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Category Archives: Romance

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Won’t You Date My Neighbor?

November 9, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Zach Stafford I went on a lunch date the other day. The guy was cute, he made good conversation, and the food was great—the usual first-date ingredients that have […]

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Advice, Dating, Romance, Sex
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10 Love Lessons You Can Learn from the 80s

November 9, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Nico Lang 1. Dancing is the key to winning someone’s heart. (Dirty Dancing, Flashdance, Footloose , Fame, Breakin’ and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo) For anyone who has seen Dirty Dancing […]

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Dating, Humor/Satire, Media/Entertainment, Movies, Romance, Sex
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Round of Applause: The Theatrical Night of My First Kiss

November 7, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

By: Caitlin Bergh I’m standing in a long line that winds around the outside of a huge ballroom in New York City wearing a bright yellow prom dress. I’m waiting for my […]

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Femme, Lesbian, Memoir, Personal, Romance, Women, Youths
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5 Ways to Maintain Your Dignity and Sanity While Online Dating

October 26, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Emily Heist Moss Note: This piece was originally posted on Role/Reboot and was republished with permission. You can find the original here. In this article, Emily Heist Moss has […]

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Advice, Dating, Life, Relationships, Romance
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Consent Does Not “Ruin the Moment”

September 17, 2012by inourwordsblog 3 Comments

by: Miriam Mogilevsky People who oppose sensible things like anti-harassment policies at conferences keep bringing up the same tired myths about dating, sex, and romance: that it’s very important to […]

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Dating, Rape Culture, Relationships, Romance, Sex, Women
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Appreciate Their Natural Beauty: How to Say I Love You Without Saying a Word

September 17, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Kara Crawford  Sometimes, saying “I love you” is one of the hardest things imaginable. It should be easy, three simple words with enough feeling behind them that you almost […]

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Dating, LGBT, Life, Relationships, Romance, Sex
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Why Is Talking to Women So Difficult?

September 17, 2012by inourwordsblog 3 Comments

by: Sarah Baran  I identify as bisexual. I was back and forth about whether I was bisexual or lesbian for a nice long stretch of time — which was difficult […]

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Bisexual, Dating, Humor/Satire, LGBT, Life, Personal, Queers, Relationships, Romance, Sex
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Coconut Love: Tales of a Closeted Virgin

August 31, 2012by inourwordsblog 3 Comments

by: Caitlin Bergh When I was a sophomore in college, I was sitting in my room doing homework one afternoon when I overheard some friends in the hallway talking about […]

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College, Dating, Humor/Satire, Lesbian, LGBT, Memoir, Personal, Romance, Sex, Women
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Remembering My Internet Boyfriend

August 31, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Zach Stafford  The other night, while at dinner with my roommate and a friend, the subject of Lena Dunham’s show Girls came up. At the time, I had not seen the […]

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Dating, Gay, LGBT, Life, Memoir, Men, Personal, Romance, Sex
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Being Actively In Love: Why I Don’t Believe in Eternal Monogamy

August 30, 2012by inourwordsblog 4 Comments

by: Ariana Barreto It’s not that I don’t believe in monogamy. I don’t view it as the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy. Monogamy is very real, unlike my fictional […]

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Dating, LGBT, Life, Poly, Relationships, Romance, Sex, Society

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