In the spirit of the profusion of “Apologies to Women” that sprung up on Facebook a while back, I thought that as a species, we women were remiss in offering a response. Poor guys, taking the brunt for all of it! No way! Here you go guys, a response. May all sentient beings now have very good sex.

It is with deep regret and sadness that I write this letter.  It is to every man that I have ever dated (or something of that nature) and I want to say the most difficult words that will likely ever cross my lips:  I apologize.

I apologize for the fact that I did not do the work to recognize that – despite whatever delusions I desperately indulged in – there is no way around it: nothing but everything from you will do.  I know I told you it would be alright if you bought me another pair of shoes, or if we spent the next seven hours processing.  I know that I made subtle promises that you didn’t have to do anything but be there, hang out and let me love you, or that once we “settled down” I would be happy.  I lied.

I apologize that I was unwilling to answer this question of what women want, leaving you frustrated and confused.  I left it open-ended and murky because I View full article »