So, You’ve Run Out of First Dates
Nothing quite describes your early 20s like a chain of shitty first dates. You abruptly make plans two hours before because all of your friends have bailed on you and…
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Sex & Love
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A Love Letter to Life Partners
I am in love with my best friend. You might think you’ve heard this story before, but it’s not romantic—we did try dating, but after we realized it wasn’t working,…
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Five Tips for When Your Partner Has An STI
I was diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis weeks before I met my first girlfriend. Although it isn’t a STI so much as it is a bacterial imbalance, my diagnosis compelled me…
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Sink Faucets and Sexual Fluidity: A Tale of Growth
When I washed my hands as a child, I yanked on the faucet handle and let the icy water flow like a waterfall between my fingers. I made sure they…
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Ethically Erotic: A Q&A with Feminist Pornographer Kate Sinclaire
We don’t speak of the four-letter “P” word all that much in our day-to-day lives. It might occasionally slip its way into kitchen counter conversations 3⁄4 into a bottle of…
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Why You Need to Unfollow Your Ex on Instagram
I spent the summer of 2017 taking things really personally. As someone who doesn’t like to hang out late, the hot season following my first big breakup was dreadful. It…
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Debunking Masturbation Myths
As feminism becomes more sex-positive and more women are opting to be single (especially since single women with no kids are among the healthiest and happiest), it would seem logical…
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When Love Kills
TW: Mention of rape The prospect of romance has comprised a good amount of the conversations I’ve had with my girl friends, both old and new. We would casually bring…
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If You’re Hooking Up with a Writer, Don’t Ever Read Their Writing
The first time we met, I thought he was unexpectedly tall. I waited for him to arrive at an old smoking area, formerly referred to as “Cloud Nine,” across from…
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Twisted Nostalgia and the Hypersexualization of Teenagers
I couldn’t wait to go to high school. I dreamt of first loves, wild sexual escapades, and life-changing adventures. And can you blame me? The Vampire Diaries was my favorite…
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