What do kissing, coughing, and Tiger Woods have in common?
Kissing is one of the best things ever. Per a recent study in Japan, kissing can actually knock out allergies. On a slight tangent, Tiger Woods appeared to suffer from severe allergies at his most recent Masters appearance. Coincidence? Finally, a British teen nearly kicked the bucket after her boyfriend's lips triggered her peanut allergy. So, when it comes to allergies, kissing giveth and kissing taketh away.
A woman with a wheat allergy explains what it's like dating someone who just doesn't get it.
A woman with a wheat allergy explains what it's like dating someone who just doesn't get it. "Men of the world, in case you missed the memo detailing all of the things you should understand about women, let me give you a refresher on item # 503: Food is just as important, if not more important, to [most of] us as love. Acknowledge me, acknowledge my food allergies. Really want to find out what makes me tick? Share a meal with me."
What happens when a fundamental piece of your relationship is excruciating?
Imagine your significant other: boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, favorite goat. Now, picture not being able to have sex—not because you're uninterested in sex, not because you're separated by oceans and continents, connected only by steamy emails. Instead, sex feels like a dull, rusty steak knife being twisted and jabbed where no dull, rusty steak knife belongs. Doctors can't seem to diagnose it, much less treat it. Bleak, isn't it? When I was 24, sex just hurt, for no discernible reason. Eight long months later, I learned I had a condition known as vulvodynia, a medical term which roughly translates to "no sex for you, missy."... Painful sex wasn't what made the headlines in popular media. I didn't know it existed. My doctors didn't know it existed. Yet, statistics show that as many as one woman in six might suffer from vulvodynia in her lifetime, often thanks to unknown causes.
Ah, spring. The time when a young woman’s fancy turns to allergies. I used to think I had it bad with the itchy eyes, wheezing, and stuffy nose, but poor Frank has had some kind of weird allergy/stress reaction that has caused him to break out in itchy bumps all over his face and hands. Poor little guy.
I do love spring, though. Just got my first food of the year from the farmers’ market—asparagus, ramps, and spring greens. Awesome. The weather’s doing that, “now I’m hot now I’m cold again” thing, but I got to sit outside and have a beer in the sun the other day. Almost makes the weird rash worth it. Frank’s pretty stressed out about a work-related thing that I am not at liberty to discuss yet, and somehow that’s touched off this strange reaction.
