Folk Wisdom: Is Her Straight Boyfriend Gay?

Dear Duana, My presumably straight boyfriend has not only browsed a ton of gay porn on the Internet, he’s also searched on many gay sex topics, focusing mostly on men + anal intercourse. What does it mean when a supposedly straight man watches gay porn…?

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Q&A From "Can Men And Women Really Be Just Friends?"

Wise Readers, As you pointed out, male-female Friendships come wrapped in Caution Tape…are they worth dealing with anyway? Are Boundaries one-size-fits-all? Are men construing every smile as a come-on? And how do people dance around all the Caution Tape? Wise Readers—what do *you* think? Cheers, Duana

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Can Men And Women Really Be Just Friends—and nothing more?

A guy friend of mine made a very hard pass at me. Was I asleep during the men-are-always-interested lecture? How do I make men understand friendship is *all* I want? Dear Anika, When Love Science readers answered informally, most women said Just Friendship is an option…but the #1 answer men gave referenced When Harry Met Sally—where Harry insists that even with unattractive women Friends, “You pretty much wanna nail them, too.” Who’s right—if anyone? Did we *all* miss the opposite sex’s lecture?

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Q&A from “How To Forgive An Affair (He Won’t Admit)”

Why is affair betrayal a Much Bigger Deal to most of us than other betrayals? Don’t cheaters cheat again? What happens when parents tell kids about their affair(s)? And why doesn’t forgiving mean forgetting? Read on!

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How To Forgive An Affair (He Won’t Admit)

My husband admits he endangered our marriage, but insists he never had an affair—his two-year secret sweetie was “just a good friend”! Why is the truth so hard for him to tell? And (how) can I forgive him—for my sanity and our unity and our family? Dear Katherine, People don’t jeopardize their life’s foundation for “just a good friend”…yet forgiveness is *the norm* even among the betrayed spouses of sex addicts…

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