“Sexuality is one of the ways that we become enlightened, actually, because it leads us to self-knowledge.” Alice Walker
estimated reading time: 7 minutes It’s the trope of countless bodice-ripper romances, movies, and TV shows: the young, naïve flower of womanhood going trembling to her marriage bed or the backseat of a car, bracing herself for the searing pain of her brooding lover/husband’s penis penetrating her for the first…
It’s like waking up into a nightmare: You got your coffee, clicked through your notifications, and there it was: The Supreme Court’s theocratic wing overturned Roe v. Wade. Most of us have feared this possibility our entire lives, but that doesn’t mean you’re emotionally prepared for the reality of it.…
approx. 7 minute reading time You’ve met someone wonderful and fallen deeply in love. They’re smart, honest, passionate about their interests (on which they’re kind of an expert). They made you feel like the center of their world. They had some quirks, and it just made them more unique. You…
approx. 10 minute reading time In Part I of this post, we talked about some common relationship problems when one partner is neurodiverse and one is neuroprevalent, and about understanding the ableism ingrained in our culture's ideas about love and romance as well as everyday life. Cassandra Syndrome, Affective Deprivation…
5 minute reading time For many of us, our intimate romantic and/or sexual relationships are some of the most important in our lives. Many of us long to get married, to “nest” with one or more partners, or just to have someone(s) special who loves us wildly. And yet, the…