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Displaying all articles tagged:
Getting It
getting it
June 7, 2016
Your Parents’ Romantic Lives Don’t Have to Determine Your Own
Too many of us are ruled by fear of replicating — or not replicating — our parents’ romantic lives.
By
Alana Massey
getting it
May 27, 2016
I’m Throwing a Party for One in This Hideous, Perfect Chair
The unexpectedly wonderful Sport-Brella Recliner.
By
Catie L'Heureux
getting it
May 18, 2016
Stop Telling Single Women How to Find a Man
Singleness isn’t a problem to be solved.
By
Alana Massey
getting it
Apr. 28, 2016
My Boyfriend Isn’t My Best Friend — My Cat Is
As my relationship status has changed, my cat’s life has too.
By
Alana Massey
getting it
Apr. 21, 2016
Stop Hating on Other People’s Weddings
It reveals a lot more about you than it does about the happy couple.
By
Alana Massey
getting it
Mar. 23, 2016
Feeling Lonely When You’re Single Doesn’t Mean You’re Weak
So why do we keep telling people it’s not?
By
Alana Massey
getting it
Mar. 17, 2016
First the Breakup. Then the Screenshots.
Digital artifacts feel less serious yet more scandalous than physical objects.
By
Alana Massey
getting it
Mar. 10, 2016
Is Every Couple Hanging Out Without Me?
I started getting many more social invitations the minute I got into a relationship.
By
Alana Massey
getting it
Feb. 25, 2016
Why I’m Buying a House Without a Family to Put in It
Coming face to face with fears about money, regret, and loneliness.
By
Alana Massey
getting it
Feb. 12, 2016
Attention, New Couples: Go All Out This Valentine’s Day
Allow yourself to be vulnerable and expressive in a horrible world plagued by ironic detachment and blasé courting patterns.
By
Alana Massey
getting it
Feb. 5, 2016
Tinder Is the New Meet-Cute
Your grandchildren will find your online-dating story so adorably quaint.
By
Alana Massey
getting it
Jan. 28, 2016
Misadventures in the Age of Butt Stuff
Straight people are having more anal, but that doesn’t mean they’ve all figured it out.
By
Alana Massey
getting it
Jan. 22, 2016
Marriage and Two Kids: A Most Scandalous Fantasy
Forget about bondage.
By
Alana Massey
getting it
Jan. 12, 2016
The Unlikely Appeal of the Dick Video
When solicited, of course.
By
Alana Massey
getting it
Dec. 17, 2015
Stop Wasting Your Time on Bad First Dates
Know when it’s time to get out.
By
Alana Massey
getting it
Dec. 6, 2015
An Ode to the Hometown Friends Who Got Away
Your lives look different on Instagram, but not everything has changed.
By
Alana Massey
getting it
Nov. 17, 2015
The Enduring Appeal of a Skater Boi
It’s a middle-school fantasy come to life.
By
Alana Massey
getting it
Nov. 8, 2015
Why I Have My Face in My Naked Selfies
Despite the (perfectly sensible) conventional wisdom.
By
Alana Massey
getting it
Oct. 29, 2015
Stop Flirting by Committee
What gets lost when we workshop every text.
By
Alana Massey