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In Defense of the Use of the Term “Friendzone”

January 8, 2013by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

By J.N. Reyna Note: This piece was originally published on the author’s blog and reposted with permission. You can find the original here. Only recently did I become aware of “The […]

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Advice, Dating, Lady Business, Women
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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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It’s Probably Not Even His Penis: Revising a Dating Site’s FAQs

September 21, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Dana Norris    Questions taken from the Match.com FAQs page, answers taken from Dana Norris, online dating expert. How does IM work on Match.com? A stranger sends you a […]

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Advice, Dating
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Is a “Happy Medium” Possible in a Relationship?

September 4, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

By: Agnieszka Karoluk Iʼm at that weird age when I donʼt want to nor am I trying to “settle down,” (as if any of us have to anyways) yet I feel […]

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Dating, Friends
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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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It Doesn’t Have to Be All About Sex: Exploring the Rituals of Grindr

August 8, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Mark Nott Almost everyone has heard of Grindr. I can’t count the number of times I have brought the subject up to a new acquaintance who has responded with […]

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I Love Dudes, But A Lot of Times I Don’t

August 1, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Melinda McIntire I want to start my thoughts today by telling you all that I love guys. Dudes are great. My dad, my brother, “some of my best friends” […]

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Dating, Life, Men, Romance, Sex, Women
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A Broke Feminist’s Guide to Cheap Summer Dates in Chicago

July 19, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Mariann Devlin  I’m a feminist who likes dates, but doesn’t like to spend money. So, in order to avoid paying for my meal and a movie ticket, which is […]

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Dating, Feminism, Money
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Bad With Men: Red, White And Fail

July 19, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Dana Norris Dana Norris is the founder and host of Story Club.  She once went on a lot of internet dates.  This was one of them. Eric is bald – […]

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Bad With Men, Dating, Life, Memoir, Relationships
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Bad With Men: At Least I Got My Light Bulb Changed

May 29, 2012by inourwordsblog 3 Comments

by: Dana Norris Dana Norris is the founder/host of Story Club.  She once went on 120 internet dates.  I wake up.  There’s a tall man in my bed next to me.  Crap. With all […]

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Bad With Men, Dating

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