“The worst people in this country saw your father-in-law’s message and took it as they saw fit.”Tagged: Donald Trump and Twitter
“I had willingly entered into an unwinnable chess game, casting myself in the role of the young, dumb literary stereotype because at least I would get a chance to exist at all.”Tagged: dana schwartz, Girls, HBO, lena dunham, tvdownload
“We celebrate the Kate Middletons and the Amal Clooney’s for being chosen, or, in the active voice, for landing, an accomplished man. Amal Clooney is a spectacularly accomplished woman in her own right, but how many other esteemed human rights lawyers can you name? Had you heard of Amal Almuddin…”Tagged: feminism, Notoriety, Notice Me, accomplishments, Feeling Special
“I was happy to trade my youth, my body for the opportunity to feel seen and to feel special.”Tagged: Attention, Notice Me, Consent, Feeling Special, Feeling Loved
“Sarah and I had met to get a drink together, which became two drinks, which became me confessing that I had fantasized about BDSM but never engaged with it outside of incognito browsing tabs on my laptop.”Tagged: Kink, Non-Monogamy, Open Relationships, Relationships, Sex
“I didn’t understand exactly what he meant, and I didn’t care. I was an over-confident 22-year-old who heard 'no monogamy' and thought 'challenge.'”
“I liked his dominating me because it meant he wanted me, that he thought about me and imagined new ways of torturing and disciplining me. I would willingly become an object so long as I was the object of his affection.”Tagged: Relationships
“I do not know how one becomes the type of person who makes her bed, but I have a sneaking suspicion it begins by making my bed.”Tagged: Writing, Being Normal, Life
“How do you explain every version of yourself to someone who’s barely met you?”Tagged: Relationships, Jealousy, Heartbreak, Breakups
“Summer camp represented a fresh beginning. Like a new journal that hasn’t been scribbled on, my camp identity was beautifully blank: I’d be meeting a group of people with no knowledge of my social status, or lack thereof, at home.”Tagged: Nostalgia
“Either he is completely oblivious (which means his “long time to listen” has not nearly been long enough) or he is smirking and rolling his eyes after waiting in a time-out for as long as seemed necessary from a PR standpoint.”Tagged: Louis C.K., Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Toxic Men, Me Too
“A disclaimer: There is no official ruling on what is or is not a rom-com.”Tagged: Rom Coms, Movies, Romantic Comedies
“The pleasure of the crush is in how it starts, the uncertainty of it. A crush is a challenge—and a terrifying risk.”Tagged: Tinder, Modern Dating, crushes, Crush
“It’s a slot machine pass that you always win: Put in a bit of time and a few swipes, crank the lever, and out comes a parade of choices of people who might call you pretty and say they want to buy you a drink.”Tagged: Tinder, Dating, Love, Attraction, Relationships
“I have to reapply deodorant before making a dentist appointment on the phone. Robert Pattinson lied confidently on live television. How did Robert Pattinson get to that point?”Tagged: Robert Pattinson, Weird, LOL, Celebrities
“Someone like Meghan Markle can feel viscerally upsetting, someone who rejects a system, and explicitly criticizes it.”Tagged: Boomers, Meghan Markle
“What is with our obsession with making celebrities relatable? Celebrities are not relatable.”Tagged: Celebrities, Celebrity Culture