My knuckles were white on the controller. I’d just paused the video game I was playing with my buddy Silas, who was suddenly frowning at me. We’d been fighting our way through a castle all afternoon, battling computer-generated monsters, and were almost to the last threshold, the game’s ultimate level.

“What is it?” Silas asked.

I let out a tight breath and said, “I want to ask your advice.”

“You need to work your sword and shield together, man, I keep telling you that.”

“Not game advice.” I set down my controller. I’d been attempting to work up my nerve for hours. But I finally found myself blurting out, “I want to have anal sex with Sheila!”

He grinned and tossed aside his own controller. Silas... Read More