What about fall makes it so easy to fall in love? Is it folk music? Sweaters? Rrita investigates.
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At some point in my adolescence, I started confusing perceived attraction with the real kind. I think because I was so insecure then, I developed this vigilance for attractive boys to feed my insatiable need for attention. I've become very aware of it in years since and am actively learning to trust my romantic instincts in a healthier way, but let's just say that face masks have made it difficult.
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Read MoreA surprise conversation with a veteran exposes our simultaneous need for connection and our fear of it, the immediacy with which one can love a stranger, and the importance of even the briefest of life’s relationships. There is beauty in the littlest of intimacies, our fleeting moments of deep connection.
Read MoreThe revelations that come after a breakup and you no longer see that person.
Read MoreOf all the things that can be imitated online, I never would have thought that intimacy was one of them until a friend made me think otherwise. After putting it to the test myself, I now know that regardless of how close I feel to someone I've met online, face to face chemistry holds it's own assessment of a potential romance.
Read MoreIn 2020, we need love more than ever. Here are a few ways you might have been intentionally or unintentionally showing love during this pandemic.
Read MoreLet’s be real. When was the last time you savored something? A moment, a feeling, a food? Probably too long ago. That is why I am here to show you the science of savoring: a practice that is sure to amplify the positive moments in your life.
Read MoreAh, Pornhub. You’ve watched it. You’ve wanked to it. And you may even have shared it with others. But I am here to offer some alternatives. This compilation of apps, websites, and interactive community platforms are free, ethically-produced, female-friendly pornography resources that are sure to get you in the mood AND feel empowered.
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Lukewarm take: fangirls run the music industry. Out of pure love and for free, fangirls can break a band better than anyone else. The world brushes them off or laughs at their expense, but it is clear that they’ve altered the landscape for good.
Read MoreHow the misconception of modern sexual fetishes needs to be brought to the service in order for the form of sexual desire to earn their place in sex-positive culture.
Read MoreActually, vaginal orgasms should also be called clitoral orgasms, the clitoris is 14 times more sensitive than the penis, and Sigmund Freud sucks. Discover the truth about this beautiful sex organ.
Read MoreWhen we are hidden by the screen, there are no communication rules. Expletives become as common as commas, and the line between online discourse and online warfare become very blurry. But what can we learn from communication and mindfulness theory to communicate more effectively and less explosively? Let’s find out.
Read MoreAmongst the many negotiations of pandemic safety and love lie virtual dates accompanied by virtually exclusive activities. Sheltered at home, and perceiving that now may actually be the perfect time to participate in an unusually intimate interaction with a stranger: I decided to do the NY Times' iconic 36 questions to fall in love, on a first (virtual) date.
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I didn’t believe in soulmates until I met my best friend. In a completely platonic way, it is clear I’ll spend years (if not forever) with her in my life. Through days-long hangouts, creative collaborations and shit-talk sessions, I began to understand love in a new dimension.
Read MoreAs an immigrant, I have struggled with balancing my identities. Caught in between being Albanian and American, while never being fully accepted in either cultures leads me to ask, should I break up with the US?
Read MoreA piece about redefining what it means to find love in different generations with different stances on how to achieve it.
Read MoreNo, I don’t want to bang your boyfriend. Let’s discuss the myths and facts behind unicorn hunting, one of the most toxic practices in online dating.
Read MoreOf all the awkward facets of sexual communication, I've found phone sex the most difficult to approach. I looked at the progression of speech in my sex life, as it's made its way from non-existent, to tentatively deployed, to running the whole damn show.
Read MoreOur cultural identity is an integral part of who we are as individuals. Since the beginning of time, we have flocked towards people that looked like us, acted like us, and talked like us, in order to create close-knit communities and productive civilizations. But what happens when you’re the black sheep? How do you learn to love your cultural identity when everyone else in your herd does not? As the black sheep in my family, I am here to tell you: screw it.
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