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What Lonely Men Can Learn From Pete Davidson
What Lonely Men Can Learn From Pete Davidson
Hint: It’s not “get a neck tattoo”
Maria Cassano
Jun 22
Can We Stop Giving Fathers Medals for What Mothers Do All Damn Day?
Can We Stop Giving Fathers Medals for What Mothers Do All Damn Day?
And by “we” I mean women since we’re the ones handing them out
Suzanna Quintana
Jun 21
Please, Point Me to These Man-Hating Feminists
Please, Point Me to These Man-Hating Feminists
I’ve been on Medium for two months and I’ve yet to find one
Maria Cassano
Jun 20
How to Recover from a Soul-Sucking Experience
How to Recover from a Soul-Sucking Experience
I put myself out into the world, and it almost killed me
Lori Welch Brown
Jun 20
The Correct Family Size — Am I Doing This Right?
The Correct Family Size — Am I Doing This Right?
My struggle with the calculations of motherhood
Tiffany Norman
Jun 19
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Men: Please Stop Blaming Your Height and Your Bank Account
Men: Please Stop Blaming Your Height and Your Bank Account
The qualities women want in a man are qualities you can actively cultivate
Maria Cassano
Jun 18
I’m Grieving Over the Loss of My Father Even Though He’s Still Alive
I’m Grieving Over the Loss of My Father Even Though He’s Still Alive
Every memory of him is painted in heartbreak
Suzanna Quintana
Jun 16
My Dad: The Measure of a Good Man
My Dad: The Measure of a Good Man
A daughter’s musings on her dad’s influence on her romantic life
Lyrical Lioness, OCT, M.S.Ed., BMus.
Jun 15
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I Can’t Be The Only One Who Craves The Opportunity To Unmask Their Sexuality
I Can’t Be The Only One Who Craves The Opportunity To Unmask Their Sexuality
… but I realize that not everyone finds their bliss at a swingers’ resort
LibrariAnna
Jun 15
Here’s Why “Not All Men” Makes Women Rage
Here’s Why “Not All Men” Makes Women Rage
When you invalidate a problem, it becomes impossible to fix.
Maria Cassano
Jun 14
I’m Making Good Money off Internet Trolls, but I’ll Spend It on Therapy
I’m Making Good Money off Internet Trolls, but I’ll Spend It on The...
Is my growing bank account a fair trade-off for my declining mental health?
Maria Cassano
Jun 13
I Was Not Born to Play a Damsel in Distress
I Was Not Born to Play a Damsel in Distress
My journey from nice girl to villain
Nicole Lee
Jun 12
200 Years Ago My Hormones Might Have Landed Me in an Asylum
200 Years Ago My Hormones Might Have Landed Me in an Asylum
In Victorian times, my menopause-induced mood disorders would have been interpreted as climacteric insanity
Ronke Babajide
Jun 12
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