Ever heard of a menstrual cup? It’s just that – a cup that women can use instead of pads or tampons. You insert it into your vagina just like you would a tampon, but instead of menstrual blood being soaked into the tampon it gets collected in the cup. There is no risk of Toxic Shock Syndrome with menstrual cups and those who have tried them love them!

I’ve decided to eventually invest in one. You can leave them in for up to 12 hours, so much longer than tampons! And apparently if you insert them correctly you don’t even feel them. Plus they have seals, so there is virtually no chance of leakage. 

I even know what brand I’ll get – the Lunette.

Unfortuntaely this thing costs over $50, so I’m not quite prepared to dish out the dough just yet

I was reading a ‘Top 10 Signs You’re Too Good For Her’ list on AskMen.com and this was at number nine:

No.9 – She f***s like a porn star

Sure, we all have those fantasies, but if your woman is taking you into uncharted territory that has serious repercussions for personal safety, there’s a good chance you’re too good for her. No limits or boundaries in the intimate sphere means serious problems with self-respect and control in general. Sure the sex will be mind-blowing, but you’ll never know where she’s been or even how she learned her maneuvers, which can only mean one thing…

Number nine is completely ridiculous. Women like creative sex *SHOCKER* just like men do. And heck yes, a woman who is amazing in bed is likely to have been with many guys. Or she could have explored a lot with one guy. Or maybe she just has a gift. A guy who is amazing in bed is likely to have been with many girls. Shall we just say EVERYONE who’s amazing in bed and isn’t a virgin isn’t good enough for us?

And ’serious problems with self-respect? Yeah, because enjoying our own bodies is such a disrespectful and low self esteem thing to do. Open up a bit, guys – women aren’t the sexually suppressed girls who are afraid to explore their own sexuality anymore. And a guy who thinks he’s “too good” for a woman who is good in bed is extremely insecure with himself and his own abilities/experience.

I just watched an episode of the Tyra Banks show on youtube, about a 22 year old woman who was selling her virginity for various reasons – money, freedom of choice, etc. She sounds like a very intelligent girl who has completed 4 years of college and hopes to go into marriage/relationship councelling and sex councelling with her sister.

So it got me thinking – is there something wrong with selling your body? In my opinion, no. Would I sell my virginity if I could? If I was mentally where I am now, I would consider it. I probably would not end up going through with it, but I would certainly not completely cross it off of the list of possibilities. If I was mentally where I was a few years ago, I would say no.

What we choose to do with our bodies should be our choice. If we want to get a million dollars for our virginity, it is nobody’s decision but our own. I think what this girl is doing is great – hopefully eventually there will be no reason for people like her to become world famous (or should I say infamous) for something like this. We should feel empowered to do what we want with ourselves.

A recent conversation with someone made me want to reiterate the fact that girls like sex here one more time. And they/we DO. It doesn’t make us sluts or ‘easy’ or anything of the sort. If you need to get us drunk to have sex with us, this is really saying something about you and your ability to attract high quality women.

It’s normal for both men and women to like sex – whether they’re in a relatinoship or not. Promiscuous women have nothing to be ashamed of, nor does anyone else have the right to put them down for enjoying life to the fullest.

This sounds a bit hypocritical, coming from a girl who has never had a one night stand and never had the desire to do so, but a woman who has is not in any way ‘below’ one who hasn’t.

I’m exhausted after this past weekend. And let me tell you, working at Burswood and the V8s and taking seemingly an endless stream of photos has really made me aware of the ways to look good in photographs. In fact, if I look back at photos of myself when I first started working for JB, there is a clear difference between the attractiveness of the picture. When I started, I knew next to nothing about how to stand, how to smile, how to look at the camera, etc. Now, through trial and error, I am more aware of my body and how to best position myself and my expression. I’ve become more photogenic.

One of the most successful ways I’ve noticed to ensure a pleasant expression in photographs is to look at the camera as you would look at someone whom you have a crush on. Sounds ridiculous, right? Right! But it works. If you pretend that the camera is some hot hunk of a guy whom you’ve been flirting shamelessly with for the past week and smile with this image in mind, your eyes tend to naturally smile along with your mouth and open up a bit at the same time. This way, you don’t get that scrunchy face look. In my experience, this works better than consciously trying to get your smile and eyes just right – you can usually see the forced expression in a photo. Pretending that you’re smiling at someone you like is a good way to don an attractive smile in a more natural way (if you consider pretending that a camera is actually a sex god natural).

R: I havnt seen a penis in real life, but I heard they’re not a pretty sight
E: LOL
E: you heard right
L: They’re definitely not up to the level of Mona Lisa xD
R: God should’ve made penises pretty. Which do you think look better – australian penises or american ones?
L: I’ve never really been an expert on genitalia. But I guess you could find out while you’re here
R: Will report my findings at oh two hundred hours.
E: Will be anxiously awaiting to hear your findings. lol
L: pics or it didn’t happen
E: Dare you to post this liz\
E: a

I recently stumbled across this advice post from a PUA to a guy who wants his ex back. I was going to put this as a comment, but comments were disabled and I’m itching to say it somewhere.

I actually agree with a lot of the post…but this got my attention:

Do you really – I mean REALLY – want a woman with trust issues from abuse?

Come on, man. Set a higher standard for yourself.

What is wrong with a woman who was abused in the past and happens to not trust men as completely as she may have before? Why does the author imply that a man who might be attracted to a woman who was abused before somehow must have low standards? A woman’s previous abuse is not her fault, it doesn’t mean she’s damaged for life, and it doesn’t mean that she will never be able to trust this guy. Yes, it takes a bit of caring, attraction and comfort building, and a bit of effort. But hey, I would’ve thought that if you actually like a person to the point of wanting a romantic relationship with them, you’d be willing to put a bit of effort into it.

I’m not saying this guy shouldn’t work to get rid of his one-itis and date other women. But stating her previous abusive situation as the reason to do so and telling a man who might want to be with a woman who was previously abused that he’s got to set ‘higher standards’ for himself is ridiculous and extremely low.

First, the title was just to grab your attention. Don’t get me wrong, the post actually is about rough sex, but saying that all women like it more isn’t to be taken as complete truth. I came across a question that intrigued me at GirlsAskGuys.com just a few minutes ago. A girl asked:

“I enjoy sex rough. I know that its not every girls preference. But I like my hair pulled and every part of my body teased. I have a minimum of four orgasms that way every time me and my boyfriend have sex. Do any guys prefer rougher sex? Are there any girls who do or don’t like rough sex?”

The question didn’t have a huge amount of replies – 3 answers from men and 4 from women. What came as a surprise to me is that men who replied seemed to like moderation and a mix of both more than the women! Ok, so I know that men being sex addicted animals who just want to bang someone’s head against the headboard repeatedly is cliche and happens to be a huge stereotype. I just never thought of women being more animalistic as men in the bedroom.

One man out of three agreed that: “rough kinky shit is awesome”.

Another one said: “Have fun and remember candles do tingle nice as well”

And yet another states: “Most of the time I like to be able to connect more than having it rough, but I do like it rough from time to time.”

What did women have to say on the subject?

1) “I always like it rough. I don’t think I could have it any other way!”

2) “At times, nice and gentle is fantastic and the best thing in the world, other times, I love it rough”

3) “Yeah I prefer rough sex all the time its awesome and feels much better”

4) “Hell yeah! I like that kind I mean don’t get me wrong nice and slow is great but sometimes most of the time I prefer it the other way around.”

Personally, I find myself agreeing with most of the women – rough is better. But really, variety is the spice of life.

I haven’t posted on this topic in a while. Gender roles. Women nowadays like to believe that beat into others’ heads that they are equal to men on every level. This is true to some point. We rightfully deserve the same political rights, our opinions rightly have the same impact in voting ballots as do those of men, and other such things. But really, ladies do you honestly think that men and women are one and the same? We’re just not. And here’s a newsflash – we weren’t designed to be on the same level. Our bodies are different, our ways of thinking is different, our perception of the world is different, just about everything about us is different from men!

I recently read an article about a study suggesting that there is no glass ceiling. Men aren’t holding women back from the top jobs and the top wages and the male-dominated industries. Women are holding women back. And I wouldn’t think of it as holding ourselves back, even, I’d think of it as staying in a position where we are the most happy with our careers and life in general.

Let’s face it – most women are not anywhere close to being emotionally stable or heck, even logical with our emotions. We act on what we feel, often on impulse. Life is an emotional roller coaster for us and I, for one, love it. I don’t wanna be a friggin CEO of some big-name company and be stressed out 24/7 about that upcoming meeting with a super grumpy important client tomorrow!

Men and women are driven by completely different motivations.

“When you ask women what they want from work, they place great emphasis on the quality of their relationships at work and on working with people, not things,” says Pinker. “An interest and an ability to contribute to a field are more powerful drivers for women, on average, than higher salaries, job security and benefits. Having a position of power is their lowest priority.”

– clinical psychologist, Susan Pinker

This isn’t to say, of course, that all women are like this. According to Pinker, about 20% of women are focused on their careers and will devote themselves to their job completely as a man would. They do just as well as and often better than their male colleagues.

“But the majority of women have a broader view of happiness that’s not usually compatible with reaching the extremes of their profession.”

Women tend to consistently rate themselves as being happier with their careers than men, as has been found by economists in Canada, Britain, the U.S., Sweden, and Japan – despite taking home less pay. Not only that, but as women rise up to the level of their male colleagues on the corporate ladder, their satisfaction drops to male levels.

In reality, we aren’t being held back. We are simply staying on the level which keeps us happy and satisfied with our lives. Personally, I wouldn’t want it any other way.

Source: Telegraph

Girls often feel the need to suppress their true interests and desires because society portrays these interests as unattractive traits. For example, computer games. Some people feel that women playing computer games is weird, antisocial, lame, and so on and so forth. Well you know what? I love computer games and I’ll talk about them at any opportunity – which is usually with guys, because I honestly do not know any other computer game loving girls. And you know what? You have no idea how many times, when the fact that I like computer games has ‘gotten out’ in a group of guys I’m talking with, this discovery peaked their interest. Their attention seemed to ’switch off’ from other women in the group, at least temporarily. But once you’ve got them, it’s not hard to keep them ;)

The point is, it is unwise to suppress one’s true interests for the purpose of seeming more ‘feminine’ to men. In my opinion, it isn’t even your hobbies that make you feminine – it’s your body language, your tone of voice, your expressions. A girl can love hunting and seem like the most feminine woman in the world standing next to a girl who works in a nail parlor for a living. What they do doesn’t matter as much as who they are and what type of energy they project.