Along the same line as excusing repeated bad behavior and the posessive vampire boyfriend, is the manipulator. issendai writes about it. Here is an excerpt. Click the link at the end for the full post.

So you want to keep your lover or your employee close. Bound to you, even. You have a few options. You could be the best lover they've ever had, kind, ( Read more... )

There was once an episode of The Brady Bunch where Marsha pretends to like bugs in order to get closer to a boy. In truth she hated insects, but she wanted to have something in common, so she faked it. Hilarity ensued, the truth came out, and everyone learned their lesson and lived happily ever after. It’s a theme that’s been repeated in comedies ( Read more... )

My prior posts about Twilight and why Bella is not a good role model led me to the following article, which is related to why Edward is not a good boyfriend. Edward is jealous, manipulative, possessive, "controlling dick". Though some may find this endearing and a sign that he cares, it's actually quite frightening. Maybe because I've seen the ( Read more... )

It's so hard to find a horror movie I like and even harder to find one with likable characters, and Wicked Little Things is one that failed at both for me. Lets go over some of what was wrong.

• Overused dead children theme.
  
• Stereotypical family. We've got the widow, the smartmouth teenage Lindsey Lohan wannabe who hates having to move and lets ( Read more... )

Why do people fall for folk they subsequently try to change? In some cases the “problem” with the person is nothing directly harmful, a sports fanatic or fangirl or flirt for instance, but in other cases it’s more serious, such as the abusive boyfriend. It’s as if hormones override common sense making us believe we can or have the right to change ( Read more... )

What is the first thing you think of the guy in the following example?

There is a man in his mid to late twenties who when he reads a comic with boobs or panty shots - this is not hentai, mind you, just ecchi fanservice -- he gets so turned on that all he can think about is sex, distracting him so much that he can’t read the rest of the comic.

( My Thoughts )

Since I was talking about love online earlier, I want to share this article about dating sites, Intimate Dating Sites: An Investigative Report. It's got a few photos of girls in bras on the page, so you may or may not want to open it at work, but it's pretty safe.

Mate1 ads are like signs that read "free pizza" but lead to a sale for used ovens, ( Read more... )

sirilonwe's twisted sordid life (hur hur hur) got me thinking about online relationships once more. People can take it really seriously, the situation further complicated by the lies people tell ( Read more... )

I’m of the current opinion that relationships, more specifically the promise of sex -- Though some would deny that’s what they’re after who are they kidding? -- can ruin a person. Sadly, I know at least four people who, after discovering that tab A fits into slot B have become gits. It’s disappointing how it can turn an otherwise good, nice, ( Read more... )

Some people in my opinion are overly sensitive.Kraft Draws Ire for Road Kill Candy
Fri Feb 25, 8:28 AM ETAnimal rights activists are disgusted by a new candy from Kraft Foods Inc. that's shaped like critters run over by cars - complete with tire treads ( Read more... )