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Dating Pets & Animals Podcasts

“Wait, Is This a Date?” Podcast Episode 204: Partner’s Pets

Animals, like people, have their own personalities and should be taken on a case-by-case basis. (AKA wherein Drew bravely says that snakes are maybe a bit sexy thanks to a certain pop star.)

Drew Burnett Gregory July 20, 2022 4 Comments
WITAD? in yellow is against a purple background. A photo of Gaby Dunn with short pink hair wearing a purple collared shirt is below. Next to the photo in a yellow bubble it says "Dating Men" with guest Gaby Dunn" and then surrounding are various emoji stickers.
Dating Podcasts

“Wait, Is This a Date?” Podcast Episode 203: Dating Men

Whether you’re a lesbian who dated men as a teen or a queer person who dates lots of genders, our community is far too mixed and gender is far too complicated to leave men — cis and trans — out of our discussions.

Drew Burnett Gregory July 13, 2022 11 Comments
WITAD? in yellow is against a purple background. A photo of Carmen Phillips wearing a black and white head wrap and tortoise shell glasses is below. Next to the photo in a yellow bubble it says "Boundaries" with guest Carmen Phillips" and then surrounding are various emoji stickers.
Dating Podcasts

“Wait, Is This a Date?” Podcast Episode 202: Boundaries

When it comes to boundaries, our strengths are our weaknesses and our weaknesses are our strengths. (Also let us talk about Raven Symoné’s chaotic gay TikTok, shall we?)

Drew Burnett Gregory July 6, 2022 1 Comment
WITAD? in yellow is against a purple background. A photo of Laneia Jones wearing a white sleeveless shirt is below. Next to the photo in a yellow bubble it says "Mommi Culture" with guest Laneia Jones" and then surrounding are various emoji stickers.
Dating Parenting & Family Podcasts

“Wait, Is This a Date?” Podcast Episode 201: Mommi Culture

Honey, we’re home!!!! “Wait, Is This a Date?” is back and we’re talking all things mommi culture! And all things dating as an actual mom!

Drew Burnett Gregory June 29, 2022 7 Comments
a Black woman with long braids stands in the middle of the frame, looking upset, while watching a Black man and woman laugh together in the front of the frame
Dating

You Need Help: My Crush Is Dating Someone Else and I Feel Very Jealous

You don’t always get the girl, and that’s okay.

danijanae June 14, 2022 7 Comments
Against a gray background, a Black woman with natural hair who's wearing a red bandana around her head, wire-rimmed glassed, and a long-sleeve white shirt looks at her red phone with a surprised facial expression.
Dating

How to Make a Thirst Trap Gif

Want to really impress your crush? Send them a thirst trap gif. Here’s how to make one.

A. Tony Jerome June 13, 2022 4 Comments
Dating

Join Autostraddle for a Virtual Workshop on COVID-19 and Queer Sexual Health

Do you have questions about sex and dating during an ongoing pandemic? Register for our virtual workshop!

Ro White June 6, 2022 4 Comments
In a room with white walls, a woman with olive skin, long, brown hair and floral tattoos on her lower arm sits in a white bed with her chin in her hand. To her left, a woman with pale skin and short brown hair who is wearing a grey T-shirt sits with her arms crossed.
Dating

Competitive Queerness Gives Me the Ick

This residual harm, this chip on the shoulder, this something to prove — they’re proving it to the wrong person. They’re gay-tekeeping.

Yashwina May 31, 2022 16 Comments
An East Asian woman with shoulder-length black hair and brown hairs stares out a window with her arms wrapped around her chest. Trees are visible through the window.
Dating

You Need Help: I’m Disabled — Will I Ever Find Love?

Disabled and chronically ill people are powerful and sexy and worthy of love, and that means you’re all of those things, too. 

Ro White May 17, 2022 18 Comments
The image shows the chest and arms of a Black woman wearing a white T-shirt with a graphic of an open cigar box on one side of the chest, a gray watch on one wrist and a simple silver bracelet on the other wrist. She is leaning against another woman, who was wearing a black shirt and jeans. Only one of her hands and her upper legs are visible.
Dating

Your Assumptions About Black, Queer Masculinity Are Erasing My Asexual Identity

As a black, masc, asexual person, I am continually sought out for my assumed hypersexuality. When people don’t get that from me, they automatically assume a flaw, forgetting there are other other forms of intimacy within reach.

Timinepre Cole April 7, 2022 16 Comments
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Dating

You Need Help: I Hate Not Having a Girlfriend

Why do you want a girlfriend? Why do you dislike being single? I’m serious! I want you to ask yourself these questions and come up with as many answers as possible.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 8, 2022 13 Comments
A black and white image shows two women arguing in a kitchen. The woman on the left has pale skin and long, red hair. She is wearing a tank top and gesturing in front of there face. The woman on the right is a Black woman with dark brown skin and long, blonde braids. She is wearing a white tank top and a cardigan, and one of her hands is against her forehead. The image is surrounded by a black, scalloped border with yellow dots.
Dating

You’re a Combative Communicator? That’s a Red Flag!

I much prefer relationships that meet confusion with curiosity and center attempts for clarity and mutual understanding.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu March 2, 2022 16 Comments
A black and white image shows a Black woman in a collared shirt with curly, shoulder-length hair whispering to woman with long, dark hair who has her hand over her mouth in surprise and is also wearing a collared shirt. The image is surrounded by a yellow, scalloped border with black dots.
Dating

You Bad-Mouth Every Single One of Your Exes? That’s a Red Flag!

If your partner always portrays themself as the wronged party in the trials and tribulations of past relationships — red flag.

Taneasha February 24, 2022 8 Comments
Against a yellow background, a woman with brown skin and shoulder-length, wavy brown hair puts her hands over her face. She is wearing a sleeveless black shirt and a black watch.
Dating

How Ghosting Harms Queer Communities, According to a Philosopher

When I’m ghosted and when others like me are ghosted, it takes on an extra sting.

Em Hernandez February 17, 2022 26 Comments
Two women smile with their arms around each other as they walk outside.
Dating

Relationship “Green Flags” To Look For When Dating

Just like “red flags” can tell you a person might be toxic, overly controlling, or unavailable emotionally, looking for “green flags” can tell you if your partner is, generally, a pretty solid person worth continuing to invest in!

Abbie Jones February 14, 2022 10 Comments
Dating

You Need Help: What Does “Going Slow” in a Lesbian Relationship Look Like?

I think what we’re trying to do here is enabling you to get comfortable judging the quality of your relationship not for your mutual willingness to prioritize emotional whims and romantic rapture over common sense but by the actual connection you feel to a person.

Riese February 8, 2022 18 Comments
A black and white image of a woman with pale skin and chin-length brown hair driving while screaming is surrounded by a black border with yellow dots and scalloped edges.
Dating

You Have Road Rage? That’s a Red Flag!

I never felt unsafe with her in the driver’s seat, even when she screamed at other cars. I didn’t feel scared. I felt drained.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 8, 2022 19 Comments
a screenshot of Hinge
Lesbian Dating Apps

Ranking and Roasting Hinge’s New Gay Prompts

As all Hinge prompts do, these run the gamut of “vaguely cringe-inducing” to “absolutely mortifying,” and that’s before we even begin to consider whether they are, at their root, kind of pandering?

Analyssa January 31, 2022 6 Comments
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Dating

You’re a Bad Tipper? That’s a Red Flag!

If someone has to serve you while you flirt relentlessly or converse stiffly, then they should be paid extra for that labor.

Alyse Burnside January 13, 2022 54 Comments
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Dating Love + Sex

You Need Help: Can I Flirt With My Crushes Without Being Seen as Predatory?

I think this trope has held so many lesbians back from making moves and finding love with someone they’re interested in. You’re not gonna come off as predatory just by flirting with someone, trust me.

danijanae January 11, 2022 10 Comments
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