From the end of freshman year of college through the beginning of sophomore year, I hooked up with the same boy a handful of times. He cut things off abruptly, texting me that he wanted to stop hooking up since he was worried it would “complicate” our (nonexistent) friendship. I
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Types Only Take You So Far: Finding Excitement in Variety
During my run today, I was passed by a group of male cross country runners of high school age. Clad in tastefully-short shorts, some in shirts and others without, they zoomed past me into the approaching darkness, muscled legs moving together in deliciously unsynchronized unison. I found myself grinning and not
Riding Dirty, and It Feels So Good
He said he’d be right back, and followed up with a kiss that didn’t exactly make me amped about his return. My 4-a.m. drunken eyes watched his naked back and ass slip through the bedroom door, and this, I knew, was my chance to get covered. I hurtled across the bed and shimmied
The Best Fantasies Come as a Surprise
“Come on,” my boyfriend whispered in the midst of trying to convince me that we should 69. “I know there’s something crazy you just want to try.” “Maybe there is,” 15-year-old me wondered out loud. Truth be told, I had nothing. But, to put an end to his constant questioning,
Letting Down the Rear Guard
Like all good birthday wishes, his came as a wistful fantasy at 3 a.m. “You know you’re a little bit curious…” Freshly 20, my then-boyfriend had played smart with his strategy. We were both more than buzzed and covered in the salty remnants of our dip in the ocean, snuggled
Choke Me Tighter: A BDSM Beginner’s Guide
“Choke me tighter” was never something I thought I would hear, particularly in a sexual context. After a succession of particularly kinky partners, however, it doesn’t seem out of the ordinary at all. In fact, it’s exciting. With proper communication and safety guidelines, incorporating BDSM—bondage, discipline, sadism, or masochism—or kinks
Sex Column: One-Night Stand Your Heart Out, Claremont
Dear Tippy Maple, Can you have a relationship with the person after a one-night stand? Sincerely, Curious Dear Curious, Thanks for asking this question, as it’s one I feel a lot of students at these schools, including myself, wonder about. Let me begin this article by saying that yes, it
One Night Stand: “I Was a 20-Something Hedonist”
My story had all the makings of a Lifetime cautionary tale. Raised Catholic in Texas, by the time I hit college I was still entirely in possession of that greatest of conservative euphemisms: my virginity. My treasure, my precious gift, my stalwart ship. All my life, my virginity had been
One Night Stand: “Memento”
I watched Memento the other day. To be honest, it didn’t really do it for me. Anything in reverse just makes me a little disoriented, and I hate feeling like I’m not in control. There’s an order in which I expect certain things to unfold, and when they don’t, I
One Night Stand: “Lamentations of a Freshman”
Sex. What is sex? I don’t know. But I sure would like to. When I came to college I thought I might finally get my opportunity to learn. I had always been too nervous to talk to girls in high school, but this was it. A new beginning. A new