What Are We? How to Take On Relationships Without Labels

Caitlin Fisher
Nov 5 · 3 min read
Photo by Bram. on Unsplash

After two breakups of year-plus relationships this summer, I declared that I needed some time to not be anyone’s girlfriend. I had been in serious relationships for thirteen years straight, hopping from serious coupling to serious coupling with a two week stint being the longest I’d spent without a label on what I meant to someone else.

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Caitlin Fisher

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Queer, autistic, prone to sudden bursts of encouragement. Shey/her. Buy my book: bit.ly/GaslightingMillennials

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