Perks Magazine

Rhonda explores why it’s socially acceptable for women to flirt and compliment, but not straight men.

Rhonda reflects on how her experiences have shaped her view of relationships.

Fetish phone calls are a safe, anonymous way for individuals to explore their fantasies and desires. But how do you have a successful fetish phone call?

‘What if a girl says yes, then changes her mind?’ Rhonda provides some clarity on why the only yes is a sober and enthusiastic one.

Rhonda explores her toxic relationship with body image, attachment to self-criticism, and aversion to self-acceptance.

Meet Melissa K.: Feminist and Submissive who has had to resolve the conflict between her rape fantasies and her strongly feminist ideals.

Researchers have now shown that Hummers are one of the first real signs of marriage breakdown. Couples who use a Hummer as part of their wedding ceremonies will have an 87% chance of divorce within the first 6 months of marriage.

A response to Jim Dowd’s ‘The Shootings Are Not Senseless’.

Essena O’Neill may be weeping her carefully crafted ‘this is REAL’ and ‘I’m doing it for my 12-year-old-self’ story all over her website, but she is also asking you and me to send her money now that she has to make a living like the rest of us.

Unless we make room for open and honest communication early on, we can only end up with a host of dissatisfied people, constantly seeking one thing, but finding another.

The first in a series of posts where Rhonda explores self-image, projection, and the ego-defences we use to preserve our sense of self.

From the blog: Rhonda Perky learns a tough lesson in feeling the fear and doing it anyway.

Does sex necessarily involve power? Not just Domination and submission, but non-BDSM sex? Rhonda Perky explores questions of power and privilege inherent in sex.

Negotiating safe sex should be straightforward. But when those involved fear rejection and judgement, when we associate asking for a condom with calling someone ‘dirty’, when we are socialised to defer to others, it gets complicated.

Rhonda reveals her struggle with jealousy and what it means to hold on by letting go.

Rhonda Perky goes under the covers to discover what it means to be a Modern Slut.

Rhonda reflects on the rise and fall of desire in a long term relationship.

Rhonda Perky examines how everyday paternalism shifts accountability, and asks: ‘What makes us uncomfortable? Whose behaviour is really the problem? Where does the accountability lie?’

‘Rape’? Rhonda Perky reflects on the weight of words in how we conceptualise our experiences.

Can your communication style during conflict really make a difference?