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Marriage Is a Made-Up Game and We Keep Changing the Rules
Marriage Is a Made-Up Game and We Keep Changing the Rules
Open marriages are no less “real” than monogamous ones and that’s good for everybody
Alice K. Black
Mar 18
Why We Cling to Dying Marriages
Why We Cling to Dying Marriages
‘Sunk Cost Fallacy’ makes us stay longer than we should
Katherine Hart
Mar 17
“I Don’t Need a Man in My Life!” — Then I Almost Died and Reconsidered
“I Don’t Need a Man in My Life!” — Then I Almost Died and Reconsid...
Caving into the Universe’s hints to admit I want a partner
Aurelie B.
Mar 16
I Feel Sad When People Say This About My Ex-husband
I Feel Sad When People Say This About My Ex-husband
But too many say it not to believe it
Colleen Sheehy Orme
Mar 16
I Fell Back in Love With Myself
I Fell Back in Love With Myself
It’s a relief because post-divorce insecurity was exhausting
Colleen Sheehy Orme
Mar 12
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Older Women Know What They Want in the Bedroom
Older Women Know What They Want in the Bedroom
Sex goddess or sexual anorexic — the choice is yours
Rhyena Halpern
Mar 11
She Drew Her Last Breath and Left Me With Lessons in Dying and Living
She Drew Her Last Breath and Left Me With Lessons in Dying and Living
You don’t need a ‘big’ life to live a wonderful life
Lori Welch Brown
Mar 10
Is Beauty and the Beast a Violent Love Story?
Is Beauty and the Beast a Violent Love Story?
Madame de Beaumont’s moral lessons in the eighteenth century
Stella Brennan
Mar 8
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Sober Sex Can Be Satisfying, Too
Sober Sex Can Be Satisfying, Too
I was in the habit of high sex, but it was time to recalibrate
LibrariAnna
Mar 7
What I Learned from Opening My Marriage with My Partner of 11 Years
What I Learned from Opening My Marriage with My Partner of 11 Years
Before I became a single woman dating married men, I was a married woman dating single men
Alice K. Black
Mar 5
Say No To Being A ‘Pick-Me’ Person
Say No To Being A ‘Pick-Me’ Person
Stop squeezing into tight spaces, except for jeans that make your ass look great
Lakeshia Felton
Mar 4
Why I Refuse to Accept a Male Doctor’s Name for Our Female Prostate
Why I Refuse to Accept a Male Doctor’s Name for Our Female Prostate
Why the G Spot and Squirting Isn’t
Rhyena Halpern
Mar 1
My Ex Cured My Need to Please
My Ex Cured My Need to Please
Beware of trying to change your partner; it may work
Nicole Lee
Feb 29
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