Email Author Anna Pulley

2011 Stories by Anna Pulley

• Stalk That Co-Worker on Twitter -- Then Cover Your Tracks

  published Dec 22, 2011

  Let's say I have a coworker/dude who I am sort of (okay totally) stalking. I don't really have to "stalk" because we have each other's numbers and e-mails and we text each other occasionally, if not o... More >>

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  Instant Messaging Has No Rules -- So Follow Your Own

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Have you covered IM etiquetter How many times can you IM someone with no response before you need to leave them aloner When is it okay to IM someone who has the "busy" flag upr Also, I have people w... More >>

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  Online Dating: Ladies, You Have the Right to Remain Silent

  published Dec 08, 2011

  A guy wrote to me on OkCupid recently. He was nice, but not really my style, so I didn't write back. He then wrote again, giving me shit for not responding to his first message. This solidified my dec... More >>

• Post-Hookup Text Etiquette

  published Dec 01, 2011

  I hooked up with a girl a few months back. I had fun, but I assumed we'd never see each other again, so didn't respond to her text the next day. Well, turns out I did run into her, and she was miffe... More >>

• Peter Orner Jarringly Exposes the Tragedy of Ordinary Life in Love and Shame and Love

  published Nov 30, 2011

  I usually write in all my books, but couldn't bring myself to do so in Peter Orner's Love and Shame and Love. It seemed wrong somehow, like taking a Sharpie to someone's family photo album. Tightly ... More >>

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  How To Deal With Break-Ups Gracefully In the Digital Age

  published Nov 23, 2011

  Anna, Your previous advice regarding approaching ladies the right way online landed me a really fun date that turned into about 15 more, but now that we've had an argument or two I'm thinking maybe ... More >>

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  When It's Okay to Correct Grammar Online

  published Nov 17, 2011

  Is it ever not considered rude to correct someone's grammar and spellingr Not in a business setting or anything, but will I come off as a dick for pointing out mistakes in an an e-mail, chat, or Faceb... More >>

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  Tweet Your "Friends" Right

  published Nov 10, 2011

  I have a question. Does being a "friend" online really require any social obligations or even just courtesiesr I was recently feeling overwhelmed with spending too much time online, to the point that ... More >>

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  How to Navigate Crazy Co-workers Online

  published Nov 03, 2011

  I mistakenly added some backstabbing beeyatches from my job as friends on my Facebook page. One eased my burden by defriending me (very unceremoniously, I may add) and I have now defriended AND blocke... More >>

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  Social Media Self-Promotion: The Only Advice You Need

  published Oct 27, 2011

  Dear Anna, I am troubled. I am an aspiring writer who feels overwhelmed by the amount of information online on how to become successful at this craft. I have been trying to promote my work via Facebo... More >>

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  There Are Ways Around the Facebook Block

  published Oct 20, 2011

  rHi Anna, I get the impression that someone on Facebook who has me blocked, on occasion unblocks me, reads my posts, then blocks me again. I've been told by friends who are also on FB that some com... More >>

• Allison Moon Tells Us How Lesbian Werewolves Do It

  published Oct 14, 2011

  The first time I met Allison Moon, she was wearing a hat shaped like a fox head and telling an audience how she orchestrated an orgy for Bawdy Storytelling (Video below). Since then, she has only... More >>

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  Cluttered In-Boxr You Might Be an E-Hoarder

  published Oct 13, 2011

  My boyfriend never deletes anything. He saves texts, e-mails, videos, and pictures galore. The thing that annoys me most is the e-mails though. He has about 8,800 in his Gmail in-box, and they just pi... More >>

• I'm In Love ... With My Smartphone

  published Oct 06, 2011

  Dear Anna, My girlfriend seems to view her smartphone as an extension of herself. Every time there's a lull in the conversation, she whips it out and starts browsing, Tweeting, or Facebooking. Aside ... More >>

• Five Tips for Getting Better Online Dating Messages

  published Sep 29, 2011

  I've been trying to date online for a few months now, but I'm just not getting any good messages. They're all some variation of, "hey" or a winky face or some bullshit. A friend said she thought may... More >>

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  Not Everyone Is Jumping on the Nude Pic Bandwagon

  published Sep 22, 2011

  This guy I'm casually seeing -- he doesn't even live in the same state -- asked me to send him a dirty picture via text. I was reluctant at first, but after some hemming and hawing, I sent him a cleav... More >>

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  When Facebook Ruins Friendships

  published Sep 15, 2011

  My best friend of 40 years says she saw a Facebook post from me to her old boyfriend on his profile about where he could go and see who was looking at his profile. Never in my right mind would I do ... More >>

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  How to Know When It's OK to Use Groupon During a Date

  published Sep 08, 2011

  What's the word on using Groupon deals during datesr Will I look like a cheap asshole if I use oner Did you know Groupon has its own dating site, Grouspawnr Therein lies perhaps the most enticing dea... More >>

• A Guide to Facebook Etiquette on Your Birthday

  published Sep 01, 2011

  What's the proper etiquette for responding to Facebook wall posts on your birthdayr Do you respond to all of themr Write a status update saying "Thanks, pals!" Ignore it completelyr This is the etern... More >>

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  Online Social Life Is Hard! Let Robots Do It for You

  published Aug 25, 2011

  Dear Anna, I have gotten a little overwhelmed with all of my social media presences. I recently read about a service called rep.licants.org where I can have a bot act as my online presence, and it i... More >>

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  When Tweeting Is Cheating

  published Aug 18, 2011

  Just to make it short, my ex-boyfriend had an active conversation with this girl who sent him a couple of pics of her semi-naked! When I started arguing with him, he said, "Why do you make it a big de... More >>

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  Doin' It 2.0: The Evolution of Cybersex

  published Aug 11, 2011

  Dear Anna, Do people still have cybersexr If so, whyr If not, good. Because it's weird.~CuriousWell Young One, I was hoping to save this birds-and-bees talk for your Second Life (see what I did ther... More >>

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  Your Fetus Doesn't Need Facebook

  published Aug 04, 2011

  In my Facebook newsfeed, I saw that one of my friends added an unborn child to her profile in the "friends and family" section. It creeped me out. Is this really necessaryr What's next -- deceased rel... More >>

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  Joining Google+ Could Be a Big Minus

  published Jul 21, 2011

  I finally got a coveted Google+ invite, but now I'm wondering what to do with it. I'm already on the usual social media sites -- Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. I'm starting to feel overwhelmed by all th... More >>

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  The Power of the "F**k Me Form Letter"

  published Jul 14, 2011

  I got an OkCupid message recently from an average-looking, youngish guy. It was approximately two sentences, impersonal, and contained a blatant proposition for casual sex. While I'm not interested (n... More >>