QAs you can see by my signature, Dan, I’m a linguist. On your podcast you frequently ask researchers “whatchyougot” on all kinds of sex- and romance-related questions, I thought maybe you’d be interested in some expertise on linguistic matters too. And I have some on “cum,” “cumming,” and (shudder) “cummed.” The technical term here used […]
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In your horoscope: you are billions of years old
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAPRICORN ♑ (December 22-January 19) Capricorn author Edgar Allen Poe named “four conditions for happiness: life in the open air; love of another human being; freedom from all ambition; creation.” I’m accomplished in three of those categories, but a failure in being free of all ambitions. In fact, I’m eternally delighted by all […]
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In your horoscope: You’ll have all the money you need
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) “I only want people around me who can do the impossible,” said Capricorn businessperson Elizabeth Arden. In that spirit, and in accordance with your astrological potentials, I hereby authorize you to pursue two “impossible” goals in 2021. The first comes to you courtesy of fashion writer Diana Vreeland, who wrote, “There’s […]
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European adventures
QWe’re an adventurous, bisexual, non-monogamous, opposite-sex couple with a teenage kid. We’re living in Europe. We don’t really struggle with finding and trying new and interesting stuff in bed. However, we do have a problem and it’s getting worse. Having sex is, well, weird, when the kid is at home. We can’t be loud, we can’t […]
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In your horoscope: It’s time to drive away anxiety
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) According to researcher Nick Watts and his documentary film The Human Footprint, the average person speaks more than 13 million words in a lifetime, or about 4,300 per day. But I suspect and hope that your output will increase in 2021. I think you’ll have more to say than […]
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Gay dream believer
QI’m wondering if you can help me with some dream interpretation. If it helps for context, I’m a single 29-year-old gay man. For just about as long as I can remember, I’ve been having mildly unsatisfying sex dreams in that the dreams never seem to lead to sex itself. My dream partners range from people […]
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In your horoscope: Use the power of mistletoe
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) I’m envisioning a scene in which you’re sitting on a chair at a kitchen table. At the centre of the table is a white vase holding 18 long-stemmed red roses. The rest of the table’s surface is filled with piles of money, which you have just unloaded from five […]
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The curious case of the come in the casserole
QSomething is bothering me, and I don’t know where else to turn. I’m a bisexual man. I’ve been married to a great guy for the past six years. Despite COVID-19 we gathered safely for an outdoors American Thanksgiving dinner with my family. My mom, my brother and sister-in-law, and my adult nieces and nephews and […]
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Losing out in love and spelling (and Winnipeg)
QI’m a lesbian and my girlfriend is bi. I’ve read your column and listened to your podcast for a long time, Dan, and I always thought I’d be fine with having a partner ask me about being monogamish. Then my girlfriend of about a year and a half told me she wants to see what other […]
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In your horoscope: You’ll feel unfamiliar emotions
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) “Pictures of perfection, as you know, make me sick and wicked,” observed Sagittarian author Jane Austen. She wrote this confession in a letter to her niece, Fanny, whose boyfriend thought that the women characters in Jane’s novels were too naughty. In the coming weeks, I encourage you Sagittarians to […]
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Home (delivery) for the holidays
Turkey & all the fixin’s The Esquire Restaurant You don’t have to wait for the holidays—roast turkey is on the menu all year long. Full plate with sides for $16. esquirerestaurant.ca Kitchen Door Catering A two-person meal with turkey or ham, sides of potatoes, green beans, carrots and cranberry bread pudding, with apple crisp or […]
