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Notes from a Romance Abolitionist: How to Reimagine Romantic Love

At age eleven, I read Distant Waves, a book about a single mother who pretends to be a medium. One day, her family meets Nikola Tesla (please, suspend your disbelief),…

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Sex & Love

Why Is Being Loved by Straight Men So Draining?

Inside Frances’ mind was a to-do list. On it was a small pile of laundry, an almost-due lab worksheet, and an internship deck still missing its final touches. Also a…

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Life

Men Can’t Handle Rejection

Most of us are familiar with the fear of rejecting a man’s advances, having to tell them our feelings toward them are strictly platonic. Whether it’s friendzoning a guy, ignoring…

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Sex & Love

Today, ghosting—the act of suddenly cutting off all communication with someone, usually after they’ve expressed romantic interest—is no longer considered remarkable. The explanations behind this behavior generally vary, although there…

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Life

The Last Single Friend Standing

Sitting cross-legged in my high school gym, a guidance counselor asked 200 girls to close their eyes and imagine their life in ten years. I shut my eyes and immediately…

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Sex & Love

I’m (Not) Sorry for Ghosting You

I was laying in my bed on one of the first warm days of spring. I’d thrown the windows open in an attempt to feel like I was experiencing the…

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Sex & Love

Fun Date Ideas for These Uncertain Times

With temperatures dropping and COVID cases climbing higher by the day, it can be more than a little bit difficult to navigate the dating scene right now. Going on Tinder…

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We’re Different People Now: On Getting Back With Exes

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Life

I Know What I Want—Don’t Tell Me It’s Stuck Up

No one has ever told me that I’m stuck up. I have my bratty moments, sure—but stuck up insinuates a kind of snobby superiority, which is something I never really…

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Notes from a Romance Abolitionist: How to Reimagine Romantic Love

Why Is Being Loved by Straight Men So Draining?

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We Can Still Be Vulnerable in the Eyes of Others

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Men Can’t Handle Rejection

Sometimes, It’s Okay to Ghost

The Last Single Friend Standing

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We Can Still Be Vulnerable in the Eyes of Others

Lena Dunham’s “Sharp Stick” Nails Sexual Awakening in the Digital Age

F*ck Your Boy Genius—He Doesn’t Exist

It’s the Perfect Time to Watch Todd Haynes’s Films

I’m (Not) Sorry for Ghosting You

Fun Date Ideas for These Uncertain Times

We’re Different People Now: On Getting Back With Exes

Trending posts

We Can Still Be Vulnerable in the Eyes of Others

Lena Dunham’s “Sharp Stick” Nails Sexual Awakening in the Digital Age

F*ck Your Boy Genius—He Doesn’t Exist

It’s the Perfect Time to Watch Todd Haynes’s Films

I Know What I Want—Don’t Tell Me It’s Stuck Up

We Can Still Be Vulnerable in the Eyes of Others

Lena Dunham’s “Sharp Stick” Nails Sexual Awakening in the Digital Age

F*ck Your Boy Genius—He Doesn’t Exist

It’s the Perfect Time to Watch Todd Haynes’s Films

What Sex and Healing Are Like for Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation

The Feminine Urge to Not Shower