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St. Patrick’s Day
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You were already down to wear green and drink beer. This year, gay bars up your ante when St. Patrick’s Day falls on Friday. Don your best green party shirt, then look for lucky specials and four-leaf fun at any and all of your favorite gay night spots.
The same party people who brought you a night of tributes to Beyonce and Britney turn their attentions to the most unique diva of them all. The one and only Mother Monster inspires performances of song, dance and drag, while dance floor beats go Gaga as well.
Grammy–winner Craig Hella Johnson leads UGA’s Hodgson Singers and Glee Clubs performing Johnson’s new masterwork honoring the hate crime victim whose death galvanized the community. The three-part fusion oratorio stages one night only in Atlanta.
Friday, March 17
Saturday, March 18, 10:30pm
Saturday, March 18, 7:30pm
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Jungle 2115 Faulkner Road NE junglatl.com
First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta 1328 Peachtree St. NE ugacda.uga.edu
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NFFLA Margarita Bust
Bubbles & Biscuits
Queens for a Cure
The annual drinking of the green would not be complete without the gay flag football league’s signature party. Your $25 entry buys your bottomless margarita, access to a lot full of gay jocks and athletic supporters, and the money goes to help keep the league’s spring season going strong.
No other Sunday brunch sends you off knowing more about gay rights than this distinctly Southern soiree with Atlanta Victory Fund. Champagne and grub takes center stage as the group supporting LGBT candidates updates you on their work.
Ready, set, drag! RuPaul alums including Detox Icunt (photo), Jiggly Caliente, Manila Luzon and Sharon Needles perform to benefit AID Atlanta and Until There’s a Cure. The show is followed by a meet-andgreet autograph session with fans.
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PATIO WEATHER MEANS OUTDOOR SOIREES. THESE DRINKS MAKE YOURS THE TOAST OF THE TOWN. You’ve been waiting all winter to dust off the barbecue, wipe off the patio furniture and get your gays over to your place for some serious pre-gaming or stay-all-nighting. But ordinary cocktails just won’t do. Try our favorite recipes for spring, from updates to old favorites to a few new tricks.
BOY BOURBINI 1 oz. Bourbon 2 dashes peach bitters • .5 oz. peach liqueur • Sparking wine Shake ingredients with ice, add mint sprig. • •
PARTY THYME LEMONADE 3 lemon wedges sugar • .25 cup Lemon-Thyme Syrup • .25 cup citrus vodka • .25 cup club soda • 1 sprig fresh thyme Run one lemon wedge over glass rim. Dip rim in sugar. Mix liquid ingredients and pour over ice and other lemon wedges. Garnish with thyme. • •
BERRY BOY BREEZE 2 cups vodka Blackberries • .25 oz fresh lime juice • ginger beer Muddle 4-5 berries, add vodka and lime juice. Strain into glass and top with ginger beer. Garnish with lime and a blackberry. • •
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GAYSIAN THAI TINI Spring Cocktails, Continued
*Thai herb juice: Salt & Chili Powder • 2 pcs ginger 1.5 oz Citron Vodka • 2 pcs galingale • .5 oz Cointreau • 2 pcs lemongrass • .5 oz Lime juice • 5 pcs lime leaf • .5 oz simple syrup • 2 oz Thai herb juice * Moisten martini rim and dip into salt and chili powder. Shake liquid ingredients with ice, pour into glass, and garnish with lime leaf and lemon grass stick. • •
HONEYSUCKLE THIS 2 oz Tequila .75 oz Honey syrup (half honey, half water) • .75 oz Lime juice Shake ingredients with ice, strain into glass and garnish with lime. • •
THE PARASOL .5 oz Lillet Blanc .5 oz St. Germian • .5 oz Honey Syrup • .75 oz Lemon Juice • 3 oz Champagne Shake ingredients with ice, pour and top with more champagne. • •
HEY, PASSION FRUIT 1.5 oz simple syrup 1 oz passion fruit puree • 1 oz lime jice • 2 oz chili-infused tequila Shake it all, pour over ice, garnish with fruit slice and/or a chili pepper • •
MY BORDELLO 2 oz vodka 7/8 oz cherry blossom syrup • 1 oz lim juice • 2 slices cucumber Shake all ingredients with ice and pour into a martini glass. Garnish with cukes and a cherry blossom. • •
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DEEP CLEANSE 1.5 oz gin 2 oz aloe vera juice.5 oz simple syrup • 3 slicks cucumber • 1 squeeze fresh lime Muddle cucumber with syrup. All other ingredients and shake well. Strain straight up into glass and garnish with cucumber slice. • •
GAY GLACIER 1 oz huckleberry reduction 1/8 cup freshly juiced huckleberries (or blueberries) • .5 teaspoon sugar • 1.5 oz vodka • Dash of vanilla Garnish with berries. • •
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DOING UP THE I-DO’S
SPRAWLING OR INTIMATE, CREATE YOUR OWN BIG FAT GAY WEDDING AT A PERFECT-FIT VENUE FOR YOU AND YOUR MAN’S BRAND OF LOVE. BY MIKE FLEMING Now that getting married is a decidedly gay thing to do, an increasing number of couples are graduating from shacking up to popping the question. And hint-hint: Post-Valentine season is the perfect time to drop some jewelry on a dude and make a fuss in front of your friends and family in venues with lower prices before spring settles in for good.
FERNBANK MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Modern architecture with prehistoric flare 767 Clifton Road 404-929-6300 fernbankmuseum.org
BUCKHEAD THEATRE Cool theater and ballrooms available 3110 Roswell Road 404-THE-BUCK thebuckheadtheatre.com
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Say “I do” to each other and “Yes” to a ceremony, reception and guests at one of these gay-friendly wedding venues in Atlanta, from sprawling and fancy to hip and intimate.
1920s faux-mideastern gilt and glam 660 Peachtree Street NE 404-881-2100 foxtheatre.org
CALLANWOLDE FINE ARTS CENTER Historic mansion with all the amenities 980 Briarcliff Road NE 404-872-5338 callanwolde.org
ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN Private spaces with penultimate scenery 1345 Piedmont Avenue NE 404-876-5859 atlantabg.org
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HISTORIC DEKALB COURTHOUSE 19th Century Neoclassical, floor-to-ceiling windows 101 East Court Square, Decatur 404-373-1088 dekalbhistory.org
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WIMBISH HOUSE 19th century castle, “The Grand Old Lady of Peachtree” 1150 Peachtree St. NE 404-870-8833 thewimbishhouse.com
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MARCH MADNESS PLAYLIST BY SCOTT KING
SWEET TEAMS ARE MADE OF THESE: THE BEST ANTHEMS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP GAYS IN SPORTS. Apparently, when I was a very young gay person, I used to call them champion chips. That sounds hot. I also it used to be fond of a film called Shitty Shitty Bang Bang. My mother coached college sports. My sister plays sports very, very well. I love them both very much. I don’t like sports, though. I think they’re Satanic a little bit. If you love sports, you love to celebrate with a song. If you don’t, you can still rock out to channel the spirit. Here’s a list of the best anthems for gays in sports, just in time for March and its Madness – NBA playoffs begin March 15.
ROAR Katy Perry You’re going to win the game. You’re going to shoot the ball in the basket. Then they’re going to hear you roar.
HYPNOTIZE The Notorious B.I.G. After listening to this track, I am SO ready to kick your ass. With style. Federal agents mad cause I’m FLAGRANT.
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen This song is about all your ex-lovers. If Annie Lennox did a poignant cover of it at the piano, it would be about the AIDS crisis.
RAPE ME Nirvana I’m not the only one.
WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen At least it’s not “We are the Champions.” That beat though.
POWER OF TWO Indigo Girls Tennis has always been very, very gay. Women’s doubles, anyone? What makes me think I could start clean slated? 30 | 3.15.17
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PASS THAT DUTCH Missy Elliot Sports make even less sense when I’m stoned. Don’t the players and the fans realize that they’re all obsequious space robots?
C’MON RIDE IT (THE TRAIN) Quad City DJs I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I can. I can.
HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO Bonnie Tyler The song is degrading to women. It also makes all tingly downstairs.
CENTERFIELD John Fogerty Holy shit this song is gay. Or is it about being bisexual and still no one wants you? Either way, put me in coach. I’ll do whatever you say, today. There’s a brown-eyed handsome man. And a minivan. I think you understand ...
SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) Eurythmics This song is about pro wrestling. Or any of those amateur videos a bro might post to the Internet. Some of them want to use you. Some of them (most of them) want to get used by you.
I GOT ID Pearl Jam Yes you do, gurl. And I fight back in my mind. Like a boss.
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I LOVE WOMEN. I HAVE ALL THEIR ALBUMS.
Female-fronted punk band from England that put out one and only one record in 1978. Kind of like the Sex Pistols. I know you don’t like punk, and you don’t like women, but frontwoman Poly Styrene’s voice could peel the paint off a ceiling. In a good way. Oh, bondage! Up yours!
RYE RYE This adorable Baltimorian is a fierce M.I.A. protege and duets with Robyn. Also, her music is really good for bottoming. Mention her name to a record store clerk and blow they MIND.
BY SCOTT KING
THESE ARE THE UNSUNG FEMALES IN MUSIC WHO BRING THE WOMEN’S HISTORY PARTY TO GAY MEN. AS A GAY MAN, YOU MAY OR MAY not even know that it’s Women’s History Month, much less consciously commemorate or celebrate it in any way. We can do better, and have fun at the same time. It’s easy to see how some divas and some gay men click in mutually beneficial ways. We’re looking at you, Gaga, Janet, Madonna, Mariah, Cher, Katy, Kylie, et al. In short, many of us are already loving some great women for their talents, and specifically, how they own being women.
PJ HARVEY When Madonna or Tori Amos or Kate Bush or Courtney Love Cobain or Bjork or any of the other women in rock that I love more than anything come on the stereo, I want to break the furniture. When Polly Harvey comes on, I want to go for a long, long walk. She’s never made a bad record. She’s the best.
But there are way more women in music, not to mention women in general – hello, that gay men can get behind that not all of us even know about. Yet.
MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO In order to get the party that is Women’s History Month started, here are seven female musical artists who for some reason aren’t worshipped by every queer on planet Earth. Until now. 40 | 3.15.17
Queer, activist, poetic, an early sign for Maverick Records, and sang backup on M’s “I’d rather be your lover” after Pac dropped out. Why aren’t you listening to her?
LIZ PHAIR You’ve heard of her. Suck it up and listen to her first two records when you’re bored You’ll be cursing like a demure French sailor before you know it.
ELLEN ALLIEN What what WHAT? Exactly. If you watched any of those popular premium cable series during the Bush years, Ms. Allien’s music was probaby grooving the future into the present in the background during the promo. Excellent music for road trips to Montreal, kana sutra training, and holiday barbecues
KATHLEEN HANNAH Despite the occasional white girl disingenuousness, punk shaman Kathleen Hanna has fronted at least three bands whose records will make you feel something. Bikini Kill, The Julie Ruin, and Le Tigre. My feminisn wouldn’t be the same without them. And a healthy dose of Camille Paglia.
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10 Times WE FELL IN LOVE WITH LADY GAGA
MARCH ON WASHINGTON
JAMES CORDEN’S CARPOOL KARAOKE
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A VERY GAGA THANKSGIVING
WITH BEYONCE ON ‘TELEPHONE’
BEST NEW ARTIST 2007
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BLAKE’S Martini Monday's with David, Doug and Rod BURKHART’S Blue Monday Karaoke with Darlene at 10PM COCKPIT $3.00 House Draft EAGLE Music Videos with Kirby FRIENDS Texas Hold'em 8:30pm HIDEAWAY Industry Night 1/2 Off Well, Domestic, & Wine JUNGLE Stars of the Century Show 11:30pm MODEL T Monday Night Madness 8pm OSCAR’S Service Industry Night SWINGING RICHARDS Industry Free Entry, Free VIP Lounge for all. 8:30PM TRIPPS Customer Appreciation All Drinks $1.00 Off WOOFS Texas Hold'em Poker 7:30pm
BLAKE’S TGIF with Doug & Brent 3-9pm • Celestial Fridays with Celeste Holmes & Cast 11pm • Bill Berdeaux Spins Street Level BURKHART’S FEMME FATALE with Destiny Brooks and Justice Taylor at 11PM CLUB RUSH “Got Leche” Free entry until 11pm 18 & up - Open until 4am COCKPIT $6.00 SkyFall Wine EAGLE DJ Dance Party HERETIC PUMP featuring Atlanta’s hottest deejays - Occasional special events. No cover b4 11 HIDEAWAY $5 Smirnoff drinks & Martinis DJ Marc J. Cubs @10pm in back room JUNGLE The Other Show with Edie Cheezburger 9:30pm LIPS ATLANTA Glitz & Glamour Las Vegas Style MODEL T Texas Hold’em Poker 9pm OSCAR’S Music Video Night SWINGING RICHARDS Sexy dancers pack the strage early! Drink Specials all night. Free before 8PM. $10 Cover before 12 TEN ATLANTA Music & Videos by DJ Daryl Cox 10pm TRIPPS Jeremy Presents “Skin” 4pm - 2am WOOFS Fur Fridays
TUESDAY BLAKE’S Latin Night with DJ, Melo, 1/2 Priced Food Menu 'til Midnight BURKHART’S DRAG-EOKE with Angelica D’Paige at 10PM CLUB RUSH “Tipsy Tuesday” 18 & up - Open until 4am COCKPIT $5.00 Smirnoff Drinks FRIENDS Let's Make A Deal with Ken 6pm HIDEAWAY Game night: Poker and blackjack 7:30 Trivia with Jason Walker 8:30 MODEL T Texas Hold’em Poker 7pm OSCAR’S Show Tune Tuesday SWINGING RICHARDS Titos Tuesdays! $6.25 Titos Cocktails with the hottest crowd in the ATL. Free before 8PM WOOFS Poker Professional Hour
WEDNESDAY BLAKE’S Party Pop Hits with Doug 3-9pm, "Voyeur Wednesday with Kyra Mora. Go-Go Guys 11pm - 2am BURKHART’S HUMPDAY KARAOKE with Darlene at 10PM COCKPIT Karaoke - Humpday Specials FRIENDS Hump Night with Regina Simms 8pm HERETIC WarpZone Video Game Night 7pm - Pig Dance Black Out Party DJ Stan Jackson 10pm-3am NO COVER HIDEAWAY Beauty and the beat! Ruby Redd Charity Bingo @8:30 free to play. karaoke W/ Tyler @ 11:00 $ 3.00 well drinks all day long LIPS ATLANTA Bitchy Bingo MODEL T Wonderful Wednesdays 7pm OSCAR'S JukeBox Wednesdays SWINGING RICHARDS Wasted Wednesdays! Free VIP Lounge. 2-4-1 VIP Rooms all night! TRIPPS Hump Day Buffet Free Food @ 5 pm w/ Drink Purchase WOOFS Trivia and Bear Hump Hour
THURSDAY BLAKE’S Texas Hold em Poker 7pm • #TBT 90's Divas with Shawnna Brooks 11pm BURKHART’S DANCEFLOOR DIVAS with Phoenix (RuPaul’s Drag Race s3) at 11:30PM COCKPIT Customer Appreciation Night EAGLE Blackout Night with Gerry FACES LOUNGE The All Star Cabaret Drag Show & Karaoke FRIENDS Texas Hold'em 8:30pm; Regina hosts Ladies Nite 10pm HERETIC 3 Legged Cowboy Night 9pm Free dance lessons 8-9pm. No cover. HIDEAWAY Hot Mic’ Comedy w/ Ian Aber at 10pm followed by Karaoke at 11:30. Draft Beer Special JUNGLE True Thursday EDM Party 10pm LIPS ATLANTA Dinner with the Divas MODEL T Pre-Weekend Party! 7pm OSCAR’S Thirsty Thursday SWINGING RICHARDS 2-4-1 Entry and VIP All night! A Matthew & Billy Fav!! Fireball Shot Specials! WOOFS Country Music Night 7pm 62 | 3.15.17
SATURDAY 10TH & PIEDMONT Bottomless Mimosa Brunch BLAKE’S Open at 1pm • “Glitter Bomb” w Edie Cheezburger • Guest DJs Upstairs 10pm-close. BURKHART’S SYNERGY with Shawnna Brooks and Monica Van Pelt at 11PM CAMPAGNOLO Legendary Musician Robert Ray on the piano 10pm-1am COCKPIT Karaoke EAGLE DJ Dance Party FRIENDS Free Pool 2-6pm HERETIC Varies. EARLY COUNTRY (8pm-12:30am) & LATE NIGHT DANCE with Billboard DJ MIKE POPE @12:30-close. No cover except special events. HIDEAWAY $2.50 All Well Drinks JUNGLE Fantasy Girls 9pm; Club Night, Various Guest DJ's 10:30pm LIPS ATLANTA Glitz & Glamour Las Vegas Style MODEL T Texas Hold’em Poker 3pm OSCAR’S Music Video Night SWINGING RICHARDS T Shirt Review. Atlanta boys get crazy! Free before 8PM. $10 Cover before 12 TEN ATLANTA Music & Videos by DJ Rob Reum 10pm WOOFS Game Day
SUNDAY 10TH & PIEDMONT Bellini Brunch BLAKE’S Open at 1pm - Bloody Mary’s with Robin. Texas Hold em Poker Upstairs 2pm. • "Midtown Rouge" Drag Show w/ Peaches 8:30pm • High Energy with DJs Will Bryan & Bill Berdeaux. BURKHART’S Armorettes at Burkhart's, 7:30 p.m. before Tossed Salad • Tossed Salad hosted by Brigitte Bidet - Music & Drinks 10pm - Showtime 10:30pm CLUB RUSH Hip Hop and R&B - 18 & up - Open until 4am COCKPIT Movie Night FRIENDS Open Sunday 2pm-12am HIDEAWAY $3.50 wells JUNGLE Cherry Bomb with Wild Cherry Sucret 8pm LIPS ATLANTA Gospel Brunch w/ Bubba D. Licious LAS MARGARITAS Papi’s $17.95 Unlimited Brunch & Choice of Mimosas, Sangrias, Bloody Maria’s, & Mojitos OSCAR'S Sunday Funday TEN ATLANTA Brunch 11am & music by DJ Rob Reum inside and DJ Robert Ansley on the patio 4pm TRIPPS 2nd & 4th Sunday - Open Mike Show 6pm WOOFS Sunday Funday
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splitting with my guy of several years. The last thing I want to do is go on a date, let alone be in a serious relationship. What am I missing?
So Is Nobody Getting Lasting Exclusivity? Dear SINGLE: Well, you’re not missing time on your hands. I get the temptation to stare and judge, especially when this guy puts it all out there to collect “likes” and comments.
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DADDY! SAME CRAP, DIFFERENT GUY Hey, Daddy! There I am, doing my morning scroll through Facebook World, and I see that a guy I know is posting from the airport with his new boyfriend, who he is taking home to meet his mom for the first time. Sweet right? Well, kinda. It was less than a year ago that this same friend was married to a different guy, going through a horrible divorce, and posting his woes on social media. I got curious and went further back. Same scenario with yet another guy the year before. I’ve taken stock of several friends and acquaintances who end one relationship and find love a second time. And a third. And a fourth. Always monogamous love forever amen. Until it’s not. Of course, I see it through my own lens, which is a few months after
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It’s true that some guys can’t be alone. Being in a relationship is the end-goal so they don’t have to face themselves. They perpetually force the wrong person into their scenario, and they repeat the mistake over and over. On the surface, we can’t justify the perpetual loop of divorce-love-divorce again. But as compelling as the gossip may be, it’s ultimately a waste of time. Without inside info on this man’s thought process, we can’t know what’s right for him. It’s good you brought it around to your situation. You may be a little envious of happy couples right now, possibly afraid to dive into another relationship. Hang in there. Your timing is your own, and you’ll know when it’s right. Do stop comparing your life to others’ social posts, though. It’s none of your business, and you’ll make yourself miserable comparing their highlight reels to your behind-the-scenes.
DADDY LOVES HIS BOYS He knows the answers you need, and you’re going to get them. Reach out to him with your burning questions via our editor, mike@davidatlanta.com. Warning: Advice given in this column is intended for entertainment and novelty purposes. Please proceed at your own risk.
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ARIES (Mar. 21 – Apr. 19):
LIBRA (Sep. 23 – Oct. 22):
You are now as prone to accidents as ever. Secondguessing yourself won’t help. Just slow down and pay attention! As a bonus you might notice details that can improve your work, your health and your reputation as a genius.
Be very careful of your health. Cold and wet are not your friends! Temptations and invitations to parade around in something skimpy may be irresistible, but if you want to get hot, stay warm!
TAURUS (Apr. 20 – May 20):
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21):
Seeing your mother in the mirror might be a bit spooky, but there are lessons there (besides acceptance!). With maturity comes an appreciation for what she intended at least. A part of her will always be with you, so find the good in that.
Innovative efforts are likely to fail, but even then you can learn something important. Be careful not to damage material resources, working relationships or your health. Your dark, nasty humor wants to emerge for the wrong audience. Be careful!
GEMINI (May 21- Jun. 20):
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21):
A hard reality check can make you recalculate your goals, but it’s not all bad. We all have to trim our sails now and then. Trust your instincts. Friends offering challenges may not have your best interest at heart. Think ahead!
Unless you and your mate really are partners in work as well as at home, helping each other with work is going to create trouble. If you’re seeking new work, polish your résumé over the weekend and get it out next week.
CANCER (Jun. 21- Jul. 22):
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19):
If you seek the spotlight, you’ll regret it. Someone’s likely to shove you under it anyway, and you may not like that either. Share credit, shoulder blame and be careful of who you trust.
Setbacks at work can get under your skin, triggering arguments with the boss. Don’t let passing annoyances get to you. Take it out on some rough or challenging fun. Anything from a game of rugby to a good intellectual stretch will shake off the tension.
LEO (Jul. 23 – Aug. 22):
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18):
Trying too hard to promote yourself can antagonize colleagues. Modesty doesn’t mean you have to deny yourself, but try to keep your ego out of it and present your work in a simple, straightforward way.
Recent inspirations and brilliant utterings may have you feeling invincible, but the gift of gab is passing. Wherever being crude and nasty, or brutally to the point can serve you, have at it. Otherwise modest reticence is best.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 – Sep. 22):
PISCES (Feb. 19 – Mar. 20):
Erotic exploration is likelier to teach you what you don’t like than what you do. Experimenting is fine if you can joke about it afterwards. Trust the instinctive “no.” Feeling you have to prove something is the surest way to trouble.
Dissatisfaction in love may get so bad that the only thing holding you together is the expense of splitting up. Problems that seem unsolvable now may find answers later. List the positives and the negatives; remember the good stuff when you talk.
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bitch session You’re like a zombie. No matter how many brains you eat, you’ll never have one.
Hey Dunwoody Douche: Sorry it took so long for me to figure out you provide nothing but a dick and a headache.
It’s like someone told him he could never hurt me, and he said, ‘Hold my beer.’
I’ve decided to give up on him and be civil, so when karma hits my triumph will be complete.
You call me hateful for keeping it real. I never learned how to say ‘Fuck you’ politely.
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Have fun! means I’m not leaving the house today unless it’s on fire.
How is it the people who know the least have the most to say?
If by ‘We’ll still be friends,’ you mean never call, never text and stay the f* away from each other, then yeah totally.
You are awful. No one makes himself great by showing how small someone else is.
Honey, any gay boy can run his mouth. Now watch a real bitch back that shit up.