Coming out of the dungeon to start a conversation
Let’s Talk about BDSM
Back Door
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Valentine’s Day Movies
Four perfect movies for your last minute Valentine’s Day date
Celebrating love without a partner
Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love for those you care about. It takes many forms, and the act of choosing to celebrate at all is a personal one. Imagine…
Single’s Survival Guide
Intro What’s the best thing about being single on Valentine’s Day? For one, you don’t need to make a dinner reservation weeks in advance or freak out when you…
Have yourself a very queer-y valentine’s
There’s something poetic about being queer and alone on Valentine’s Day: a mixture of melancholy and pure chance that come together to make sure you’re sitting on your hands all…
Fictional Characters and How to Love Them
Valentine’s Day is all about love and passion: a day we all remember to celebrate that special someone in our lives. But let’s be real—who said that special someone had…
The highs and lows of dating
Going on a date is all fun and games, so why is it so difficult? Like Forrest Gump said, “you never know what you’re gonna get.” This is especially true…
Findom for absolute beginners
Financial Domination, or findom for short, is the purposeful attempt to demand money from submissives that thrill on being made to give up something important to someone they view as…
Why do we love sports?
Why do we love sports so much? What makes competition—and spectating competition—such an inherently desirable activity for so many people? The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro reportedly…