The expression of independence is a growing narrative within society, with more and more people owning their sexuality and pleasure. It’s liberating, but it also creates two poles of relationships: the casual and the serious.
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The first man I became romantically involved with was 19 years old when I met him. I had freshly turned 15 at the peak of our relationship, and to make matters worse, he was my theater camp counselor.
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Lots of people covet melding pain with pleasure by imprinting marks in this way. In fact, the close connection between pain and pleasure bases itself in science.
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After an uncomfortable, honest discussion, I told Rodgers that although I did like him, we were just too sexually incompatible and that I didn’t think we should continue seeing each other.
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Reuniting and settling down with the person on the receiving end of our first genuine “I love you” is a sweet thought. In the chaos that is one’s often lifelong experience with love, dating, and sometimes marriage, defaulting to the partner who introduced us to all these feelings may seem like a scenario straight out of a dream.
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We are leaving the season of coupling up behind and transiting to the period of literal and figurative romantic blossoming. Now it’s time to question whether our winter-era mindset of monogamy has left us ready for the potential dates to come.
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The scale of femininity and masculinity have always been closely tied with red, the pigment expressing power and dominance, but also menstruation and life.
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Imagine Mac DeMarco playing in the background as you try to figure out the boy who does not want to be figured out.
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Sometimes… you wallow in that post-breakup mess for a little too long, turning into someone you never thought you could be.
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I was adamant that I would keep up the pictures of my old relationship. I felt like it was an important part of my life that had been generally good—why would I want to erase that?
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“I feel like we try to make first times so big and make them more important than they have to be…”
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Time and time again, a bisexual person is considered “gay” if they are with someone of the same-sex and “straight” if they are with someone of the opposite sex.
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My relationship followed the typical pattern of emotional abuse—immense love and praise followed by intermittent periods of uncertainty and dislike.
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Every time someone looked me in the eyes and said, “You guys make me believe in love,” I smiled and laughed automatically, like I was acting out a part in a play I had rehearsed so well.
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Even if you choose to dismiss the rich historical context surrounding racial fetishization, the fact remains: it is everywhere.
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"In a time that seems like love is not as easy to find (and keep) as it once was, it’s a relief to see that enduring relationships still exist..."
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Helpful hint: The Internet is not your friend, especially when it comes to medical matters.
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