Jewish adolescents from Long Island and their adjacent Queens neighborhoods experience their first foray into that which is sexual at Jewish sleepaway camp. It is a practically universal experience which involves leaving home for eight weeks to make out with – and touch the private parts of – other likeminded (read: horny) preteens in upstate [...]
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No no, this is not a dreaded lecture on that Trojan man and his almighty horse. I am actually talking Greek Mythology here. Remember the phrase, Beware of [fill in man's name] Bearing Gifts? Well, listen up: Red Flag (n): A clue or sign that indicates your man is bad news. Can be difficult to detect [...]
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Sometimes the person you’re seeing is the only one you’re seeing. Sometimes that person is one of two, three or even more. And hey, as long as no relationship talks or discussions of exclusivity took place, you can do whatever you want. But what happens when you’re having fun with a few different people and [...]
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Today, I have reached a significant milestone: My twenty-fifth birthday. I have been alive for a full quarter-century. I am officially in my mid-twenties. I am five years away from being thirty. At twenty-five, most of us are busy fostering and developing our careers. This is especially true in New York City. And New York City [...]
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I am currently involved with two guys. Both relationships started in the middle of January. Both are going really well. And though I actually do know these guys in real life, both relationships are web-based. (1) AC I met AC at the start of the summer of 2008. We dated, had a great time together, [...]
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He was tall, dark and handsome. Not to mention Jewish. I was really rather fond of this guy.Truth be told, I kind of liked him. But then he mentioned that he lives on the Upper East Side. Immediately, the flags shot up – red, purple, blue, orange. The only time I go to the Upper East [...]
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We’ve all seen that infamous MTA slogan, which jaded New Yorkers love to mock: If you See Something, Say Something. You may have spotted a suspicious looking package, no pun intended, on the subway but did you actually report it? Exactly. The same can be said for our bedroom etiquette. Pop quiz: Digging for your [...]
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There is a lot of potential for failure on a first date. The restaurant you’ve chosen could be closed, your romantic stroll in the park could be rained off or you might just not have any chemistry. However tragically unforeseen these scenarios sound it doesn’t excuse how many men unknowingly sabotage their first dates by [...]
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When I walk from work to the subway, I’m talking to him about the important things I accomplished throughout the day. While I train for the NYC Half Marathon, he’s running right alongside me as I charm him with my insightful nature and wit. And yesterday before work, I taught him how to make coffee [...]
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Times Square by David Ford
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