The New York Times wants us to believe the End of Courtship is a disaster for young people, especially women. But new types of relationships—in which men and women are equal partners—inevitably require new ways of seeking them out, says Abigail Collazo. The bizarre plethora of articles that has been published lately regarding young, single […]
Originally appeared at In Our Words. Republished here with permission. Dana Norris once went on 71 Internet dates. This was one of them. It’s 1am on a Sunday morning and I’m on an L platform with a man named Patrick. We aren’t on a date, exactly, but we’ve been on a date before, just earlier […]
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 […]
Soon-to-be-wed Kelly Siegel explores whether she despises certain household chores because she genuinely dislikes them, or if it’s because they’re what a woman is “supposed to” do. On New Year’s Day I found myself crying on the sofa while my fiancé looked on, concerned and unsure how exactly to console me. We had just taken […]
The only sign of sexual consent, says Shaheen Hashmat, is a clear and enthusiastic “yes.” I’ve been trying for a long time, a couple of months now in fact, to write a blog about sexuality and what it means to me as a Pakistani woman born and raised in the United Kingdom. The deadline I […]
This originally appeared on Kiki & Tea. Republished here with permission. I’m single. At 32, many of my friends are married with two 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 […]
Annamarya Scaccia tells the story of James, a former Marine who was drugged and raped by an older woman when he was 19 years old. James Landrith was 19 years old when he was raped. He met his friend at a club he frequented near Camp Lejeune, the North Carolina base where he was stationed […]
Emilie Littlehales says it’s time to reevaluate what it means to “nag” and the impact it can have on gender and relationship dynamics. Curious about the origins of the verb to nag, I decided to look it up. The definitions I found in the dictionaries I consulted (Merriam-Webster, the OED, and dictionary.com) showed a consensus about the […]
