing readers are not trend followers. Hell no. When the lovelorn zig left, you people zag right. For the rest of the uninitiated, the following are the dating trends you have not heard…

I joined an all-women Facebook dating group to learn the most common dating app mistakes men make when texting. — If you ever want a bird's-eye view of modern love, just join an all-women's Facebook group. While social media has become the devil's abandoned lovechild, there's a certain solidarity in sharing your trials and tribulations. And nothing is more trying than dating apps. I am on several FB dating groups…

Did William Hunter and William Smellie order the murder of 35–40 pregnant women and their unborn children for dissection? —

Location, location, location. What's true for real estate is also true for romance. — I was looking forward to my date with Mr. Bean.* Our texts were feisty, and he had a subversive sense of humor that intrigued me. But then we hit a common first-date stumbling block — where to meet. I prefer not to Google men before a first date because it…