Is it worth telling the woman in a couple you know that her husband is cheating on her, or should you just keep your bloody mouth shut? Let me give you an example. Matt was the sales manager at Maija’s father’s company. He was handsome, charming, a smooth talker, and frequently away from home on … Read more
Some women have a habit of hinting to their husbands that they’re in the mood for sex. They don’t come right out and say it, but instead drop little hints here and there. Sometimes they’re obvious, sometimes they’re so subtle that the poor bastard hasn’t got a clue what’s going on. This can become a … Read more
Has it ever happened to you that, at a particular moment, like a bolt out of the blue, you suddenly realised that your partner was The One True Love? It happened to me once. I was in a pub with my best mate, and my own phone had run out of battery, so I borrowed … Read more
A year ago, I was struggling quite a bit with the fact that I didn’t have a wife, or even a girlfriend. On the one hand, I was perfectly happy being able to live my life freely, exactly the way I wanted. No need to bend over backwards to accommodate a woman’s whims and demands. … Read more
Last night there was absolutely insane fucking noise coming from next door: a woman moaning, outright screaming, and relentless banging. Bloody hell, it went on forever! I figured the neighbour lady was getting some very thorough ‘treatment’ over there—but nope. Turned out it was her elderly mother, who’d fallen out of bed, broken her hip, … Read more
Friday night went on a bit longer than planned. On Saturday morning, my phone alarm went off: “Pick up laundry from the laundry room.” I was still half asleep, so I threw on some clothes and headed down to the communal laundry room. The machines were still running, with just over 15 minutes left. I … Read more
It’s almost impossible to impress me anymore. I’ve seen and heard it all. And yet, today, it happened. In a supermarket. Between the beer shelves. I heard something so extraordinary that the hairs on the back of my neck stood up, a tear welled up in the corner of my eye, and I wanted to … Read more
Being alone can affect your psyche in the strangest ways imaginable. I’ve been single for a long time. I enjoy being single and have no desire to be in a relationship. But yesterday, when a couple of friends were visiting the Helsinki metropolitan area and came to stay the night at my place, I discovered … Read more
I bought clothes drying rack in your store. It came in a compact package, so I knew it required assembly. Luckily, a pretty good assembly manual was included. However, I would like to point out a few minor details that might need adjustment.First: in picture A2, pipes 6 and 7 are exactly the same length. … Read more
I had a premonition about my own death. In the dream, I was in a hospital, hooked up to a ventilator — and then my teenage son unplugged it so he could charge his phone. Should’ve used a condom
