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Posted on April 6, 2018 October 9, 2018

Come As You Are

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Posted on March 29, 2018 October 9, 2018

Don’t Think About Him

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It’s exhausting to remember him and even more exhausting to actively not remember. Read more

Posted on March 13, 2018 August 1, 2018

Dear Jeff, California, 35: Do You Enjoy Going Down On Your Wife?

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Lusty Licker
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relationships, satire, sex, Sexism

If you need your wife to don Lorals’ ironclad, single-use, nonporous, vanilla-scented underwear to get her there, then your enthusiasm for licking is lacking, Jeff. Read more

Posted on February 26, 2018 October 9, 2018

6 Perspectives On Being In A Monogamous-Polyamorous Relationship

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love, lust-liaisons, monogamy, polyamory, relationships

These narratives are a snapshot, not a complete picture. But they help to provide contours to a narrative that’s too often blunted. Read more

Posted on February 23, 2018 September 19, 2018

The Fixer Upper, A Love Story

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essay, house, love, lust-liaisons, relationships

This isolated and imperfect project house embodies some kind of emotional petri dish. Read more

Posted on January 4, 2018 November 8, 2018

Why We Must Walk Away From Destructively Dependent Relationships

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Depression, emotional-abuse, lust-liaisons, relationships, suicide

My instincts were screaming at me to move forward, but I was scared to leave. I was afraid of what he might do. Read more

Posted on November 17, 2017 September 19, 2018

Is Love Infinite? A Polyamorous Roundtable On Jealousy

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dating, jealousy, love, nonmongamy, polyamory, relationships

‘I’m happiest when my support networks are as wide and tribe-like as possible, and a lack of jealousy makes that easier to sustain.’ Read more

Posted on November 13, 2017 September 19, 2018

I Loved The Man Who Abused Me

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Elizabeth Brico
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abuse, domestic abuse, lust-liaisons, relationships, sexual assault
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Fear is a major factor in why women stay with abusive partners — but love can be far stronger. Read more

Posted on October 10, 2017 September 7, 2018

Bad Advice On Being Brutally Honest To Pitifully Ugly Friends

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Welcome to our latest Bad Advice column! Stay tuned every Tuesday for more terrible guidance based on actual letters. Read more

Posted on September 5, 2017 September 7, 2018

Bad Advice On Asking A Woman Out When She’s Dating Someone Else

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Welcome to our latest Bad Advice column! Stay tuned every Tuesday for more terrible guidance based on actual letters. Read more

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