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Will You Be My Straight Male Friend?
By Emily Heist MossJanuary 10, 2013
Emily Heist Moss would like more straight dudes in her circle of friends, but she's having a hard time finding them. A few years ago, Devin Friedman wrote a controversial essay for GQ called "Will You Be My Black Friend?" about his Craigslist quest to diversify his friendship pool, and I'm thinking about following in his footsteps. Given that I have black friends, I'm looking for something a l...Posted in Dating, Emily, Gender Roles, Internet and Social Media, nfti-home, Sex, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
The Friday Five
By Role/Reboot StaffJanuary 04, 2013
This week's roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. A Million First Dates by Dan Slater of The Atlantic Magazine discusses how online romance is threatening monogamy. 2. My Sexual Resolutions by Tracy Clark-Flory of Salon.com compiles five sex-related promises the author’s making to herself for the new year—and you should, too...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, Dating, Internet and Social Media, nfti-home, Politics, Sex | (0) Comments »
'Single' Does Not Mean 'Available'
By Maree TaliduDecember 26, 2012
I’m single. At 32, many of my friends are married with 2 kids. Due to my age and my status of ‘single’, people assume I’m actively looking for love. Or that I need help in finding a man, when the fact of the matter is yes: I am single. But no, I am not available. The word ‘single’ seems to conjure up responses of pity from people who think I must be desperat...Posted in Dating, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships, Singledom | (0) Comments »
60 May Be The New 40, But Not On The Dating Scene
by Kate McGuinnessDecember 10, 2012
Dating in your 60s brings up a whole new set of concerns, says Kate McGuinness. I’m in my 60s and have found mortality weighs more heavily in this decade. When I read the obituary of someone who died in his or her 70s, I find myself silently asking, “Isn’t that unusually young to die?” Then I immediately do the math to figure out how many more years I’ll have left...Posted in Dating, Kate, nfti-home, Sex, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
Why I've Never Been Good At Playing Hard To Get
By Emily RappDecember 04, 2012
Emily Rapp explores the contradictory pieces of dating advice that say "play hard to get" and "just be yourself" at the same time. Popular dating advice for women between the ages of 25 and 40, the targeted demographic of women’s magazines where these articles appear, often suggests that we play hard to get, or, at the very least, engage in a period of subterfuge in those initial weeks a...Posted in Dating, Emily Rapp, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
I Only Like To Go On First Dates
By Emily Heist MossNovember 25, 2012
Emily Heist Moss likes the idea of having a partner one day, but for right now, there are plenty of things she'd rather be doing than going on multiple dates with the same guy. My roommate has an analogy for the relationship between the dating game and the pursuit of an actual partnership. Going on first dates is like going to church, she says, or praying. These are the chores we suffer throug...Posted in Dating, Emily, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships, Singledom | (0) Comments »
We've Been Together Forever And He's The Father Of My Child--Calling Him My 'Boyfriend' Just Isn't Enough
By Monty DimondNovember 19, 2012
Is there an expiration date to calling our partners “Boyfriend” or “Girlfriend” once we reach a certain age? I’ve been in a relationship for eight years with the same man and last year we welcomed our first offspring (a baby boy who we are rather fond of). In between getting together and spawning a child there haven’t been any wedding bells. I am completely ...Posted in Dating, Marriage, nfti-home, Parents, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
Mandatory Monogamy Doesn't Work
By Jasmine PetersonNovember 14, 2012
Jasmine Peterson was polyamorous, her husband wasn’t… guess which one cheated. It has been nearly a year since I had an epiphany and came to the realization that I am, by nature, polyamorous—six years into a monogamous relationship. There were several well-wishers who were curious to know how this would turn out for me. Just three short months after coming out as polyamorous...Posted in Dating, Marriage, nfti-home, Sex, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
The Friday Five
By Role/Reboot StaffNovember 09, 2012
This week's roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. A Plan To Reboot Dating by Emily Esfahani Smith of The Atlantic says a lot of women and men are dissatisfied with hook-up culture. Here’s a way to encourage an alternative. 2. The End of ‘Marriage’ by Laurie Shrage of The New York Times looks at reform of traditional ma...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, Dating, Friday Five, LGBT, Marriage, nfti-home, Politics | (0) Comments »
Is It So Wrong To Prefer Dating People Of A Specific Ethnicity?
By Drew BowlingNovember 04, 2012
Is it possible to prefer dating people of a certain ethnicity without making assumptions of an entire race? For all the good value that comes with friendship, perhaps the most dubious quality is comfort. Someone who won’t judge you when you need to lean on them during difficult times, a companion who will have dinner or watch a movie with you, somebody willing to drive you to the airport...Posted in Dating, Manhood, nfti-home, Race, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
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