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more about #therecentlydefloweredgirl Percy: Just to give credit where credit is due: Hyacinthe Phypps is journalist Mel Juffe. Mr. Gorey is responsible for the illustrations, obviously, but not ... more » WittyPiracy: "Deflowered by some guy you picked off craigslist." more » duckwise: I am terribly upset this wasn't available when I was making my wedding invitations. more » TRexstasy: Hey, Sadie, not to nitpick, but I think you meant "wrought". more » lilbobbytables: I need this. I need this so bad. Why can't payday be right now?! more » futuremouse: "Pretend to be completely engrossed in the ride" - It would seem to me that this is applicable in most of these situations. more » Dauphine: Deflowerment at séance? I would have totally been into that. more » galalefey: Where'd it go? :( more » ObtuseIntolerant: Edward Gorey was one of those formative things lying around the house for my sisters and I to discover on our own, and feel like we were getting away ... more » CrossWord: I high fived him because I was so happy to be shed of the darn thing [virginity]. Is that covered in the book? more » Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): I can't even remember my first time. Let's just say I'm a complete lightweight and was several tequilas past smashed. It was with my boyfriend, if tha... more » veronykah: I simply said, "thank you". more » Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: Hyacinthe Phypps is the pseudonym for Blanche Devereaux, right? This is what I imagine her memoirs would be. more » Spaceman Bill Leah: "I don't know how to drive standard." What I actually said shortly after giving up the card in the front seat of my boyfriend's parents' Camry. Appare... more » thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: Well, I'm waiting for marriage, so hopefully the post-"deflowering" (ugh) conversation is natural and all lovey-dovey and on a tropical island somewhe... more » LaFemme: I didnt say anything after, though I told him I hadnt had sex before. He stewed for a few days and then freaked out wondering why I didnt feel the nee... more » Grim Reaper of the Forest: Next time my husband and I get it on, I will definitely shrewdly remark to him "I take it there will be no fee" when we are done. more » emona: Mmmm... I will never forget my first marimba player. Or my first 17 year old gangly comic-book-lovin' art nerd. more » BluebellaElliot: I don't think I said anything. I think I just went and found my friends and had them take me home. No conversation. But then again, it didn't happen e... more » DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton: This is fucking awesome. Great way to end the day. THANK YOU! more » -
#etiquette
The Recently Deflowered Girl: A Reissue, A Review
Obviously, we ordered this newly-reissued book immediately, eager for advice. Yes, Edward Gorey, the master of pen-and-ink, tackles what to say after Deflowerment-by-Marimba-Player, Deflowerment-on-Cross-Country-Bus, and, obviously, Deflowerment-at-Seance. But the modern age has wraught a whole new batch of dubious occasions: More » -
#oldiesbutgoodies
Etiquette For The Recently Deflowered Girl
Have you ever wondered about the proper thing to say after you've been deflowered during a trans-Pacific flight? Just follow the late, great Edward Gorey's advice for "girls over the threshold to womanhood." More »
