How Sex-Ed Is Changing Post-#MeToo In the early 1990s, in response to reports of rape on campus, a group of students at Ohio’s Antioch College gathered to write a new policy governing sexual conduct. The policy mandated ongoing verbal consent during every stage of a sexual Read More

How to Help Your Grieving Partner How partners show up — or don’t — after a loss can profoundly impact the relationship, either strengthening it or exposing the cracks. Ideally, a partner knows what to do and say, but many people struggle with exactly how to respond.   In Read More

Why We Obsess Over Patterns in Our Dates “Stop dating four-letter dudes,” my friend Heather (seven letters) told me. “You have a problem. You need to break this habit, the way some people don’t date Geminis.”   While I am always scanning new paramours for red flags, I had Read More

Your Beloved Need Not Be Your Bestie Too Lately, I have come to notice a certain shared impulse by coupled-up friends, acquaintances and post-Bachelor influencers in the way they talk about their beloved. It shows up all year, but really crops up around Valentine’s Day. You have Read More

Eat These Foods for a Sexy Valentine’s Day As we approach Valentine’s Day, wouldn’t it be nice to know how to turn up the “heat” and make your partner’s passions go into overdrive? One way to get those juices flowing is to use an aphrodisiac, which can be any food or drink Read More

A Museum Is a Terrible Place for a Date The next time someone you are chatting with on Tinder suggests you two check out the new National Gallery of Art exhibit instead of grabbing drinks, playing mini-golf or really doing just about any activity under the sun, pivot immediately. Read More