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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

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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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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Culture & Entertainment

Why I Love Chick Lit

I’ll be honest—I love chick lit. Those identical pastel paperbacks, the spunky and financially successful heroines, the magical endings straight out of an R-rated Hallmark movie. Chick lit generally encompasses…

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

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Why I’m No Longer Looking for Love

I have always wanted to fall in love. Who can blame me? It’s (supposedly) the best feeling in the world. Understanding, bliss, romance, friendship, passion, and caring rolled into one…

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In Defense of the Adulteress

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Sex & Love

I Used to Think My Instagram Would Get Guys to Fall in Love With Me

There’s a parking garage about half a mile from my home—it fringes the outskirts of my town, marking the point where the gentle lull of quaint suburbia meets the hustle…

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Reverse Dating in Lockdown

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Cracking the Enigma of Carrie’s Obsession with Mr. Big

After a hookup during which she “had sex like a man,” a smiling Carrie Bradshaw walks down the street confident and with the material she needs for her weekly column.…

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Notes from a Romance Abolitionist: How to Reimagine Romantic Love

I’m (Not) Sorry for Ghosting You

Fun Date Ideas for These Uncertain Times

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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

Why I Love Chick Lit

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

Why I’m No Longer Looking for Love

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

In Defense of the Adulteress

Reverse Dating in Lockdown

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

Cracking the Enigma of Carrie’s Obsession with Mr. Big

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