Salon: Life

My friends don't have boyfriends and I think I know why

Cary Tennis — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:12:00 PST

My still-single friends ask me what they're doing wrong -- should I tell them?

Hi, I'm Marty, and I'm a recovering Republican

Marty Beckerman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST

I was a feminazi-hating, liberal-bashing loudmouth who tried to befriend Bill O'Reilly. Man, I was such a douche

My commute is killing me and driving me insane

Cary Tennis — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:11:00 PST

I basically got a ticket for not driving like a crazy person!

The celebrity sex tape jumps the shark

Mary Elizabeth Williams — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:45:00 PST

So the former Miss USA contestant has one. Big whoop. Remember when those videos used to actually mean something?

Two introverts in a tiny apartment: Help!

Cary Tennis — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:01:00 PST

Ever since we moved in, we've been at each other. What happened?

Little darlings

Amanda Fortini — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST

Inside the elaborate, disturbing and downright riveting world of child-beauty pageants

Cancer is killing my sex life

Cary Tennis — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:07:00 PST

My partner says he's just not attracted to me "right now"

Dear Mr. President: What are you thinking?

Anne Lamott — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:06:00 PST

Stop dawdling on healthcare, forget about Snowe and Lieberman, and become the leader we voted for already

Proof: The Jerk-Weasel constant exists!

Cary Tennis — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:05:00 PST

Is it just me, or is the world seriously not living up to its potential?

The attorney next door holds views I detest

Cary Tennis — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:05:00 PST

He denigrates gays and Muslims while I grit my teeth

How not to make love like a porn star

Mary Elizabeth Williams — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:29:00 PST

Hey, guys: Are adult films making you bad at sex?

How can I detach from my mother?

Cary Tennis — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:27:00 PST

If I distance myself from her, won't I feel like a horrible person?

How can I get myself into a routine?

Cary Tennis — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:27:00 PDT

If I vacuum the house on the same day every week, will that give me a feeling of order?

Sex without nipples

Ann Bauer — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:28:00 PDT

What doctors rarely tell women with breast cancer: Just because you have the same equipment doesn't mean it works

I can't get over my wife's rape -- 20 years ago

Cary Tennis — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:26:00 PDT

She has accepted it but I cannot let it rest in the past

Facebook friends to the end

Mary Elizabeth Williams — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:27:00 PDT

Memorials for the dead hit the social networking site, solving awkward problems but creating a few new ones

I like a guy but he thinks we're just friends

Cary Tennis — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:26:00 PDT

How do I get over liking him so much? I know it can never work!

Does being a good mom mean feeling like a bad one?

Karen Houppert — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:28:00 PDT

Family coaches. Advice books. Parenting experts. The more I read and listened, the more anxious and miserable I got

My family of writers are all stuck in the past

Cary Tennis — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:27:00 PDT

My relatives inscribe their unchangeable history on all of us -- who would like to be heard in the present!

The secret diary of Sarah Palin's ghostwriter

Steve Almond — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:24:00 PDT

A sexual fantasy about Keith Olbermann? Joe Biden nightmares? "Going Rogue" co-author Lynn Vincent tells all

I moved cross-country with Mr. Wrong

Cary Tennis — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:24:00 PDT

I stuck with him so our kid would have a dad, but I think it's time to head back home

Am I a blog stalker?

Cary Tennis — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:18:00 PDT

I've been reading this family blog, but they don't know. I think they think it's private!

I'm way too detail-oriented! I notice everything!

Cary Tennis — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:33:00 PDT

I cannot turn off this propensity for seeing what others miss

I'm 20, brilliant and totally lost

Cary Tennis — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:21:00 PDT

I thought I knew what I wanted to do and now all I want to do is ... join the Navy or ... learn German!

How do you solve a problem like Ikea?

Craig Davidson — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:26:00 PDT

All I wanted was a cheap bed. What I got was a Kafkaesque nightmare

I'm sober and dating a drinker

Cary Tennis — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:25:00 PDT

She was once in the program but says she's got no problem. Can that be true?

Home schooling: How we do it

Andrew O'Hehir — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:17:00 PDT

What's the curriculum for our twin 5-year-olds? Greek myths, costumed trips to the Met and Lightning McQueen

There's a six-lane traffic jam in my head!

Cary Tennis — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:03:00 PDT

My thoughts run in circles! I'm all mixed up!

My boyfriend's an iPhone addict!

Cary Tennis — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:06:00 PDT

He won't put down his toy, even at dinner

Did feminism make women miserable?

Barbara Ehrenreich — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:06:00 PDT

Why a recent study on declining female happiness really stinks