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The D.C. Sex Blogger on How She Went From Slut to Housewife
Courtesy Jessica Cutler
In a Daily Beast exclusive, Jessica Cutler, the former Hill aide behind the explosive “Washingtonienne” sex blog, explains why she gave up the louche life to settle down and get married. (And no, she’s not pregnant.)
Four years ago, Jessica Cutler was a 26-year-old Senate aide with a hugely popular secret sex blog. Under the pseudonym “The Washingtonienne,” she chronicled her extraordinary sex life, which frequently involved sleeping with D.C. power players who paid her for sex.
Cutler was quickly outed by Wonkette blogger Ana Marie Cox (now a contributor to The Daily Beast), and her story turned into a massive Washington scandal. She was fired for “inappropriate use” of Senate computers, sued by IRS counselor Robert Steinbuch (who she identified on her blog as “RS”), and given—on the bright side—a book deal reportedly worth $300,000. She also went on to pose for Playboy. Her novel, The Washingtonienne was optioned for an HBO pilot produced by Sarah Jessica Parker.
I used to get a thrill every time people got all worked up about what a ho-bag I was.
Now, the Washingtonienne is settling down. This Monday, Cutler got married in a quiet ceremony at New York’s City Hall to Manhattan lawyer Charles Rubio. Her father and sisters were in attendance. Below, Cutler blogs about how she went from slut to housewife in eight months, and why she’s finally decided to let go of her past.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
My boyfriend Charles and I decided to get married late last night/early this morning. We have been dating for seven months. Like any other woman, I am so excited, I want to tell everyone! If I could, I'd shout it from a mountaintop, but I don't have a mountain, I have a blog. Unfortunately, no one reads my blog, so I had to call people.
"Are you sure?" was the typical response. Not surprising, given that we did not start our relationship under the most promising of circumstances. Without getting too explicit, I did everything a lady who is looking for a husband is not supposed to do: I met him at a bar and slept with him on the first date. It was sort of a blur; I was wasted.
Needless to say, I was a nightmare to date, but once our relationship stabilized, I felt comfortable being nice to a member of the opposite sex again.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
We spent the better part of the day in bed, Googling "city hall weddings new york city" on our laptops. We learned that getting married in New York is a surprisingly simple process. It's so easy, I can't believe I haven't been married before! (I have been engaged four times previously, but I'm hoping the fifth time's a charm.)
We chose to get married at City Hall mostly because I'm a cheapskate. Also, if we had the wedding in a church, my side would be full of dealers, cons, and 18-karat pimps, and his side would be all lawyers. No wedding should look like Central Booking.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Charles formally proposed today, which was totally unnecessary (I'm completely d-whipped), but he did it anyway.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
A freelancer emails me about covering our wedding for the New York Times. (Why am I always so surprised whenever anyone reads my blog?)
I get an uneasy feeling about media interest in our wedding. As if getting married wasn't stressful enough without reporters/bloggers/anonymous commenters weighing in on our impending marriage. But isn't it every New York bride's dream to be in the Times’ "Vows" section? Not mine, really, but who the hell do I think I am to say no? Still it sucks to wake up in the morning and have to worry about what shitty things people are saying or making up about you. It's something I don't want my future husband to have to deal with.
It turns out to be a non-issue since it turns out that classy Times readers don't want to read about my tawdry love life anyway.
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Congratulations on your wedding! Was reading your book in a monastery, just the thing to mitigate the room's severity, vow of silence, and cold outside. Love the pink bra on the cover.What a funny book! Have a very happy marriage.
On the bright side, he's getting a wife who's up for anything.
That's gotta be worth something. (Though no more than $300 a pop.)
Yawn...
You do know that wife and slut are not mutually exclusive monikers. Some people actually think slut is a term of endearment, especially if she is up for anything, well almost anything:).
You are my new role model!!! Apparently it is possible to find worthy men than aren't d-bags about what you did prior to your involvement with them! Congrats on your weeding!
What do they say ? You can't turn a whore into a housewife. Good luck buddy.........you're gonna need it.
Guys will always be afraid of a womans past, for good reason... just look at the zinger Sean Avery handed out.
Congratulations. I sincerely hope - especially for your groom - that you undress better than you dress. And I salue the many members of the male race who were documented to have achieved sexual excitement even upon such a vision.
When we get behind closed doors
And she lets her hair down low
And she makes me feel like I'm a Washington Insider
Oh..no one knows what goes on behind closed doors
As long as he does not have a sex column.
You go honey.
I met my wife and we slept together on the first date. I wouldn't have pursued her if she wasn't interested in sex. But she was, and was very much into all sorts of stuff, so I married her. And 10 years later, I am still enjoying the fruits of that decision.
Why marry a virgin when you can find someone that knows what they are doing.
Geez... What is that I'm feeling? Oh yeah. Extreme envy. I gotta get me a slutty wife...
I really don't see the distinction between you and anyone female or male in corporate America, who prostitutes themselves in sycophantic delight for the corner office or a big promotion. In this world where the corporation has become the straw which stirs the drink, what you may have done looks rather beneign.
Btw, Good luck!
Hey Jessica,
Well, Washington DC has been boring since you left, no good scandals etc... Congratulations to both you and your husband, I think somewhere in your book you mentioned that deep down you were just boring enough to want the ring and the husband, so to you I say congratulations on getting your hearts desire. I hope you weren't like MOST married couples who have been dating for a while and were too tired to sleep together on the wedding night...I mean you have a reputation to protect girl!
why do you have to stop being a slut just because you became a housewife? Can't Charles still ask who's your Senator...baby?
How you got married is uninteresting. The details you lay out are pedastrian. The story is in the why? What made you decide to stop slutting around? What made this guy the one? Any regrets?
What a tawdry little slice of life story; what makes your wedding more interesting than anyone else's? All wedding deserve to be witnessed by at least a few friends or relatives. What is interesting is that you appear to be the same escort that i paied $400 to accompany me to a Black Rose / Crucible party and you got scared and ran out after you saw DC's defense and intelligence community doing public bondage and sex.
The multi-culti gene pool is the hippest thing about our new bride - otherwise, she's got nothing on Xaviera Hollander. Happy?
And who, exactly, cares?
Besides Cutler's D.C. pals, I mean.
Daily Beast really needs to choose writers who actually have something to say, instead of gazing at their (annoyingly public) navels
You left out so many details of interest to your admirers. Where are you newlyweds living? Are you sending out invitations to teas at your home and identifying yourself as Mrs. Charles Rubio?
Are you planning a charity ball?
Are you considering a Senate run?
Congratulations!
Congratulations. As someone who kinda tends to meet men the same way, you've given me hope :P. I'm happy for you, and your hubby seems awesome.
In the words of Too Short from 'The world Is Filled' with Biggie:
"You can't turn a hoe into a housewife fool!"
This is truly an Era of Shame Management.
best of luck to both of them.
She agreed to quit whoring, but he continues as a lawyer.
Where is the reciprocity?
Thank you.
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