Splendor In The Grass Cuttings

By Amy Alkon I married a domineering man 20 years my senior. We have two college-age kids. I’ve spent the past 22 years (half my life) navigating his ill-temperedness and

Hell In A Hen Basket

By Amy Alkon Seven months ago, when I met my boyfriend, I had no idea he had so many female friends. I’m 26; he’s 30. I understand having opposite-sex friends

Scold Mountain

The guy I’ve sorta been seeing travels around making videos for an extreme sports company but lives two hours away in the mountains. We met through a mutual friend, went

The Tweakest Link

I met this man, and it was instant attraction. I’m a 40-year-old woman with my own place, a car and a good job, and he’s an ex-convict who served four

Apocalypse Meow

For years, a group of us girls have gone camping, to dinner, to concerts, etc. Our husbands do their own thing together while we hang out. When they bring a

Alive And Welded

Your girlfriend makes intestinal parasites seem like bong-hitting slackers.

It sounds so nice when a woman tells you she always wants to be by your side — until you realize that she means like your ear or your right arm.

Two Shrieks To The Wind

In arguments with my boyfriend, I’ll ignite — yelling, name-calling, threatening to break up. He isn’t deserving of those names, and I don’t want to break up, but I fear

Life Is What You Fake Of It

I’m in love. This person makes me feel like a shaken-up Coke bottle ready to explode with happiness! But, not even my therapist understands.