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The Sex Was So Good My Consciousness Shifted My Physical Reality
I’m seeing some benefits to being middle-aged that I’ve never had the pleasure of experiencing before.
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I Have Thoughts About Katy Perry.
The Katy Perry Takedown Menu:
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2025 and Single In The Porn Generation
When someone can watch porn for free for twenty years and then act confused about why their dick doesn’t work in real life, we’ve officially broken…
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Should I Have A Baby: A Field Guide to Fucking Up Your Life in the Most Beautiful Way Possible
Legal disclaimer: This essay contains personal opinions and experiences, not professional advice.
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Open Marriage: For When One Person Disappointing You Isn’t Enough (Gay Men Excluded From This Disaster)
Tuesday night, six PM.
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Why I Curate TikToks Like a Digital Drug Dealer
Hate and love share the same bed.Both require the same intensity,the same obsession,the same inability to look away.The only difference is what you…
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Scientists Turned On a Machine in 2008. The World Has Been Getting Weirder Ever Since.
September 10, 2008, 10:28 AM.
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Three Things Candace Bushnell Said That Prove Rich People Live in a Different Reality
Candace Bushnell just gave The Cut an interview about dating after 60, and I need everyone to sit down for this because the level of disconnect from…
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The Real Tragedy of Love Island: Millions of People Think Anxiety Is Love
So you think you’re watching Love Island.
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