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Help! I’ve Become My Parents’ Relationship Therapist

Sleeping with A Married Couple Helped Me Find Post-Lockdown Confidence

What It Feels Like To Date Someone Who Only Wants To Control You

I’ve Been Celibate For A Year Because Of Coronavirus

The last time I had sex with someone was in January 2020. Twelve months on, our lives changed entirely by coronavirus, I keep wondering whether I’d have

My Complicated Relationship With Catfishing As A Plus-Size Woman

I was 14 years old the first time I pretended to be someone else online. It wasn’t a particularly premeditated decision, nor one I made with the intentio

At One Of America’s “Best” Public Schools, A Ra...

At first glance, Chappaqua, New York looks and feels like many other small suburban towns orbiting New York City. It prides itself on its excellent public

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Lockdown Ended My Relationship With My Gaslighting Boyfriend

Welcome to Love Lockdown: a weekly column about how people are navigating romantic relationships in the time of coronavirus. When lockdown was announc

Who Will Fight For Black Women?

Four years ago, on my 20th birthday, I went out to dinner with a group of friends. It wasn’t long before one of them — a close friend — said that on

How Lockdown Has Made Body Dysmorphia Worse

Trigger warning: This story contains sensitive content regarding body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). There have been times in my life where body dysmorphia mad

Cocaine, Coronavirus & Me

Since the lockdown began, one positive and unforeseen consequence of self-isolating – away from the city and my flat and my friends – is that I’ve st

I’m A Sex Worker & Coronavirus Is Destroying My Business

On Tuesday, Conservative peer Lord Bethell spoke in the House of Lords about the risk of transmitting coronavirus through kissing and other forms of social

I’m A Spender, My Fiancé’s A Saver: Can It Work?

My fiancé Jay* and I are pretty much polar opposites. I’m a writer, he’s a City boy. I like to proclaim I’ll never settle down anywhere but north Lo

The Date Where I Proposed To My Partner

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild, and sometimes wonderful world of dating. Look out for a new story every day this month. We met

The Date Who Brought Me A Very Unusual Gift

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild, and sometimes wonderful world of dating. Look out for a new story every day this month. Bob* wa

The Date I Had To Hide From

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild, and sometimes wonderful world of dating. Look out for a new story every day this month. I’

The Date Who Turned Out To Be Racist

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild, and sometimes wonderful world of dating. Look out for a new story every day this month. Like mo

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Why Chasing A Ring Is No Longer My Thing

As told to Jaime Eisen. I have always been in long term relationships and dated within a few degrees of separation to my friend groups. Honestly, I’d nev

The Date I Went On With The Wrong Twin

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild, and sometimes wonderful world of dating. Look out for a new story every day this month. I know

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The Date Where I Got Catfished

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild, and sometimes wonderful world of dating. Look out for a new story every day this month. I had j

The Date That Only Lasted 10 Minutes

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild, and sometimes wonderful world of dating. Look out for a new story every day this month. When I

The Date That Brought Me Back To Life After My Marriage Ended

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild, and sometimes wonderful world of dating. Look out for a new story every day this month. After m

It Started With Love Bombing, Then Turned To Abuse

Trigger warning: This story contains sensitive content regarding emotional and domestic abuse. I met him at a local music venue. He paraded around with a s

The Date Who Sabotaged His Career For Me

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild, and sometimes wonderful world of dating. Look out for a new story every day this month. I had just

The Date Who Tried To Arrange A Hook-Up, During Our Date

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The First Date I Ever Went On With A Woman

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild, and sometimes wonderful world of dating. Look out for a new story every day this month. There?

The Date That Was My First Date Ever

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild, and sometimes wonderful world of dating. Look out for a new story every day this month. We were

The Date Who Still Lived With His Ex

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild, and sometimes wonderful world of dating. Look out for a new story every day this month. I hadn?

The Date Where I Ditched My Date & Met Someone Else

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild, and sometimes wonderful world of dating. Look out for a new story every day this month. It was

The Date That Took Me Two Years To Get Over

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild, and sometimes wonderful world of dating. Look out for a new story every day this month. How I f

The Date That Was My First One Sober

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild, and sometimes wonderful world of dating. Look out for a new story every day this month. We met

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