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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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Magdalene J. Taylor
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Treating Romance Like a Math Problem
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June 2025
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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May 2025
"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…
May 29
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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"What Does a Nice Woman Want from a Man?"
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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…
May 21
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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The Pursuit of Male Friendship is Horrifying
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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…
May 15
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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What Is the "Sexual Wellness" Industry Trying to Tell Us?
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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.
May 1
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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Men and Women Still Don't Get Each Other. But Aren't We Supposed to Try?
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April 2025
"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"
Apr 15
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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"When did sl*t-shaming come back? Did it ever leave?"
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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.
Apr 8
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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'White Lotus' and the Pain of Desire
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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?
Apr 1
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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March 2025
Social Media's Pornographic Subterfuge
Desire Digest 008: Not another Sabrina Carpenter essay, why IG models are lying about having Down syndrome and some thoughts on "Adolescence."
Mar 27
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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Social Media's Pornographic Subterfuge
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“Why Does Everything Feel So Sexual If We’re All So Sexless?”
Advice for Our Sexual Culture Part V: the decline of first date etiquette, the physical progression of an adult virgin relationship and more.
Mar 21
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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“Why Does Everything Feel So Sexual If We’re All So Sexless?”
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Reject the Digital Dating Panopticon
Stories of young men like Harry Sisson dating several women at a time continue to circulate. Is this culture of romantic surveillance doing us any good?
Mar 19
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Magdalene J. Taylor
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Reject the Digital Dating Panopticon
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