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I Love My Job But I Make More Money From My Sugar Daddy

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A Week In Portland, OR, On A $250,000 Salary

Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money

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

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

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I Was Abused By My Husband, Then Incarcerated. I’m Still Standing

Ideally, home should feel warm. But for the 10 million people who experience domestic violence every year, home can be a scary and unsafe place. On a

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

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

The Date Where I Proposed To My Partner

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. We met in 2015, at an event for a mut

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 — one date at a time. Bob* was one of two internet dates I?

My “Perfect” Boyfriend Started Choking Me During Sex

Warning: The following includes details that some readers may find distressing. My ex-boyfriend was a dream. He’d met my family, been my plus-one for my

The Date Who Turned Out To Be Racist

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. Like most modern romances, I met my d

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 — one date at a time. I know it sounds disingenuous to insi

The Date Where I Got Catfished

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. I had just broken up with my boyfrien

The Date That Only Lasted 10 Minutes

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. When I matched with a 32-year-old Tex

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 — one date at a time. After my marriage fizzled out, I spen

The Date Who Sabotaged His Career For Me (& Helped With Mine)

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. I had just quit my job to go on tour

The Date Who Tried To Arrange A Hookup — During Our Date

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. About six months ago, I went out with

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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 — one date at a time. There’s a crack in the face of my g

The Date That Was My First Date Ever

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. We were 14 years old and our saga had

The Date Who Still Lived With His Ex

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. I hadn’t had a date in a while. Whi

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 — one date at a time. It was the day after Christmas and I

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 — one date at a time. How I felt when I was with him that o

The Date That Was My First One Sober

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. We met via Twitter. It’s not the be

The Date With My Crush’s Best Friend

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. I honestly had no idea he liked me. I

The Date Who Told Me He Loved Me…On Our First Date

He was 25, a guitarist (although not, to my knowledge, of any particular skill or renown) and French (to the extent that his dad was born in Toulouse befor

The Date Whose Girlfriend Was In A Coma

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. I met Alex* on a dating app around Se

The Date Where I Got Dumped

We’d been dating for about three months when he said he wanted to take me on a special date. He said he wanted to surprise me. He certainly did. He dumpe

The Date I Met On Public Transport & Married

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. It was a Friday night eight years ago

The Date Who Got Cold Feet, Maybe Because He Was Engaged

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. I hate the idea of being judged by my

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