STRUGGLE SESSION: A Day Late, a Dollar (or Two) Short

...eing as I’ve been reading his stuff for years), was shocked by my advice for the caller who wanted to walk around his own home naked in the hopes of being seen. What shocked Thumper — who frequently walks around his own home naked — wasn’t that I told the caller he didn’t need my permission. To find out what shocked Thumper, go read his post. Also: Megs has an important warning for that caller. Everyone hopes DOGGOS‘ question was fake. Lots of conversation in the comments about the ethics of fucking dogs, the fallout of groping siblings, and what my epitaph is likely to be. Says Kras via email… This isn’t a question, but something I thought you might want to include in column. Being of the “testosterone-soaked dick monster” sex myself, this article in the Jackson Hole News and Guide made me laugh out loud. Being a testosterones-soaked dick monster is not limited to the human species — it’s reiterated all over the animal kingdom! Over on Instagram, Andrea assumes the divorcing dude a listener was dating (and whose friends were warning her not to date) was the one initiated the divorce (we actually don’t know who initiated the divorce), McKinli, who has dated and been dumped by two divorcing men, told the caller to run (especially if the caller has used the c-word (crazy) to describe his wife), and Lindsay agreed with me: rebound relationships can work — once again, I met Terry on the rebound and we’re still together 30+ years later. If two people wind up together despite the relationship being a rebound, people forget the relationship was a rebound; if two people in an identical relationship break up, people stand around and say, “See? Those rebound relationships never work out.” Do I create the signoffs for letter that run in Savage Love? Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t. Be sure to check out our new After-Action Report! Like, review, subscribe! David offered some great advice on making friends. And here’s a question that came in this week… I have a question about MAGA twinks. A close friend my same age — 45 — recently brought around his adorable new twink boyfriend. The guy was fairly mature for 24, though a bit pretentious, as cute twinks (unfortunately) tend to be. As the day wore on and the alcohol took effect, he started in on his support of ICE raids and spewed the kind of MAGA talking points I associate with rich old white guys. This is not an isolated phenomenon. It seems like a Republican identity is a sort of financial flex for some young gays — a way of boast that they or their families are part of the 1% and stand to benefit from Trump’s tax policies. It’s not about conservative values. Simply a vapid move on par with Instagramming designer brands or flashing luxury car keys. How do you get through to this type? Jesse In Sarasota I have a question for JIS’s 45-year-old friend about his taste in men… but if you have some advice for JIS, drop it in the comments!