Anna David

NEW YORK TIMES, Sunday, March 25, 2007 Modern Love If We Met in a Former Life, Maybe He Was Straight Then By ANNA DAVID “He’s gay, you know,” Bonnie said. We were sitting on stools at a bar on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, surrounded by Amstel Light bottles and cigarette smoke. “Really?” I gasped. “Really. And not just gay. … Continue reading →

By Anna David In Los Angeles I never find the men, only the boys. Perhaps because the town dream is celebrity (an excuse to play all day), the males here seem trapped happily in perpetual adolescence. It’s all about games and sex and drinking, a film executive says, pretty much summing up a typical LA boy’s dream activities. Even the … Continue reading →

Fictionalizing the people you’ve dated can be tricky — not so much because of how they may respond (you can always deny it and then define the word “fiction” at obnoxious, patronizing decibels) but because of how you might.

This wasn’t love or “friends with benefits.” It was somewhere in between the two, minus anything remotely resembling love or, for that matter, friendship. We were, to use a term I’ve always found creepy, lovers.

The day I received an e-mail from a married male acquaintance that he signed with an “XO” was the day I realized I didn’t know what “XO” meant anymore.

DETAILS Of course you’d never force yourself on a woman, but what if she asked you to? Inside the most dangerous erotic play of all. By Anna David Jim was hiding between two bushes in the back yard, but lack of space was the least of his concerns. Standing next to a window so that he had a perfect view … Continue reading →

MAXIM, OCTOBER, 2010 Sometimes a Girl Feels Sexiest When She’s Not Herself. By Anna David It’s often said that women wear scandalous costumes on Halloween because it’s the one time each year when it’s acceptable to dress like a total slut. But this special brand of kinkiness doesn’t have to be reserved for October 31. You can have a sexy … Continue reading →

Maxim, October, 2009 FIND OUT HOW TO SCORE WITH THE STAR OF YOUR BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNERTIME FANTASIES. By Anna David Never have I been as sought-after by men as when I was a cocktail waitress in San Francisco in my early twenties. Hoisting that tray above my head and sauntering through the bar-restaurant that had the misfortune to employ … Continue reading →

MAXIM, December, 2008 Thinking of jumping into bed with a girl who’s enticingly off her rocker? Prepare to pay the price. By Anna David Not long ago my friend Steve, a 33-year-old architect, began to date an incredibly attractive lawyer. Lisa was witty, cultivated, and adventurous between the sheets. But after just a month, her behavior started raising red flags. … Continue reading →

MAXIM, October, 2008 Watch out, guy. You’re not the only one with a wandering eye. By Anna David For years there’s been a rumor floating around that women don’t cheat as much as men. If you believe that, have fun looking for Bigfoot and working on your “9/11 was a government conspiracy” manifesto. The truth is, girls are not quite … Continue reading →