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Making your porn history public? The problems with men’s Instagram “following” list

It has become almost a rite of passage in any talking stage to do the dreaded stalk: who your current infatuation is following on Instagram. After many failed talking stages and first dates, I feel as...
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What we keep wearing: Mixed metals

I’ve always been a silver girl. There was never really a debate about it. Silver felt cooler and cleaner — like it belonged to me. Gold always seemed a little too warm, like it required a happier ...
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Empowering or desperate? Isla Vistans on: women approaching men

“Holy shit, you’re bold!” my friend proclaimed after I told her about one of my recent escapades. I had been imbibing at a local bar for a few hours and enjoying the view of a particularly attr...
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What we keep wearing: Festival fashion

Flowy skirts trailing across bike paths. Crochet tops paired with low-rise jeans and worn-in leather belts. Layered gold necklaces and beaded chokers catching the sun between classes. Someone walks pa...
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What we keep wearing: All black

Lately, it feels like half of our campus is wearing the same thing. Not the same outfit, exactly, but the same color. Black hoodies in lecture halls. Black slacks in discussion sections. Black tank t...
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A condom is worth 1,000 words: What a man’s preferred rubber says about him

Condoms: they come in all shapes, sizes, colors, textures and flavors. Pre-lubricated, ribbed, banana-flavored, extra long — most importantly, they are necessary to any sexual activity involving a p...
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“Body count”: Relic of purity culture or necessary warning?

At the risk of sounding cliché, this story begins at a Parisian café, where I sat with a man over a bottle of white and a pack of cigarettes. Our second date was going quite well until the dreaded t...
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What we keep wearing: “Boho” bangles

Lately, campus has been noisier than usual, and not just because of dayge season or the release of midterm grades. You hear it before you see it. The soft clink of metal during a lecture. The subtle ...
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What we keep wearing: Lingerie and lace

Valentine’s Day has a way of making everyone suddenly aware of what they’re wearing underneath their clothes. Even if you’re single. Even if you’re wearing sweatpants and hiding in your dorm. ...
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How to: Valentine’s Day for couples and singles alike

This year’s Valentine’s Day will be the first time I am passing the holiday truly single since 2019 (yikes)! Throughout my long-term relationships, flings and situationships, I have had my fair sh...
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What we keep wearing: Ballet flats and soft femininity

Everywhere I go these days, ballet flats seem to follow. They’re found under library tables, scuffing across the Arbor walkway and tucked beneath baggy jeans at coffee shops.
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Is I.V. too small for dating? How to have a sex life when everyone is connected

It seems like you can’t suck a single dick in this town without finding out that said dick belongs to your freshman year roommate’s lab partner’s sorority big’s ex-situationship who committed ...
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