My health recovery has been going really well, so here I am again! 10th June, 1pm, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX. We will be on Level 2 (the upper levels are closed to non-ticket-holders), but I don’t know exactly where on the floor. It will depend on where we can find a table. … Continue reading June London meetup
#1399: “My sex partner says I smell and wants me to be more diligent about hygiene. My friends say I smell fine. Is she gaslighting me?”
When a lover gives you feedback, is it really the time to look for loopholes?
#1398: “Help, I’m falling in love with a non-single man!”
Crushes are powerful, but they don't actually require action on anyone's part.
April London meetup
Sorry there haven't been meetups for a while, I've had some health struggles. Also I'm afraid I will need to take a couple of months off again after April, so if you'd like to come to a meetup this is the one to choose! 15th April, 1pm, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX. We … Continue reading April London meetup
#1397: “I desperately want more children, my wife does not. Should I leave her?”
Content note for pregnancy complications and raging misogyny.
#1394, #1395, and #1396: Crush Stories
The candy is half-price the flowers are wilting, and in my inbox some sweet folks are a-jilting. My manuscript's growing, my brain needs a break, so time for some letters about hope and heartbreak.
Update: “I think my professors fucked me up.”
Evidence of life after escaping an abusive and toxic environment.
#1393: “How can I stop other women from hating on me for my happy life?”
Do you want friends, as in autonomous human beings, or do you want an app that provides daily affirmations and asks no questions?
#1392: Doom or Consequences? The Case of The Transmisogynist Missing Stair…Who Bites
"They bite, and are a total asshole with no home training, but I love them anyway" is for adorable cats you adopt out of the trash, not for friends. And when friends come over, those cats go in a nice room with water and a litter box and a door that closes.
#1391: “Anxious Coworker Is Triggering My Mothering Instinct”
When work says, "We're like a family here," they never mean a happy, functional family.
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