manslations

Well, I’ve seen a copy of Manslations. The book. Like, bound, with a cover, the whole dealie. So awesome. And supremely weird. When I saw the thing, my hands were shaking for about a half an hour. With my publication date fast approaching (January 2009, folks!) it’s starting to kick into gear. Copies have been [...]

When they were first together, they weren’t really officially together. Benefits, talk of “loving each other” even. Dunno how that’s not “official” but…I don’t know, maybe they didn’t have a notary public present or something. (Never forget that paperwork, people!) Anyway, then he started seeing someone else. Well, he’s back now. Can she trust him? [...]

This seems to be an interesting twist on the Resurfacing Man. The twist part is that the resurfacing was 24 years later (thanks, Facebook!) You’d think that in the intervening 2 and a half decades since he was an amazing ass to Ursula, this guy would have grown up some. I don’t know why you’d [...]

They started out as roommates. No hanky panky. After all, their schedules rarely overlapped, she was gay, yadda yadda…wait, hold on. Go back one. Did I read that right? Yep. She was, at the time, only about the ol’ girl-on-girl. Then in what I can only imagine was a HUGE stroke to this dude’s ego, [...]

There’s a tendency amongst some women I know to assume that when she’s upset, a man knows what has upset her. It’s obvious to her, so it must be obvious to him. Er…no. This, I’m sorry to report, is rarely the case. Theresa’s story has the potential to be such a one, unless she gets [...]

The guy in today’s request just could not stop talking about that old girlfriend from TEN YEARS AGO…right up until Cece brought it up. And then he dumped Cece. Did he have Ex issues? Anger issues? What the hell happened? Let’s find out. Dear Jeff, So I had been dating a guy for about six [...]

Holy crap. He e-cheats on her (he calls it “cheating” himself) but he thinks it’s just “no big deal.” And she goes back for more. Er…huh? I think we’ve got a case of two either/or’s here. But before we get to that, let’s get the whole story. Hi Jeff, My husband browses the internet for [...]

So, you’re in a relationship, you’ve met each other’s families and friends, and yet he’s not wild about listing his Myspace status as “in a relationship.” What gives? Ava’s man is just such a man. Let’s see if her request gives any clues as to why this is such a bugaboo for him. (MANSLATOR’S NOTE: [...]

Can a guy just “flip a switch” and move past their last relationship? Probably not a physical switch, if that’s what you’re asking. But surely you are not. Are men superpowered in some way that women are not? (FYI: I’m picturing Batman with a utility belt filled with relationship rehab materials — i.e. booze, adult [...]

How to tell what’s going on with a dude at work when you don’t want anyone to spot you? Jill’s been out of circulation for a while, but she thinks there might be a little somp’n-somp’n going on with her co-worker. Setting aside any recommendations about pens and dipping them into company ink (and other [...]