I thought that Nicole Kidman handled the divorce from Tom Cruise really well. She never came out and talked about what happened. Thus respecting both herself and her ex. When publicly dumped, I feel that is the best way to handle things.

I always thought Tom Cruise feels threatened by any woman prettier than he is.

Gotta agree with MizB. Sometimes it pays to remember that silence is the unbearable repartee.

Yup - when you ex wants a catfight - don't dignify it. Keep your dignity and let the ex look like a cat's cradle in public.

Is it true that crazy women are good in bed? That has actually been my experience, but I'd never heard it stated as a generalization. Or is it just a "relationship myth?"

I like that. "Crazy women are good in bed. I guess I succumbed."

I like that. "Crazy women are good in bed. I guess I succumbed."

I asked my fiance about this once, and he said it's not true. Crazy women seem like they would be good in bed, but they often have weird sexual issues that make them not good in bed. Go figure.

@MonicaP: "I asked my fiance about this once, and he said it's not true."

Your husband seems pretty brave. I'm pretty sure most husbands would say, "Well, honey, I wouldn't know."

He is indeed a brave man. Fortunately, we're both OK with the fact that we had sexual experiences before we met each other. And he's honest even when it's not good for him, so I don't ask him questions unless I want an honest answer.

MonicaP: you found yourself a prince of a man! That's when you know you can trust someone because you know they'll tell the truth even if it's not easy.
My ex-husband told the truth only when denying it was no longer an option due to physical proof that I could present in his face! He once tried to deny an email he'd sent (he deleted it once I confronted him), but since I'd saved it elsewhere he had to fess up. Then he wanted kudos for being honest.
Small wonder he's an ex :)

James and MonicaP - it all depends on the type of crazy. Freaky, intense, self harm types no - as you say MonicaP, they often have weird sexual issues. Anxious, emotional, shy types yes - once you get past the barriers it's on for young and old. Then again you pay for it in tears down the track.

Not that I seek it out, but for some reason I seem to attract (and be attracted to) women with baggage. Some sort of protective/rescue instinct I guess.

Translation: "Hey, crazy women are good in bed. Guess I succumbed. Won't happen again."

I would tend to translate it as "Hey, crazy women are good in bed. Next!"

I agree about Rushdie's unseemly behaviour, but I gotta feel a little sorry for the guy. He's fallen into the trap (probably led on by praise for writing abilities) of falling for women who are, frankly, out of his league. Look at Padma. Look at Salman. No amount of literary talent can bridge that gap.

I started questioning my respect for Salman when he did a cameo in 'Bridget Jones Diary'...

MonicaP I have to say you're braver than I am because I would have feared my SO would answer with something along the lines of "yeah, crazy women are great in bed honey, remember how good it was for me last night?"

Crazy like a fox, MizB, crazy like a fox.

I'm with you MonicaP. One of the things I love about my fella is that he's kindly honest ... when it's difficult, when it could blow up in his face.

I don't always like what I hear ... but if it's there, I'd rather know. We've only been dating seven months but his honesty over some difficult things has given me a great level of trust in him. That's gold!

"Crazy women seem like they would be good in bed, but they often have weird sexual issues that make them not good in bed."

And sometimes they're not "crazy"... they have other issues you'd best find first.

"Is it true that crazy women are good in bed? That has actually been my experience, but I'd never heard it stated as a generalization. Or is it just a "relationship myth?""

That has definitely been my experience.

"That has definitely been my experience."

I mean it's been my experience that crazy women are good (awesome) in bed, not that it's a myth (my comment was ambiguous).

"No amount of literary talent can bridge that gap."

Noted, but money can - maybe he's rich?

"Is it true that crazy women are good in bed?"

Yes.

Damn it.

Why is it that crazy women are good in bed, but crazy men are just crazy? Probably because most women have more sense then to jump into bed with a crazy man but men have no filter vice versa? :)

Re the Nicole Kidman comment earlier - maybe Ms Kidman thought she had better bite her tongue since she was shagging Tom Cruise when he was still married to Mimi Rogers, so whinging when he did the same thing to her would look a little pitiful. Still, he did her career a lot of good, and that's the main thing.

Oh gosh, sorry, I forgot, Tom and Nicole were just friends when they acted in Days of Thunder - the same year he divorced his wife....

When publicly dumped, perhaps she stayed quiet because she had learned a little grace from his first wife.