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I Read My Girlfriend’s Diary and Now I’m Using It To My Advantage

The intel you gathered has improved your relationship, but can you come back from this sin? Plus advice for gender expansive workplace dialogue!

the team July 26, 2024 3 Comments
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AF+

Is My Butchness Ruining Our Relationship?

Your style is leaning more masculine these days, and compliments from your girlfriend have dried up. Also we share reading recs on the topic of gender and desire!

the team July 19, 2024 3 Comments
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AF+

My Friend Expects Me To Hate Their Ex. I Just Can’t Do It.

A breakup within the friend group has spawned a lil’ ethics crisis! Plus, what the f*ck do you do when everything’s changed and you don’t know what you want anymore?

the team July 12, 2024 5 Comments
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AF+

I Moved In With My Girlfriend and Now I Don’t Like Them Anymore

You moved in with your girlfriend and now she’s annoying the f*ck out of you. Also; some major small-town poly drama!

the team July 5, 2024 1 Comment
AF+ Crossword Is Looking For a Beach Read
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Is Looking For a Beach Read

If you are also looking for a beach read, we’ve got a few recs in this puzzle!

Emet Ozar June 29, 2024 2 Comments
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AF+

I Hate That I Want My Girlfriend To Stop Posting Sexy Pics Of Herself On Social Media

A girlfriend’s sex-positivity is crossing a line — but it’s a line you don’t even want to have. Also, a reader outed a cheater and now it’s just Drama City!

the team June 28, 2024
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AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Is Having Girl Dinner

😋

Darby Ratliff June 22, 2024 1 Comment
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AF+

Am I Being Biphobic Or Just Setting Boundaries?

You bonded over a lesbian identity but now she’s exploring bisexuality, and you’re poly and you really don’t want a cis man in the mix. Plus advice for transitioning from LDR to IRL LIVING 2GETHER.

the team June 21, 2024 9 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Is a Hat Gay

But the kind that appreciates that there are non-hat gays out there.

Kate Hawkins June 15, 2024
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AF+

My Family’s Mad at Me For Refusing To Go on a Homophobic Vacation

Your sister-in-law is being blatantly homophobic — IN JUNE — and your family’s mad that you’re mad about it. Also, we settle a debate for the ages: blinds open or closed for TV time?

the team June 14, 2024 6 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Is Working Up an Appetite

This puzzle may leave you feeling a bit peckish.

Emet Ozar June 8, 2024 2 Comments
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AF+

Is It Crazy To Ask My Brother To Change His Daughter’s Name For Me?

Everybody in your family knew you were gonna name your kid after your Mom — but your brother beat you to it. What now? Also, a lesbian cat lover struggles with the possibility of a dog in the home.

the team June 7, 2024 5 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Wishes Everyone a Happy June

AF+ Crossword also recommends packing lots of sunscreen and staying hydrated.

Rebecca Goldstein June 1, 2024 1 Comment
AF+

My Girlfriend Has Been Lying to Me for Months About The Weirdest Thing

You don’t care if she graduated college or not, but either way she’s been lying about it to everyone! Plus advice on dealing with a couple’s fight when they’re also your roommates.

the team May 31, 2024 11 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Is Gay in the Sheets and Gay in the Streets

And really, what else were you expecting?

Rebecca Goldstein May 25, 2024
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My Girlfriend Loves Period Sex and I Hate It

Advice for a person who really wants to get over being grossed out by periods, plus advice about friendship from three different askers.

the team May 24, 2024 1 Comment
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Days of Organizing, Nights of Bratting: A Femme Queer Spanks, Straps, Gets Toppy and Waxed

A writer reflects on accessing desire in trying times and the romance of collective liberation — playdates that range from toppy to bratty, a bottom with endearing nonverbal cues, a “hole-within-a-hole,” and a Zoom date with their girlfriend daddy.

Guest May 23, 2024
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I’m Scared About My Wife Using Her Ex-Boyfriend as Our Sperm Donor

Sperm is expensive and you don’t know many “good” men — but you do know one…your wife’s ex. Plus advice on discussing money and mis-matched incomes with friends.

the team May 21, 2024 1 Comment
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AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Is Feeling Thirsty

Solver poll: are crossword puzzles a hobby or a lifestyle?

Darby Ratliff May 18, 2024 1 Comment
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If I Didn’t Initiate Sex in My Marriage, We’d Never Have Sex — Is This Normal?

Advice for a reader who’s frustrated with initiating sex, plus upper lip hair removal, and tips for sharing an apartment with a partner queerly and successfully.

the team May 17, 2024 3 Comments
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