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 New Math for Sexual Accounting

New Math for Sexual Accounting

Trying to figure out how many guys you've had sex with? It's not as simple as addition. Apply the principles of new math for get your true number.

(Mis)adventures in Dating a Clown

Here's my dirty secret. I once dated a clown. In my defense, I didn't know he was gaga about greasepaint when I accepted his invitation to dinner. It will take serious deprogramming to forget all that he tried to teach me.

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I Visited An S&M Club

Visiting a BDSM dungeon makes the writer examine her privacy boundaries.

Certain words I dread ("We need to schedule two more dental appointments") while others I would kill to hear ("Ann Coulter's physician confirms sex-change operation"). And then there are statements that defy imagination, such as; "My husband gave me the greatest birthday present last night—a public flogging." I actually overheard one of my exotic dance students say these exact words last week. Now, I'm not exactly unfamiliar with the BDSM scene.