Many Such Cases

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Main Character Energy
Our romantic lives are often guided by a digitally-imposed need to be the main character, to live "for the plot." What if the story isn't our own?
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Do Men Even Like Women Anymore?
The Manosphere used to at least like women enough to want to sleep with them. That no longer seems to be true.
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Treating Romance Like a Math Problem
Desire Digest 009: on "Materialists," the dating app market drop, the quality of AI girlfriends and trying to keep up with "Love Island"
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Do Men Even Like Women Anymore?
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Do Women Even Like Men Anymore?
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The Tech Oligarchy Is Stealing Your Sexuality
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Death by Situationship
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"Just A Chill Guy" Is The Only Thing Men Are Allowed to Be
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TODAY: Live Sex Advice with Camille Sojit Pejcha & Magdalene Taylor
Got a question on sex, love, or gender relations? Submit it by 3pm and we'll answer it on a 4pm livestream of the Pleasure-Seeking podcast!
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"What Does a Nice Woman Want from a Man?"
Advice for Our Sexual Culture Part VII: how to become a worthy Wife Guy, moving to improve your dating odds and whether sexual experience gaps really…
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The Pursuit of Male Friendship is Horrifying
With "Friendship" and "The Rehearsal," today's media representations of male friendship and sense of belonging are both labelled comedies. Why, then…
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What Is the "Sexual Wellness" Industry Trying to Tell Us?
From Kourtney Kardashian's new "intimacy" gummies to a luxe "sensual body care" brand, consumer goods are signalling that our desires are dictated by…
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Men and Women Still Don't Get Each Other. But Aren't We Supposed to Try?
Some notes on my new gig at Playboy.
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"When did sl*t-shaming come back? Did it ever leave?"
Advice for Our Sexual Culture Part VI: young neo-Puritans, the "half your age plus 7" rule, dead bedrooms and the problem with feeling "valid"
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'White Lotus' and the Pain of Desire
The third season of Mike White's hit HBO drama understood something about our struggles to dominate our wants, be they sexual or otherwise.
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Many Such Cases
Many Such Cases
A dissection of sexuality and culture in the absence of much of either.
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