Virgie Tovar

I can think of few things more worthy of celebrating on International Women’s Day than the slow and very public decline of a company that has capit

I wanted the photos to record exactly how I looked and felt in those moments – double chin and all. I’d like to encourage you to take the leap!

Every inch of skin that can experience a breeze is urgently needed in Jamaica. This makes choosing the tank top and short shorts so much easier. It takes the thinking out of wearing very little clothes for me, and being scantily clad is still an exercise in vulnerability.

So, recently I started dipping my toe back into the poisonous dump site that is straight dating. Deep breath.

Weight gain is — in my anecdotal experience — quite common once you stop attempting to control your weight. My story is not everyone’s story.

Why do men text me about their dicks all the time? Do thin women get this many texts about penises?

I came to realize that even though I was certainly a bona fide member, that some fat people were far more acutely marginalized than me.

Would you date a fat fetishist? It always feels complicated to answer this question, but I promise an honest one by the end of part two.

I told you I never wanted to speak to him again. I offered that we work together to rid him from our lives. I thought we had both made the realization that he was garbage, but in reality, only I had.

Solidarity strategies are possible. They happen all the time — though often less frequently in the realm of romance, unfortunately.