Society (or at least parents, advice columns and lifestyle blogs, and sometimes friends and schoolmates) often give us a feeling of dread when it comes to hitting certain milestones by a certain point in life. Expectations about when you’re supposed … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Milestones (06/29/2022)
Today we’re interested in experiences, thoughts, attitudes, advice relating to open relationships/polyamory and adjacent topics. As always, anything related to dating, relationships, intimacy and so on is fair game and welcome. And of course, as usual: This is supposed to … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Open Love (06/22/2022)
Yeah, yeah, I know the classic season of love is spring, but I believe I forgot to do a spring thread when it was spring, so now that summer is here in the northern hemisphere (though I guess it’s technically … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Summer! (06/15/2022)
What (if anything) was something you only learned once you actually dated or were in a relationship? Not that you necessarily have to be doing that to learn it, but maybe it just worked out that way. Or maybe it … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Things You Didn’t Know Until You Relationshipped/Dated (06/08/2022)
Before anyone gets too excited: No, we won’t be sharing our nudes here today. But have you ever taken nudes, and/or gotten them? Or maybe not explicit naughty pictures, but simply pictures of the (for you) erotic nature? Or is … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Nudes! (06/01/2022)
According to some, it’s all the rage these days. Ever done it? Ever have it happen to you? Or any other thoughts and stories related to the ghosts. As always, anything related to dating, relationships, intimacy and so on is … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Ghosting (05/25/2022)
Well, the dumbest stuff related to dating, relationships, sex, and so on and so forth. No, I totally haven’t been watching too much Youtube. And no, I totally didn’t come across people who thought boobs had bones, periods come out … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: The Dumbest Stuff You’ve Heard (05/18/2022)
Have you done online dating? If yes, which kind (apps, or more old-fashioned)? If no, why not? Things you like/dislike about it? Things you look out for in dating profiles? Things you’d like advice about on your own dating profile? … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Online Dating & Dating Profiles (05/11/2022)
No prompt today! Hope everybody is doing well and excellent! As always, anything related to dating, relationships, intimacy and so on is fair game and welcome. And of course, as usual: This is supposed to be a space to talk … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex (05/04/2022)
How has the dumping and being dumped gone in your life? Fairly harmless, totally awful, rare occurrence, part of the regular routine, never happened at all? And any other thoughts you may have. As always, anything related to dating, relationships, … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Dumping and Getting Dumped (04/27/2022)
A staple both of romantic comedies and tragedies. What’s your experience, or lack thereof, with them? If you do have experience, did you seek it out, or was it happenstance? If not, lack of luck, or active avoidance? Have you … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Flings/Few-Night-Stands (04/20/2022)
The pitfall of many a movie secret agent: Their lover gets a glimpse of their phone! 😱😱😱 Their cover is blown, their plot unveiled, and their schemes unravel … What’s your experience and stance on snooping and glimpsing and boundaries … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Snooping/Boundaries (04/13/2022)
Sometimes, a crush can be most inconvenient, indeed. Or is it most of the time, even? In any case: Have you ever gotten a crush on somebody against your will and it was really just more annoying than anything else? … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Inconvenient Crushes (04/06/2022)
According to my government’s press conference from today, the pandemic is apparently over? No more masks, no more isolation, no more anything! So … how has that been going where you live, and how have you handled it? Are you … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: The Pandemic is Over ? \o/ ? (03/30/2022)
With the benefit of old age and wisdom, what advice would you give to your younger self about dating, relationships, sex and all that fun stuff? As always, anything related to dating, relationships, intimacy and so on is fair game … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Advice For Your Younger Self (03/23/2022)
Sorry, forgot about DST in the USA … Anyway … Not everybody is always on the same page when it comes to who and how many are involved in a relationship, or what is being done with whom. What are … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Fidelity (03/16/2022)
Thoughts, experiences, aversions, preferences … whatever comes to mind in relation to things which are … not quite society’s default setting. As always, anything related to dating, relationships, intimacy and so on is fair game and welcome. And of course, … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Kinky Stuff (03/09/2022)
High school and college dating seem inescapable in pop culture. Was it as inescapable for you during your school time as pop culture would have us believe? Or did you opt out? Or were you opted out? Tell your tales! … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Dating in School (03/02/2022)
What role, if any, have your and your (potential) partner’s jobs played in your dating and relationship life? I don’t necessarily mean office romances (we’ve done those, but feel free to share either way), but any way in which a … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Jobs (02/23/2022)
Some people regale their social circle with their latest and grandest (or most embarrassing) dating exploits, others are just barely comfortable announcing that they’ve been seeing somebody after a year of having gone steady. How do you handle sharing your … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Privacy vs. Sharing (02/16/2022)
Sometimes, an overbearing relative just can’t help themselves and “you just absolutely have to meet this person!” Or you have an acquaintance who knows somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody who might be a good match. So … have … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Getting Set Up (02/09/2022)
