Amidst the pandemic, many aspects of people’s ordinary behavior and attitudes have changed. One thing that has not though, is our lookout on and desire for love. Times of social isolation have made some...
Prior to COVID-19, on-campus living afforded Wellesley students many freedoms sometimes not offered in their home environments: namely, having the privacy and autonomy to sleep with whoever they wanted,...
The first time we hung out, we went on a run. It began to pour, like a weather advisory level type of pour, before we had planned to meet. We decided to go anyway because that’s just the type of spontaneous...
The first love letter I wrote to you arrived the same day I did. It came about two weeks late. I spotted it stuck in the mail slot on our way out to dinner, growing mortified at the thought of...
According to ancient Greek philosophy, there are eight different types of love: Eros, which is erotic love; Philia, affectionate love; Storge, familiar love; Ludus, playful love; Mania, obsessive love;...
I committed to Wellesley College with a resolve to take my dating life online. As a straightish first year, the school’s mostly female romantic landscape left me with few alternatives. So, encouraged...
It is finally December, which is to say that the holidays are upon us. While this season instills many with warmth, merriment and an insatiable craving for peppermint- or nutmeg-flavored hot beverages,...
Trigger warnings: discussions of sex, sexual assault, and rape
Last week, this column discussed the academic study of sexual fantasies, focusing on sex researcher Dr. Justin Lehmiller’s study of over...
Trigger warning: discussions of sex, sexual assault and rape.
Have you ever had a fantasy that you were scared to tell your partner about? Have you ever been ashamed of your sexual fantasies? Well,...
His voice was soft as he whispered into my ear, his left hand holding mine firmly, our fingers intertwined. “And if you break your own rule, then what?” My mind, though numbed by rum, was still flooded...
Many students enter their undergraduate studies intent on spending at least a semester abroad. Some see this time as an opportunity to flirt with cute foreigners or go on exciting dates in new cities....
An epidemic is unfolding. No, I don’t mean the vaping epidemic. I’m referring to the volatility of our Instagram feeds. Had a fight with a friend? Suddenly that picture you took with them in the background...
