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Into the A+ Advice Box #87: How Can You Get Comfortable Fantasizing About Other People?

Handling forgetfulness, dealing with anxiety and movement work, when is it too soon to have a hot girl summer after a breakup, and more!

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The A+ Podcast That Is A Video, Episode 1: If You Kiss It, Then You Have To Eat It

“Because that’s when they get you, that’s
when they getcha.”
“In bed!”

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Into the A+ Advice Box #86: Your Fertility Journey and Complicated Feelings About Straight Friends

Signaling that you’re queer, the importance of friends in dating, a-traditional proposals and more!

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Into the A+ Box #85: POLYAMORY

“The right people will understand this. Trust that you will find them.”

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The Group Chat: How We Played With Barbies

“I was kinda scared of Barbie the way I was scared of all beautiful women…”

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The A+ Book Club Talked with Samantha Allen About the Symbolism of Sasquatches, “The Bachelor” Gossip and More!

Would you cuddle Patricia?

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Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us: #48

“I want you to know that three different people in my life sent me this video the day it dropped. I have not been the same since.”

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Interview With My Ex: MR

“I, too, was a hedonist. I think we still are.”

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Into the A+ Advice Box #84: Cheating With a Guy While Having Gender Feelings

If a date doesn’t suggest a meetup, does that mean they’re not interested? Should you break up over differences in how you relate to sex and desire? What’re tips for coping with treatment resistant ADHD? And more!

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Into the A+ Advice Box #83: ETHICS

We’re here in this round of advice to tackle everything that is heavy. Our team answers questions around adoption, sexual assault within the queer community, the personal decisionmaking around having white friends as a POC — and more.