I’ve been with my partner for over three years now, but every now and then I still catch myself looking up his old flings on social media. We’re each other’s first serious relationship; and yes, we’re both well aware that we both have had flings, situationships, FWBs—whatever you want to call it—in the past and it’s never been an issue in our relationship.
Read MoreLetters take various forms, like Post-It notes, birthday cards, postcards, written declarations of love (or hate)…the list goes on. To me, a letter features a written message; its complexity knowing no bounds. These Post-It notes were my first experiences with what I consider to be letters, and I only became more familiar with this form of expression when I started facing difficult conversations.
Read MoreAfter a party, when one is alone in bed, or sometimes in the middle of the day while writing for a nonfiction creative writing class––these are some of many instances where we receive a request to send nude pictures of ourselves to a suitor or a random person over the internet.
Read MoreI know. You are reading the title and thinking, “Well, that’s dramatic.” It is, but it would be a lie to say that there is absolutely no societal pressure to find your person in college. Unlike high school sweethearts, which are considered special and rare, couples who met in college are pretty easy to find.
Read MoreCall it circumstance, call it fate, call it what you want to, but the universe always finds a way to humble us. Often, it’s in the form of a special kind of hell–running into the very person you want to, depending on the moment, punch or kiss in the face. The ex.
Read MoreI recently had an experience hooking up with someone where the connection was unreal. Two bodies and two hearts intertwined with all the passion and buildup that one could ever hope for. My summer had been arguably dry, so I was thrilled to return to campus life in Boston to be around my contemporaries and to better my mind and spirit.
Read MoreIn a feed full of aesthetic clips and cheesy affirmations, how can we tamp down our inner cringe and truly believe that these practices yield results?
Read MoreI’ve taken what God’s given me (in this case, God is Joseph Gordon Levitt in yoga pants) and seen it in a way I consider worthy of beauty and attraction.
Read MoreBooks shouldn’t have the power to do this, but unfortunately, they do.
Read MoreThey say love makes you blind, but so does hatred, and I was blind to the benefits of being my very own partner.
Read MoreWhen the topic of my ex got brought up in the early stages of my current relationship, I had felt as though my tongue had been ripped out of my throat. I couldn’t speak.
Read MoreThreesomes: a staple of sexual experimentation, the word assumed to precede a story about college coming of age or questioning of “how do you know unless you’ve tried it?” from a partner.
Read MoreIt’s the classic tale of girl meets boy, girl dates boy, and girl falls in love with boy that has young girls swooning over ‘90s rom-coms and daydreaming about when they will meet their prince charming.
Read MoreI think we shed our past selves like snakeskins, and mine is somewhere on the side of the road between Connecticut and Boston decomposing, melting, and slowly becoming one with the earth.
Read MoreSo how could anyone say no to sugar dating? It’s a sugar baby’s future.
Read MoreThe real question is not if “icks” truly exist, but what has them so widely talked about?
Read MoreEach time someone opens their mouth in the same room as a Film Bro, the Film Bro is simply waiting to disagree, or to loudly and publicly declare their opinion.
Read MoreWe all know about it, but so few of us know how to do it in a way that feels satisfying for all parties involved.
Read MoreThis is not to say I have a five-year plan or anything, but I know that at this point in my life having a variety of partners that all bring different aspects and experiences is the best for me.
Read MoreQueue, the third wheel. The spare tire, the deadwood, the odd one out.
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