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5 votes
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May we all be so brave as 19th century female husbands
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"Am I bisexual?" - A guide to dating women for the first time in adulthood
7 votes -
Somerville, Massachusetts, recognizes polyamorous domestic partnerships
13 votes -
Flirting for morons
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For those in marriages or long-term relationships, what do you do with mementos of previous relationships?
I recently went through some old boxes and found my collection of mementos - birthday cards, love letters, ticket stubs, etc. - from years gone by. I'm not convinced marriage will ever be for me,...
I recently went through some old boxes and found my collection of mementos - birthday cards, love letters, ticket stubs, etc. - from years gone by. I'm not convinced marriage will ever be for me, but I've always imagined if I were to get to that point, I'd want to show such a collection to my SO as a way for them to fully understand my story, so to speak. On the one hand, I think of it as a pretty powerful expression of trust in your partner... but I realize the potential for that to massively backfire by introducing jealousy and insecurities. At the same time, I'm very strongly of the belief that what is shared within a relationship is not to be shared with others outside it without mutual consent. I hate gossip, and have had my share of conflict throughout the years over desiring more privacy and discretion in my various SO's conversations with their friends and family about us. That means I would probably choose to leave aside certain things out of respect for my exes, but then I'm not sure if that devalues the gesture.
Any thoughts?
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What was your "oh, they wanted more than coffee!" moment?
In an episode of the TV show Seinfeld, a woman invites George Costanza for a cup of coffee in her apartment after a date. George rejects the offer, saying if he drank coffee that late he would...
In an episode of the TV show Seinfeld, a woman invites George Costanza for a cup of coffee in her apartment after a date. George rejects the offer, saying if he drank coffee that late he would stay up all night. The woman leaves the car visibly underwhelmed. After a second, George realizes "coffee" meant "sex" and he just lost a great opportunity.
Have you ever had a moment like that (not necessarily about romance), in which a silly misunderstanding led to the loss of an opportunity?
22 votes -
Is marriage over?
7 votes -
Don't nag your husband during lockdown, Malaysia's government advises women
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Love in coronavirus times – couple meets for dates on closed Danish-German border
5 votes -
What it’s like to isolate with your girlfriend and her other boyfriend
17 votes -
Love in the time of coronavirus?
Following an off-topic conversation starting here: https://tildes.net/~health.coronavirus/mq7/advice_from_a_doctor_who_studied_coronaviruses_for_50_years#comment-4qi7 I thought it would be handy...
Following an off-topic conversation starting here:
I thought it would be handy to establish that life still continues even in pandemic lockdown. One participant mentions a successful video date, and another wishes for sex.
The questions below may be personal and sensitive - please use your best judgement in answering or refraining to do so. Usual Tildes rules of courtesy apply.
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If you're in a relationship, what are you doing to keep it alive and healthy?
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If you're not partnered, what are you doing, if anything, to date or otherwise meet your needs while everything is closed down (if this is the case where you are)?
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Does your idea of love or sex require physical contact?
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If physical contact is required, what, if anything, are you doing to stay safe right now?
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How Sweden is fixing the housework gender gap – do Swedish-style tax breaks for cleaners provide a solution or perpetuate gender-role norms?
6 votes -
How dating became a market, and the consequences that follow from this
22 votes -
A nation mourns innocents lost in suburban street
9 votes -
Eight things toxic mothers have in common
10 votes -
The new breed of sex addicts - who don't have sex
10 votes -
Advanced love: The secrets of a lasting (and stylish) relationship
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Queer time: The alternative to “adulting” | What constitutes adulthood has never been self-evident or value-neutral. Queer lives follow their own temporal logic.
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YouTube: bad? - Shannon Strucci's musing on YouTube, fan toxicity, issues with takedowns, and the ups and downs of a YouTube career
5 votes -
An adult’s guide to social skills, for those who were never taught
7 votes -
On the line between truth and fiction when writing about your family
8 votes -
Learning about love and banter from Tinder, Garry Kasparov, and Turing tests
7 votes -
When does a boyfriend or girlfriend become part of the family?
10 votes -
Lovers in Auschwitz, reunited seventy-two years later. He had one question
7 votes -
fire
This is a reflection of what building friendships and close relationships is like for me. Mental health makes everything much harder, but I keep trying. it shines and blazes such light and warmth...
This is a reflection of what building friendships and close relationships is like for me. Mental health makes everything much harder, but I keep trying.
it shines and blazes such light and warmth stories told round the hearth cold nights kept a safe distance away beauty in chaotic dancing patterns it promises everything all at once no regard for consequences or the future just passion in the moment no foresight, only enthralling abandon its wake is ash empty, cold, dead no energy never burn again it destroys what it loves what it needs not because it wants to because it is destruction guised as passion
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'You don't have to settle': the joy of living (and dying) alone
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On finding the freedom to rage against our fathers
8 votes -
Romantic regimes
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Indonesia moving to ban sex outside marriage
16 votes -
Using "time outs" to discipline children is not going to harm them or your relationship with them, US research suggests
6 votes -
Why your inner circle should stay small, and how to shrink it
6 votes -
The story of Caroline Calloway and her ghostwriter Natalie
5 votes -
Polyamory in the Pacific Northwest
10 votes -
My life with face blindness
21 votes -
For nonbinary people, struggle for recognition extends to romantic relationships
6 votes -
Is it time for asleep divorce?
11 votes -
Do you know who your ‘friends’ are?: Making digital conversations humane will require defining our online relationships
5 votes -
Facebook connected her to a tattooed soldier in Iraq. Or so she thought.
5 votes -
More people need to talk about having fewer children
29 votes -
The Crane Wife - Ten days after calling off her engagement, CJ Hauser travels to the Gulf Coast to live among scientists and whooping cranes
10 votes -
Breaking up is harder to do in Denmark after divorce law changes
10 votes -
People tell us how QAnon destroyed their relationships
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The day the fire came: A tale of love and loss on the Panhandle plains
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Tell us about your first love
How did they make you feel? How old were you? How did things end?
20 votes -
When the racist is someone you know and love…
12 votes -
When you’re trans, living with your parents can be complicated
8 votes -
Where disease stopped and my brother began: Coming to terms with a sibling's suicide
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Queer parenting: The beauty of the sometimes less-visible modern family
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Torn apart by the Syrian war, these siblings struggle to stay connected across 6 different countries
6 votes