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Friendship

Posted on April 15, 2019 April 14, 2019

Happiness Sounds A Lot Like A Lie

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Written by
Kamala Puligandla
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
breaking-up, dating, Friendship, love, memoir, relationships

Most people I knew were quite invested in my happiness. So much so, that I lived in fear of disappointing them. Read more

Posted on September 12, 2017 September 12, 2018

Bad Advice On Shift-Key Mutiny And Wedding Cruelty

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Posted in
Wit+Whimsy
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advice-column, Bad Advice, Friendship, weddings, wit-whimsy

Beauty only comes in a limited range of sizes, colors, and abilities, and anyone who falls outside that range is prone to destroying weddings, which don’t count unless everyone involved looks like they jumped out of the placeholder in a JC Penney picture frame. Read more

Posted on June 30, 2017 September 7, 2018

Beauty Is A Preposterous, Amazing Gift We Give To One Another

Jennifer Culp
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Jennifer Culp
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beauty, Friendship, make-your-face, marriage, weddings

The experience of beauty I share with my friends is a bulwark in a world full of bullshit, a bastion against very real everyday horrors. Read more

Posted on June 5, 2017 August 24, 2018

How To Talk To Your White Best Friend About Racism

Dakota Kim
Written by
Dakota Kim
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
Friendship, Intersectional Feminism, race

It’s better to have extremely difficult talks in a real friendship than to ignore the issues and pretend they don’t exist. Read more

Posted on January 26, 2017 November 30, 2018

How To Support Your Disabled Friends In Winter — And Beyond

Maranda Elizabeth
Written by
Maranda Elizabeth
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
brain-body, disability, Friendship, Mental Health, winter

Dare yourselves to reach in. Read more

Posted on February 29, 2016 October 12, 2018

Birth Control Reminds Women Of Barren Sex Life

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Birth Control, feminism, Friendship, sex, wit-whimsy

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Posted on November 13, 2015 July 25, 2018

When Queer Girl Friendships Burn Too Brightly

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Written by
July Westhale
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
Friendship, lgbtq, queer

We are girls who have wants so big, they encompass many things — especially ourselves. Read more

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