‘At Least You’re Young Enough to Start Again’: What Not to Say to a Friend Getting Divorced at Thirty
The Myth of Virginity and its Reality as a Social Construct
There is too much pressure put on the idea of virginity. The pressure to lose it or keep it, for everyone, is unavoidable. It is seen as such a big deal, a major life event. But why? Sex is a normal and natural part of life – there shouldn’t be this immense pressure put on young people over what they should do with their virginities…
Relationship Anarchy and Me: Everything You Want to Know About Being Polyamorous
For those who aren’t familiar with the concept, polyamory is a relationship structure that implies having multiple partners (whether romantic or sexual) with the consent and knowledge of all. This could encapsulate a couple in an open marriage, or a person casually dating multiple people, or three mutually-involved people forming a triad, and much, much more…
Mean Girls or Golden Girls? The Spectrum of Female Friendship
Any woman who has been drunk in a club toilet will be able to tell you that we have this innate capacity to bond, quickly and forcibly, with other women, even if we have absolutely nothing in common. But it’s not all sweetness and light; the spectrum on which female friendships exist is a vast one. On one end is this type of beautiful, unconditional encouragement and support. On the other end is unhealthy co-dependency built on manipulation and toxicity…
From Cocaine and Cock to Coffee and Courting: How Sobriety Changed My Love Life
I have a litany of these tales. Weekends that were fueled by cocaine, cheap red wine, and strangers. Someone once said to me: “your first dates are so exciting. Mine are always so dull.” At the time, I was proud of that statement. Yes. Check me out. Exciting as fuck. On the outside, I was Samantha Jones; on the inside, I was suicidal.
Missing the Dating-and-Sex-Train: My Life as an Asexual
One by one, I saw my friends board the dating-and-sex-train that I somehow always seemed to miss. People told me that I needed to let go of the idea of finding ‘the one’, but I knew how dating and sex worked. I just really, really couldn’t see it working for me.
Big Babes Deserve Great Sex Too: Sex Positivity’s Place in the Body Positivity Movement
Whether you’ve been with your sexual partner for years or it’s your first time together, as a plus-size woman you'll probably have some sort of anxiety around sex. Personally, I have been with my partner for over eight years; we have a great and active sex life, but a part of me still gets anxious every time we slip between the sheets.
Confessions from a Sex Worker: How Sex Work Has Shaped My Perception of Womanhood
When I was younger, I couldn't have imagined that I would become a sex worker or that I would be (kinda) proud of it. I suppose it was my internalised misogyny that made me think this way; I was subconsciously categorising those who did sex work as ‘other’, which implies there is a divide between ‘regular’ girls and sex workers.
You Don’t Have to Suffer in Silence: Endometriosis, Sex, and Me
In the private sphere of the bedroom, women like myself who suffer from endometriosis find this a tough subject to broach, even though sex with their partners might be an ordeal that rarely bestows enjoyment on both parties. I became accustomed to my painful reality to such a degree that the split between my pain-free partner and me turned into an insurmountable gap, taking all the pleasure of the sexual encounter away.
Falling For My Best Friend: One Woman’s Introduction to Queer Love
My Uni Abortion Story: Why I'm No Longer Interested in Shaming Myself
Masturbation: The Biggest Issue Facing Young People In Quarantine
What is a girl to do? Wait for prince (or princess) charming to come knocking down the door and get my end wet? Of course not! Despite being trained to believe otherwise, women (and people with vaginas) get horny too, sometimes so much that we have sex with ourselves. That’s right, women masturbate and, in this article, we’re going to examine exactly how.
The Reality Of Dating With A Mental Health Condition
As if dating wasn’t difficult enough, dating with mental health issues can feel utterly exhausting at times. I've suffered from anxiety ever since I can remember, which means I’ve had to learn coping mechanisms to negotiate my symptoms. It’s taken some time, but through various means of intervention, I finally feel like I’m somewhat in tune with my brain.