HOW TO QUESTION a woman’s past.

Airlines won’t hire pilots with checkered pasts, banks won’t give loans to people that are unemployed or have sh*tty credit, and DMVs won’t issue driver’s licenses to people with vehicular manslaughter charges on their records. If all of these entities exercise strong judgment in their practices, then why would it be any different for a man and the women he dates?

The answer is simple: there is no f*cking difference, and don’t let anyone—especially a woman—ever try to convince you otherwise.

This is part one, dealing with Directly Asking. “In part two of this article, I will talk about the easier approaches: Appearing Non-Judgmental and Clandestine Measures.”