sex relationships

Khashayar J. KhabushaniIt’s 2019 and I’m desperate to escape the complicated man I’m dating, the two jobs I’m juggling, my shoebox apartment in New York City. I convince myself I need to be in the arms of a woman, and I know exactly who to…

“If it’s bothering you that much, you should text him,” said my friend, sipping a pint in the April sunshine. “I always call men out if they ghost me. But you have to be completely prepared to not get a reply back.”It had been weeks since…

I’m at a friend’s birthday, and we’re standing in a smoking area surrounded by so much paneled wood that it looks a bit like a sauna. Under the fluorescent red of the outdoor heater, a friend complains about someone he slept with the night…

The news that Kim Cattrall will reprise her role as Samantha Jones—albeit only for a brief cameo—in season two of And Just Like That sent the internet into a tailspin last week. A famous “try-sexual”—as in, “I’ll try anything once”—Samantha…

I’ve seen Sex and the City from beginning to end more times than I care to admit. Like many superfans, I grew up watching the series and wanting to be like the characters. More than any other film or television show, the women of SATC had a…

There may never be an ideal way for a parent to initiate “the sex talk” with their child, but from here on out, that conversation should certainly be improved by journalist Maria Yagoda’s new book Laid and Confused: Why We Tolerate Bad Sex…

Of all the great cultural debates in our time, few rival that of Big versus Aidan. It’s ketchup versus mayo. A blue dress versus a gold one. Jack Dawson versus that damn door.Even if you’re not familiar with Sex and the City and the two…

Here’s a preview: You’re probably going to find dating awkward, confusing, frustrating, surprising, fun, revelatory, dull, annoying, thrilling, sexy and embarrassing. This is because “dating” is literally just meeting new people and people…

Just being aware of your own patterns makes you more likely to challenge your actions. When you know you’re only pining for someone because your brain has decided that their disinterest makes the pursuit of their love more valuable, you…

My partner and I were slowly walking through London the other day, hand in hand, when it hit me: Oh, God, we’re that couple. You know the one I mean. The couple who takes up the whole sidewalk like some sort of four-armed beast because they…