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Reflection in search of an Echo
‘Adore me!’ she cries, again and again, ‘for without your eyes to see me, I might disappear.’
Seeing all sides
Adventure Girl learns the perils of too few points of view Over the years I have encountered many people who appear incapable of seeing anything from another person’s point of view. You probably know someone like this. Someone who is always … Continue reading
Posted in friendship, little bits of life, personal, reflections, social commentary
Tagged cognitive dissonance, lack of empathy, POV, self belief, truth
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When a gift isn’t really a gift
By definition, a gift is ‘something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation.’ When I give a gift or offer my support or my time, I do so freely, because I want to, because it feels good to, and with … Continue reading
Posted in friendship, little bits of life, relationships, social commentary
Tagged debt, gifts, giving, obligation
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Who is Rhonda Perky?
“Facebook is where we lie to our friends. Twitter is where we are honest with strangers” –via twitter Like most writers, when I work I assume a persona, whether I’m writing fiction or non-fiction, blogging, tweeting, even posting on a … Continue reading
Posted in reflections, social commentary
Tagged crabs-in-a-basket, persona, personal life, self-confidence
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Whose privates are they anyway?
‘A job is not my life, social networks don’t make me and I’m pretty damn sure that 9/10ths of the executives who are judging people have either got a lot more to hide than the average employee or are just pissed … Continue reading
Posted in social commentary
Tagged personal life, privacy, professional life, social networking
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The Magic Number
‘Is a girl who’s slept with 100 guys a bad person?’ This is an actual question on the dating site, OkCupid. Not, ‘Would you feel differently about a person, and in what way?’, but ‘Is she a good or bad person’? (Note: I … Continue reading
10 Things I’ve learned about blogging
Adventure Girl learns a lesson in putting it on show I’ve been writing for Rhonda Perky’s Bitsfor just over a year now, and it seemed as good a time as any to take stock of some blogging lessons I’ve had … Continue reading
Where has all the love gone?
Tiger Tale laments the loss of lovin’ in the world of cyber sex Driving home from work a couple of nights ago, I was stopped at the lights, and when I looked to my left I saw a young couple at … Continue reading
Posted in love, online dating, sex, single life, social commentary
Tagged cyber sex, romance, sexting
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Someone else’s slippers
Adventure Girl learns a lesson in friendship ‘Does this mean I’m dumped?’ In relationships, there are commonly accepted ‘rules’. There are statuses like ‘single’, ‘in a relationship’ or ‘f-buddies’. You form a ‘relationship’, you break up, and sometimes you make … Continue reading
Posted in friendship, relationship dynamics, social commentary
Tagged boundaries, etiquette, expectations, friends of friends
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Recipe for disaster… Part 1 – My Best Friend’s wedding
So your eternally single Cold Date* has finally got himself hitched. You’re over-the-moon happy for him (and her), even if it means you rarely get to see him because he still hasn’t crawled out from under the new-love covers for … Continue reading
‘Happily Ever… Before and After’
Thinking of getting hitched? Rhonda Perky shares her top pre-marital pointers, as found on Flowinglove.com: ‘take your time to develop a friendship with your potential partner‘… because when the well of sex dries up, you need to have something to … Continue reading
on being THAT girl
Adventure Girl gets perky I’ve never been THAT girl before, you know the one who turns up to the party wearing not much on the outside and even less underneath, the one who makes the guys drool and their girlfriends … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, little bits of life, role play, social commentary
Tagged dress-ups, self-confidence
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A tribute to Rose Buckner, a woman who knew how to get what she wanted
Adventure Girl ventures into the past to learn how to ‘Make do and live comfortably’, Rose Buckner-style. ‘No matter the size of the home, it is the way you plan it that counts. Like me, you may start off in … Continue reading
Posted in reviews, social commentary
Tagged history, housewife, marriage, Rose Buckner
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Tappin’ the glass
Rhonda Perky visits life’s aquarium to find out what makes Tappers tick You’ve seen those annoying people at aquariums, the ones who walk up to the glass and tap tap tap, over and over, just to stir up a response? … Continue reading
Posted in relationships, social commentary
Tagged miserable marrieds, observations, tapper
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Not your average party
Rhonda Perky goes under the covers to discover if the end really does justify the means. I arrived home yesterday to find the house in front of mine tomb-sealed. Blinds drawn, disco soundtrack blaring, but no sign of parked cars … Continue reading
A lesson in online etiquette
Adventure Girl tries her hand at Chatroulette ‘Show boobs or I will push the bird towards the snake!’ http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/03/nsfw-infallible-method-to-get-chatroulette-boob-flashing/ I recently spent a Friday night with friends playing chatroulette (don’t ask – we were VERY drunk). After all the hype, … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, reviews, social commentary
Tagged chatroulette, etiquette, masturbation, website
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My fear
Adventure Girl learns the true cost of being afraid ‘As a general rule, the less one’s sense of life fulfilment, the greater one’s death anxiety.’ –Dr Irvin Yalom, Love’s Executioner My father was an intimidating man who ruled by fear. … Continue reading →