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Category Archives: Relationships

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Why I Keep The Stuff My Exes Gave Me

August 21, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Emily Heist Moss Note: This piece was originally featured on Role/Reboot and reposted here with permission. You can find the original here. Why throw away knick-knacks from exes? You […]

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Relationships, Uncategorized
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What Kind of Person to Hold Out For

August 20, 2012by inourwordsblog 3 Comments

by: Melanie Sue Hold out for someone who is proud of you. Someone who wants and expects people to love you just as much as they do. Someone who will […]

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Advice, Dating, Relationships, Romance, Women
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The Consolation Prize: Turning Bad Dates Into Good Stories

August 20, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Fred Morrow First dates are a tad awkward. That’s the territory. First dates are awkward and have the vibe of a job interview where you simultaneously try to be […]

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Advice, Dating, LGBT, Life, Relationships, Romance
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S&M, Open Relationships, “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo,” and Me

August 20, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Clarisse Thorn I just finished reading the third book of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy — it starts with the world-famous The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, then continues with […]

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Dating, Feminism, Relationships, Sex
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Poetry: Boyfriend

August 18, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Andy Karol She said, “You are the best boyfriend.” I said that was great because I never made the best girlfriend, or wife, for that matter, always teetering on […]

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Dating, Gender, LGBT, Life, Poetry, Relationships
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Like A Virgin: My Year of Celibacy

August 17, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Lindsey Dietzler   About a year ago, I decided I wasn’t going to invest any more energy into having sex. It had been a pretty big year of life […]

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Dating, Family, Friends, Health, LGBT, Life, Memoir, Personal, Queers, Relationships, Romance, Sex, Trans
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What It Means to Love Thy Neighbor: Real Christian Rhetoric & Inclusiveness

August 17, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Kara Crawford In the past few weeks, I’ve heard far too much about how hateful Christianity supposedly is. In fact, I’m glad that the Chick-Fil-A controversy is over, because […]

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Commentary, Equality, Friends, Life, Relationships, Religion, Social Justice, Society
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13 Things You Can Do Instead of Missing Someone

August 16, 2012by inourwordsblog 4 Comments

by: Nico Lang 1. Get off your butt and get the f**k out of your house. Have you read The Great Gatsby?  Then you’ll know that pining is not sexy […]

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Dating, LGBT, Life, Relationships, Romance
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You Can’t Date Half a Couple

August 15, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Clarisse Thorn I currently approach my relationships as polyamorous, meaning that I prioritize being able to have multiple lovers and discussing the relationships honestly with everyone concerned. A while […]

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Dating, Poly, Relationships, Romance, Women
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Falling Into Something Unexpected: Why I Don’t Believe in Having a Type

August 14, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Agnieszka Karoluk I’ve always felt that having a “type” is unnecessary in finding a partner. For me, only two things come to mind when I think of the concept […]

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Advice, Dating, Personal, Relationships

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