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Dear Quentin, I live in Utah, and I have been seeing a married man for almost six years. No, I’m not ashamed. Although we both care greatly for each other, our relationship started as and remains a mutually beneficial one: money for me, companionship for him. He has been my sole source of income for the last 5 years, paying every single expense I have, and he is happy to do so because he loves me and I provide an escape from his miserable home life (his words). He’s been married a long time, and his only child is grown....

In a discovery which surprises no one, a study found fellas value sexy bodies and attractive faces much more than women do. And it is great news for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, 65 — who recently split with his wife — as women like high income, intelligence and emotional connection. Experts are now set to establish whether the Pope is really Catholic — and what bears do in the woods, The Sun understands. Dr Stephen Whyte, a behavioural scientist at Queensland University in Australia, said: “Males and females can differ quite significantly in the importance they place on characteristics. “Both...

It was like a story torn from a rom-com movie — except for the ending. A Florida author flew across the country Friday to spill her guts to “the love of my life” – only to end up heartbroken and alone Saturday morning in a “s—-y” Oregon motel. The romantic drama captivated Twitter over the past 24 hours as it was shared by Rebecca Renner, a contributor to National Geographic and author of the upcoming book “Gator Country.” “I asked him if we could try again and he said no,” Renner, 31, of Orlando, told The Post Saturday morning by...

Modern women follow a set of rules that are supposed to make them happy when followed. But the rules aren't based on anything other than an entitled, self-obsessed, victimization complex.>Aidy Bryant’s testament to the independent modern woman, “Shrill,” comes to a close with the third and final season now airing on Hulu. Bryant’s Annie Easton is Mary Tyler Moore in a plus-sized mini dress, taking on the world with a smile and a can-do attitude, balanced by a perpetual feeling that she’s being judged for being overweight. Like Mary, Annie is trying to figure it all out as she goes...

According to a new study, cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including chlamydia and gonorrhea could soon spike as the COVID-19 pandemic winds down. As we’re heading what the media has referred to as “hot vax summer,” experts are worried that STIs could return with a vengeance. Researchers analyzed positivity rates based on data from over 18.6 million tests performed across the US from January 2019 through June 2020. They found that testing for both chlamydia and gonorrhea hit their lowest point in early April 2020, when cases of COVID were on the rise.

Some women want the mask mandates of the COVID-19 pandemic to continue because they act as an "invisibility cloak" and curb "the male gaze." "I don't want to feel the pressure of smiling at people to make sure everyone knows I'm 'friendly' and 'likable.' It's almost like taking away the male gaze," said Aimee, 44, of Los Angeles, in a report by the Guardian. "There's freedom in taking that power back."... The Guardian also spoke with Francesca, 46, a teacher who views her mask as an "invisibility cloak." "Maybe it's because I'm a New Yorker or maybe it's because I...

Jeffrey Epstein suggested Bill Gates should leave his wife Melinda during dozens of meetings at the convicted pedophile's $77million Manhattan townhouse, according to a person who attended the 'men's club'-style get-togethers. Gates' visits to Epstein's 'lair' were an escape from his unhappy marriage, and the pair 'were very close', a source told The Daily Beast. The report alleges the pair's friendship blurred personal and professional lines, and was much closer than Gates had previously admitted. The Daily Beast revealed Gates sought marriage advice from Epstein during dozens of meetings between 2011 and 2014, far more than had previously been reported....

Dear Reader: The Associated Press Stylebook, aka the Bible of journalism, has decreed that the word “mistress” shall no longer be used by journalists because “it implies the woman is solely responsible for the affair.” Instead — and much to the relief of unfaithful men everywhere — we are to use “friend,” “companion,” or — if we dare — “lover.” How many divorce actions, filed for the cause of adultery, will use those terms? “Mrs. Jones found out Mr. Jones was keeping Stankyho, a long-term friend, in a New York apartment for 10 years.” Nope, the legalese will say “long-term...

Ohio State University is encouraging precocious teenage freshmen girls to use OnlyFans and sell pornographic images and videos of themselves as part of their annual ‘Sex Week’ event. “Starting an OnlyFans? Join us for a panel with OnlyFans content creators to discuss their experiences and destigmatizing digital sex work. “On that Demon Time, she might start an OnlyFans (OnlyFans) Big B and that B stands for bands”… cue Megan Thee Stallion & Beyoncé,” the description for the Zoom conference reads. The digital conference promoting OnlyFans is scheduled to take place on Feb. 20. It is unknown whether the fathers who...

This week, Biden-Appointee Rachel (previously Richard) Levine made history after being confirmed by the Senate as the first transgender assistant health secretary. Parental rights have never been at a greater risk, and Biden’s home state of Delaware seems to be the first to test the waters, moving quickly to silence parents who oppose the use of their children as a diversity prop for the LGBTQ agenda. Delaware father, Adam Bailey took a stand. Newly appointed Laurel Little League President and diversity activist Michael Snead of Delaware gave a family member a Tee-Ball Coaching position within Laurel Little League’s organization. This...

Past studies have shown participating in religious services and in the life of a religious community can be good for your health. (RNS) — Going to church is generally touted as good for the soul. But there is also evidence church attendance can be good for your health — unless, that is, you are a woman at a church that bars women from preaching or other leadership roles. A new study published in the American Sociological Review has found that women who attend churches with such restrictions report worse health than those who attend churches with women in leadership roles....

A Queens mother has been charged with two counts of murder for the brutal deaths of her two six-week-old twins, whose bodies were found stabbed to death in her apartment Thursday - one with a knife sticking out of his head. Danezja Kilpatrick, 23, was charged less than 24 hours after officers with the New York Police Department discovered the six-week-old twins, a boy and a girl, inside the Woodside Houses on 51st Street and 32nd Avenue. Police first found the infant boy - Dakota Bentley - inside a bedroom crib with a knife sticking out of his head, the...

 by Chuck NessEver here the joke about the husband who was looking through the paper when he came upon a study that said women use more words than men? There was a married man who read in a magazine that, "Men use about 7000 words per day, but women use 20,000". Excited to prove to his wife that he had been right all along when he accused her of talking too much, he showed her the study results. The wife thought for a while, then finally she said to her husband, "It’s because men never listen so we have...

A UK woman was sentenced Tuesday to at least 23 years in prison for murdering her housemate who spurned her sexual advances — and then dismembering the corpse with a saw and stuffing the pieces in suitcases, according to a report. Gareeca Gordon, 28, stabbed Phoenix Netts, also 28, four times in their Birmingham home on April 16, 2020, the Evening Standard reported. After murdering Netts, Gordon deceived her friends and relatives via text messages, emails and voice messages that she had moved to London. When she was nabbed beside a quarry in Coleford about a month after the horrific...

The district attorney of Manhattan in NYC has announced that his office will no longer prosecute any unlicensed "massage" parlor workers (about 900 cases), nor loitering for the purposes of prostitution (about 5,000 cases). Abigail Swenstein, a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society's Exploitation Intervention Project, which works with sex workers, said that while the policy doesn't preclude the New York Police Department making arrests, she hopes officers will choose not to, knowing that prosecutors would not bring charges. Laws against these behaviors are still on the books but will not be prosecuted. The citizenry has not repealed these...

"conservative women are particularly blissful: 40% say they are very happy. That makes them slightly happier than conservative men and significantly happier than liberal women. The unhappiest are liberal men; only a fifth consider themselves very happy"

United Airlines, the only major U.S. airline to own a flight school, will begin accepting applications today as it embarks on an ambitious plan to train 5,000 new pilots by 2030, at least half of them women and people of color. Backed by scholarship commitments from United Airlines and JPMorgan Chase, United Aviate Academy will create opportunities for thousands of students, including women and people of color to pursue a career as a commercial airline pilot, one of the most lucrative careers in the industry.

Dr. Kate Clancy, a University of Illinois associate professor, said that she'd heard people had experienced changes in their menstruation since getting vaccinated Her tweet prompted other women to share changes to their own periods Several reported that they were bleeding more heavily and for longer than they had before getting the vaccine A few said they began menstruating in the middle of their cycles, days or weeks before they were supposed to Experts aren't sure why some women might see changes to their periods, and so far there is not enough data to know whether it is connected to...

One of the things I couldn’t help but notice during the BLM protests last year was the fact that deeply distraught, hysterically angry white women seemed to be taking the lead in many of the protests. It turns out that I may have been on to something. A women’s publication called Evie has caught up with the fact that a study from last year found that over half of white, Democrat women have been diagnosed at one time or another with a mental health problem. I’m not at all surprised. To quote myself, in July, after sharing several videos of...

The study, which examined white liberals, moderates, and conservatives, both male and female, found that conservatives were far less likely to be diagnosed with mental health issues than those who identified as either liberal or even “very liberal.” What’s more, white women suffered the worst of all. White women, ages 18-29, who identified as liberal were given a mental health diagnosis from medical professionals at a rate of 56.3%, as compared to 28.4% in moderates and 27.3% in conservatives.