dating
What Is It About My Dating Profile That Says Treat Me Like Crap?
I hear internet dating success stories all the time. My story never seems to quite go that way. I’ll just be sitting here waiting for my weirdo. Read...
Sex + Love
Put It In Writing: Using A Contract To Heal My Relationship
When I told my friends, family, and therapist we were back together, they were worried. That’s when we had the idea to write up a contract. Read...
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I’m Happy Being Single And It Scares The Sh*t Out Of Me
I still want to be in a relationship eventually, and have a family and all that, but right now I am happy being single, and that scares me. Read...
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Is It Because I'm Fat? How Internalized Shame Impacts Intimacy
I still went to the painful place of being fat-shamed and decided that was why he had refused to kiss me. The pain never fully went away. Read...
Bodies
Take The Cake: Yes, Fat Women Actually Date Amazing People
I’ve dated people of all sizes, income levels, and personality types. I only get questions when I’m dating someone whose status is seen as “above” my Read...
Breaking The Stigma Of Dating And Loving With HIV
Life and Love with HIV hopes to shatter outdated stigmas and introduce stories of happiness, pleasure, and positivity. Loving with HIV. Read...
Sex + Love
Love, Alexi: How To Start A New Relationship Without Totally Freaking Out
The following is a list — a gentle reminder, for anyone who has ever had a hard time trusting in a new relationship, and allowing someone to love Read...
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Love, Alexi: I Stopped Letting Instagram Interfere In My Relationship
From now on, as hard as it may sound, I’m giving less power to Instagram. I realized I was wrapping all my self-worth in attention from another Read...
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