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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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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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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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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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Dating After Trauma
Trauma comes in all shapes and sizes. It can be the result of a toxic relationship, physical or sexual assault, a manipulative ex, substance abuse, a mugging, a death—whatever the…
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