This originally appeared on The Frisky. Republished here with permission. I feel pretty good about my path toward a forever-partner. I dated a lot of guys, had numerous long- and longish-term relationships and a lot of premarital sex. I don’t believe that marriage is “the end” of your emotional or sexual growth as a woman, […]
Dana Norris is the founder of Story Club and she once went on 71 Internet dates. I meet Ernie on OK Cupid. It’s my first foray into this particular dating website, which I chose because I’m tired of paying to go on bad dates. I’d much rather go on bad dates for free. Ernie’s profile […]
It is absurd to draw a hard and fast line across a swath of people that contains such a multitude of human faces and figures, says Emily Heist Moss. Is it racist to categorically not date people of a certain race? Yes. But, what about…no. But, what if…no. But, but, but, but…no. Why is it […]
The problem with sex as performance is that it creates a barrier to real intimacy, says Laurel Hermanson. When I was 5 or 6, a neighbor boy told me that babies were made when a man stuck his penis into a woman’s private parts and peed. I was freaked out, and I told my brother. […]
I’m going to want to go out with you again if I feel like you talked with me, not at me. The first time there’s an awkward pause on a date, I happily fill it, asking a question on an earlier subject, or segueing toward something new. The second time there’s an awkward pause, I wait […]
This originally appeared on Mamamia. Republished here with permission. My fiancé proposed with a cubic zirconia, or as some people might say, “a fake diamond.” I said yes and let him slide the $500, 2.5 carat extravaganza on my hand. It was a balmy summer evening and the sky was washed in pink as the sun […]
This originally appeared on SaulofHearts.com. Republished here with permission. The other night, one of my friends, who is gay, was telling a story that ended with the line, “And that was the first time I had sex with Harry.” There was a moment of surprised silence in the room. “But … isn’t Harry straight?” “Yeah,” […]
This originally appeared on The Daily Telegraph. Republished here with permission. Honey, I love you, but I want my name back. They’re not exactly the words a husband wants to hear on the eve of his 10-year wedding anniversary. But, after a decade together, three children, and a career forged under the surname Connolly, I […]
