This originally appeared at In Our Words: A Salon for Queers & Co. Republished here with permission. Dana Norris went on 71 Internet dates in the space of two years. This was not one of them. (We posted the first date here, the second date here, the third date here, and the fourth date here.) So […]
Most of the pickup artists (PUAs) departed the club around 1 AM, except for David, still hilariously out of place in his sparkly suit. We hit the dance floor again until David asked, “Want to go get something to eat?” “Sure,” I said, and left the club with him. On our way out we ran […]
This was originally published at 21st Century Relationships. Republished here with permission. When I was steeped in the brew of online dating, one phrase that was commonplace amongst the profiles was “No drama.” Sometimes it was put as simple as that. Other times, the writer would go on and on about the lying, cheating, arguing, […]
This originally appeared at In Our Words: A Salon for Queers & Co. Republished here with permission. Dana Norris went on 71 Internet dates in the space of two years. This was not one of them. (We posted the first date here, the second date here, and the third date here.) After the election night fiasco, […]
Despite a 16-year age difference, Leah and Vanessa make it work. When Rachel Swirsky, a college friend of Leah’s—who was 19 when she met a 35-year-old Vanessa—visits the couple in Orlando, she’s reminded that desire is a weird and individual thing, and relationships don’t always make sense. We were all in college together, 19 years […]
The warning signs of emotional abuse aren’t always as apparent as you might think. Ozy Frantz found this out during a long-distance relationship with an Internet boyfriend. My name is Ozy Frantz, and I am one of the estimated 48% of men and women who has experienced emotional abuse from a romantic partner. Let me […]
This originally appeared at In Our Words: A Salon for Queers & Co. Republished here with permission. Dana Norris went on 71 Internet dates in the space of two years. This is date no. 3. (We posted the first date here and the second date here.) Keith is the first man I email through a dating […]
If women continue to avoid the “what are you looking for in a relationship?” conversation with their male dates, Hugo Schwyzer says they’re perpetuating the myth that all men are terrified of commitment. We baby men. For all the very real progress we’ve made in recent years in breaking free of unhappy sexual stereotypes, one […]
Despite fully knowing the risk, author Kerry Cohen didn’t make condoms a regular part of her sex life. What was regular, however, was fear and shame. When I was 22, I sat on the toilet bowl, my fingers probing my vulva. I was terrified. There were two inflamed bumps, and also creamy discharge. I had […]
It’s so cliché to break up around Valentine’s Day. I hate the broken, wounded-animal feeling that comes with the end of a relationship I was serious about. Even if I’m relatively sanguine about it, I’ll still get those terrible moments where I have to run to the bathroom and “wash my face” and stare in […]
This originally appeared at In Our Words: A Salon for Queers & Co. Republished here with permission. Dana Norris went on 71 internet dates in the space of two years. This is date number two. (We posted the first date here.) Jack is also late for our second date. We’re going to a sports bar for […]
When I was 17, I brought my first serious girlfriend to spend the weekend at my grandmother’s ranch in the country. Before we left, my mother took me aside to remind me of her mother’s rule: our luggage would be placed in separate rooms. “Nocturnal traffic,” as she put it, between my room and my […]
