As the week ends, so does my resolve to keep it fresh, original and compelling. I'm only human, and a bit of a Friday Afternoon Ninja (someone who is mysteriously gone at 4 p.m. every Friday). So, I scoured the interjam for both of us and find the best of the best.

Intentional and full-grown virgins exist, and they are not all religion-y. Lemondrop has a great first-person essay about keeping your word to stop at third. 

The team over at The Frisky is all about breaking down his choice in under garments. They run down the most popular cuts … Read More

I was twenty-nine, single again after a five-year marriage, and a virgin. When I met my now ex-husband Mike, I had just turned 21. We met at small Catholic liberal arts college, and even though I no longer believed in Jesus, the Saints, the Bible, God, really any of that. I was a virgin then, and I was a virgin when we divorced.

When I was younger, I'd wanted to stay pure, and had managed to protect my virginity despite all the high school guys I'd went out with, and the ten or so guys I'd dated in … Read More

Hello loyal readers, once-in-a-while skimmers and accidental glancers. Now is the late spring of our laziness. Rather than ask you to look for yourself, I've cruised the interwebs for the best love and relationships content of the past few weeks. Just so we're on the same page, some of this ish is bananas. With further a-don't, the links: 

Em & Lo are concerned about the state of male-courteousness. So, they've asked their very own man panel what's up with chivalry. These dudes are totally down with it, it's the rest of the jags out there screwing things up... … Read More

I suppose the phrase "damned if you do, damned if you don't" would be somewhat in appropriate here. Per Time, an incredibly popular Catholic priest has been caught in a wee bit of a tough place down in Miami.

Father Alberto Cutié (not promises about jokes regarding his awesome surname) has landed in hot water due to some of his extra-curricular activity; namely, cavorting with women (or a woman). Father Guapo Cutié, who hosts Spanish-language radio and TV programs discussing matters of faith, was photographed with a kissing, embracing and grab-assin' with a comely (bonita) young lady on … Read More

Damn. These virginity auctions are growing like kudzu. First we had that girl in California, Natalie Dylan, pimping (it's an accurate term) herself on Howard Stern. And now we have an Italian model named Raffella Fico trying to sell her purity for $1.5 million. The 20-year old actress-ish person appeared in the Italian version of Big Brother and in lots of lad mags. In addition to a relatively high asking price, Raffella Fico also wants to have a say in who does the plowing. In our limited experience, that’s not really how the sex industry works. … Read More

When a promise ring is not enough, abstinence-promoting underwear might do the trick.

Printed with slogans such as "True Love Will Wait" and "Earn your right to wear white: Abstain.", it's hard to tell if these $11 white cotton thongs are marketed facetiously or seriously as a last-ditch effort to preserve one's virginity. I can't imagine parents of abstinence-abiding teens would be excited to buy an undergarment that only exists thanks to form-fitting clothing, let alone one meant to be read by a second party. Regardless, we'll call the undies both inspiring and clever. My favorite pair? An image … Read More

Ah, Facebook, one of the most popular social networking tools on the web. Complete with the stalker's mini-feed to tell what your friends are up to and scores of boredom-battling applications, but 23-year old Laura Michaels sure found a new way to use it.

Ten minutes after she created "I Need Sex," the group already had 35 members and proceeded to gain the membership of a rough total of 100 men. Maneater Michaels ate up half the group by sleeping with 50 of the guys with the defense that "I was satisfying my own desires."

Although Facebook … Read More

An interview with Lauren Winner, whose husband made her wait until they were married to have sex. Your husband was a virgin when you married. What was the story there?Griff and I had very different backgrounds. He was always committed to not having sex before he married. He grew up in a Christian home in a small town in the South. It was never a question for him. And certainly if you're committed to not having sex, it's easier to do that with someone who is also committed to it. You just don't have to argue with them. If, in … Read More