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How Becoming A Sorority Mom Helped Me Move On After My Divorce
Emily Courter
Apr 14, 2022
Sex
These Foreplay Ideas Will Make Sex Even Better
Erika W. Smith
Apr 13, 2022
Relationships
8 Years Later, I Finally Feel Like I’m Over My Ex
Izzie Price
Apr 13, 2022
Relationships
I’m Single, & I’m Not Dating. Why Is That So Hard For...
“So, are you dating anyone?” It’s usually about the third question people ask. Post-pandemic conversation is a minefield, and they do tend to wait fo
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Pema Bakshi
Relationships
Why "Settling" Was The Best Decision I Ever Made
Most people are terrified of “settling” in their relationships. But don’t we all fall in love with imperfect partners in the end? Susan* is a
by
Cristiana Bedei
Relationships
Why You Should Never, Ever Text Someone: “We Need To Talk...
There can be no text message that strikes more fear into the hearts of, well, pretty much everyone than one containing these words: “Can we talk?R
by
Vicky Spratt
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Single Files
I’m Asexual & Partners Always Think I’ll Change My Mi...
I started using dating apps for the same reason most people do. I wanted to find the one — my one, a person who would be by my side through the diff
by
Casey Clark
Relationships
My Long Engagement Has Been Hard — Here’s How We’ve M...
“You’ve changed.” It’s a phrase that often comes with undertones of frustration and judgment. There’s an implicit mourning of the per
by
Elly Parsons
Unbothered
Why I’m Prioritizing My Black Queer Friendships Through Therapy
“Prioritize your close friendships!” I’m sure you’ve heard this sentiment before because some version of it goes viral every other week on social m
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Masiyaleti Mbewe
Relationships
Why It’s Time To Embrace Romantic Realism
Many of us have decided that the Disney princess version of everlasting love — the ‘happily ever after’ — is a myth. Ditto the existence of
by
Jenn Selby
Somos Latinx
How I’m Healing Anti-Blackness in My Family Through Cafecit...
When I was five months pregnant with my son Rio, I couldn’t wait to get one of those 3D scans that show you a translucent sketch of your baby to fina
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Melania Luisa Marte
Single Files
What I Lost & Found When I Froze My Eggs
Thirty-six. That was the fertility deadline I gave myself, somewhat arbitrarily, when I was in my 20s. If I was still single when I was 36, I decided, I wo
by
Lindy Mockovak
Relationships
All My Relationships Have Ended Horribly — Should I Change My Ways?
Most people have experienced a breakup, but not all heartbreaks are created equal. Some are the result of considered, two-way discussions while others are
by
Ellen Nguyen
Relationships
How Going On A Break Saved My Relationship
Thanks to the immortal words of Ross Geller, taking a relationship break carries certain connotations (most of them negative). Agreeing to some time apart
by
Alicia Lansom
Can We Talk?
How I Got Unstuck From My Worst Dating Pattern
Thanks for reading Can We Talk?, a sex and relationships column that aims to tackle the burning questions about sex, dating, relationships, and breakups th
by
R29 Team
Unbothered
Season 2 Of
Love Is Blind
Shows Us The Depressing Reality ...
In Season 1 of Love of Blind, Netflix’s hit reality dating show, viewers got to see something rare for television — a Black woman being loved, acce
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Nylah Burton
Relationships
My “Perfect Match” & I Broke Up, & It Changed How I Thought About...
In my late twenties, a mutual friend introduced me to the girl I knew, with all the conviction in my by-then-highly-experienced, late-twenties heart, was T
by
Jane Pek
Can We Talk?
Help! I Can’t Stop Dating People Who Are Unavailable
Thanks for reading Can We Talk?, a monthly sex and relationships column that aims to tackle the burning questions you’re too afraid to ask your partner ?
by
Moraya Seeger DeG...
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Somos Latinx
I Used to Crave a Fairytale Romance — Now I Realize Love Is All A...
As a multicultural community, Latinxs often exist in an in-between. We are “ni de aquí, ni de allá.” In many ways, this identity has shaped u
by
Yesika Salgado
Single Files
I’m 35, Single, & Moved To A New City Alone. Then, The Pand...
I left LA after 11 years, just as I had arrived — alone and quietly, without any fuss. As a single woman in my 20s, I fell in love with the city, r
by
Rachel Rowland
Relationships
Yes, Finding Love Really
Is
That Difficult
The below is an excerpt from Lost & Found by journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Kathryn Schulz. In it, Schulz smartly describes the palpable, heart-r
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Kathryn Schulz
Unbothered
For Black Women, Choosing To Be Soft In Relationships Can Be Hard...
I’m the youngest in a family of six, so naturally, you may think that softness was my birthright. Youngest siblings are supposed to be wild, carefree, an
by
Ineye Komonibo
Living
Is It Time To Rethink The Phrase “Starting A Family”?
“Can we stop referring to having children as ‘starting a family’? Couples are a family regardless of whether they have children or not.
by
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Relationships
My Platonic Life Partnership Went Viral On TikTok, & People Have ...
Last September, my partner Renee moved from Singapore to Los Angeles so we could start a life together — a grand and undeniably romantic gesture usually
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April Lee
Relationships
When It Comes To Dating, We’re All Guilty Of ‘Groundhogging...
If you’ve been dating for a while with varying levels of success, chances are you’re feeling a little fatigued by it all. If the luster has dul
by
Pema Bakshi
Relationships
Why I Use The Word Widow, Even Though I Wasn’t Married
“You’re so young — you’ll find someone again.” My grief over the death of my partner has been met with the same statement so many times o
by
Lotte Bowser
Second Gen
6 Women On The Pressure Of Being The Eldest Kid Of Immigrants
Growing up, I constantly sought approval from my Mexican parents, even when making the tiniest decisions, like dyeing my hair. I was terrified of disappoin
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Jacqueline Delgad...
Can We Talk?
Can Long-Distance Relationships Ever Work?
Thanks for reading Can We Talk?, a monthly sex and relationships column that aims to tackle the burning questions about sex, dating, relationships, and bre
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R29 Team
Dedicated Feature
Stressed About Your Wedding Registry? These Tips & Tricks Will Ma...
For Sammi Wong, a 25-year-old Portland native who got married in October, creating a wedding registry was less about adding and acquiring wish-list items (
by
Hilary Shepherd
Relationships
I’m A Sensual Person & Happily Married To An Asexual Partner
As my partner Emily and I near the two-year mark of living together through myriad lockdowns, I can finally say we have found a way to maneuver through the
by
Olympia Bernes
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