I've been reading the Virgin

Wyliekat — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:02:03 -0500

I've been reading the Virgin Posts. Very powerful stuff.

Sex & Relationships BlogHer Community Roundup

Liz Rizzo — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:42:33 -0500

Are you reading Tales of a 36-year Old Virgin from BlogHer Always Beginning the World? Chapter 1 is: My Virgin Post, and she's up to Chapter 10 now: The Marble Shoot. She begins with a brief history, and then the day her world changed due to a endometrial ablation and an overdue hymenectomy she - after seeing multiple different OB-GYNs - didn't know she needed. Her blog explores where she goes from there, and she's bringing us with her. Her series is a don't miss so if you haven't seen it, go catch up!

From a series to a shorty, Queen1 cries Help! He's driving me crazy! Got any words of wisdom or encouragement for a mother of three with an unhappy and unpleasant husband who won't go to therapy?

I love when we ask questions in the blogosphere. Through our communication we bring new knowledge and often hope to each other. At very least, we talk it out.

kitkat4real asks, Having Guy Friends and Dating… Is this an oxymoron? Of course, my answer is a resounding "No!" If some guy is jealous of my male friends, it's just not going to work out. And if my male friends are dating a woman who won't "let" them be friends with me... Well, let's just say the writing's on that wall in Neon Red for STOP!

Now I also may just be paranoid and reading too much into his reaction to my social life. At least that is what I hope, and I will know more as this plays out a little more. Because as much as I don't want to rush into a "relationship" I also do not want to rush into a wrong conclusion about someone, without giving it a chance.

And she asks:

• Am I in left field here… should I be one-on-one exclusive after the first couple dates?
• Is there reason to think that he should expect that from me?
• Is it fair of him to make me feel uncomfortable about having guy friends or spending time with them?
• Can’t I have my space and date too?

If you've got some advice for her, head over to her post and share.

And here's a quickie: ColbieLena asks How Long is Too Long to stay in a relationship without getting married?

We get so many excellent dating posts here on BlogHer.

I’m Done with Online Dating… Maybe was a great post from SpringTime that generated a not-to-be-missed comment thread. Let's face it, if you're in the Internet dating pool you can never get enough of this topic!

GlindaofOz offers solid Dating Tips from an Ex-Matchmaker. My fav (no surprise if you've been reading me for a while): "Stop worrying - Dating is supposed to be fun!" She's got some great food for thought here, so check it out.

Finally, I'll end with my two favorite posts I read since my last roundup.

From rebellious thinker: Compromising Myself Out of a Marriage.

It had started out so innocently 25 years ago; how was I to know that I would end up compromising myself out of a marriage? Maybe the problem was that we each perceived compromise differently: my understanding was that we each give a little and get a little so that we both feel satisfied; whereas, his understanding was that I give and he takes, and we both feel satisfied.

I felt a shudder from the path not traveled when I read her post, it reminded me so much of the relationship I ended when I called off my wedding.

And from ynnej: The no (wo)man's land of the non-pregnant, where she hangs around so many friends with kids that when she finally hangs out with a single friend who doesn't have children, she can't think of anything else to talk about! How funny is that?

I was excited when we started to email about getting together
because I realized that we could have a drink! Because all my friends
are either pregnant, nursing, or trying to conceive right now, I
actually have not been able to have a glass of wine with any of my
female friends in a very long time.

I also realized that this was my only chance for a real, adult
conversation with a female that might not be about pregnancy, trying to
get pregnant, having a baby, or dealing with children.

There are so, so many awesome sex & relationships posts on BlogHer that it's hard to pick, so if you've really enjoyed a post lately that I missed, please do link it up in the comments.

Contributing editor Liz Rizzo also blogs at Everyday Goddess.

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I've been reading the Virgin

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