‘My Partner and I Have Completely Different Concepts of Bedtime’
I really do want to be able to go to bed together.
I really do want to be able to go to bed together.
There was also something to be said for the beauty of women bonding platonically over sexuality.
For as long as there are lesbians, there will be lesbians in long distance relationships it seems.
My girlfriend will say things like “I know you hate Halloween” but here’s the thing: I feel fine about Halloween. It’s her ex who hates Halloween.
“I don’t want to be like “let’s spice things up!” because for some reason that framing feels so idk…straight? to me.”
“Did Shakespeare teach me how to flirt? MAYBE SO.”
Find answers to questions like “should I tell her?” and “what do I do if she’s unavailable?”
Creative jealousy is understandable in a lot of contexts, but especially this one.
Gen Zers who are tired of being “broke, single, and lonely” are drawn to the idea of a rebranded “lavender marriage” as a way to enjoy marriage’s practical benefits without all the sex and romance.
Queer relationships often don’t take the shape or trajectory of cis-heterosexual ones.
So, shame about sexuality. Lots of us have some. Some of us have lots.
While using knowledge about one’s attachment style to build lines of communication with a partner and to manage conflict can be super helpful, letting yourself hang onto false hope because of attachment theory is not going to help you.
And what can we learn from dating people with sexual orientations different from our own?
This started as an exercise in self-love and turned into an exercise in personal connection.
“I’ve started hanging out with him less because he’s just annoying at times.”
“At work, we already have a bunch of inside jokes, and we find excuses to hang out during the day between meetings and spend so much of our time messaging each other even when we’re sitting literally a few seats down from each other.”
“is it leading someone on to keep repeatedly seeing them and going on dates if I’m unsure about them?”
“I’ve been out and queer for a long time now, and I get quite a bit of attention from people. I have a lot of self-confidence and if I’m into somebody, I’m not afraid to make a move. My problem, though, is that I’m just never into anybody.”
“As a trans woman, lesbian is about how I understand my gender as completely separate from men. I don’t ascribe my gender to perform for men. It gives me space to say that my attraction and my identity exists outside the bounds of what a man finds desirable.”
“I’ve done a lot of processing, but I am super confused. I don’t know what feelings are memories from the past and what is today.”