Hi! I turned 35 a couple of days ago on Wednesday! For some, that’s a big cause for celebration but unfortunately I always get really, really fucking sad on my birthdays for some reason. Not 100% sure why but it’s a consistent enough thing for me that I often also see a pretty big drop…
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I Have a Squish on You: Feels From Inside of an Aromantic Crush
Not too long ago I wrote about how I experienced “love” as an aromantic queer, and as part of the discussion that arose with friends and peers afterward I was often asked about whether or not I had ever had a crush on somebody or not. And like, yeah, just not in the way that…
Beach Gay
I used to avoid any and all pools and beaches as much as I possibly could because I’ve never felt comfortable with my body, or with any of the bathing suits I ever owned. For some reason I’ve always felt more vulnerable in a bathing suit than I ever have in any lingerie or even…
The Aftershocks of Toxic Masculinity
So, I recently blogged about impotence and sexual dysfunction, and while I’m really happy with how the piece turned out overall I did want to explore it on a more personal level than that last write up really allowed for. Because impotence and performance anxiety struggles, for me at least, are really complicated things deeply…
I’m Aromantic and Here’s What Love Means to Me
While I’ve thought a LOT about my sexual orientation and gender over the years, romantic orientation was never really something I actually put much thought or consideration into as a part of my identity until recently. For most of my life I just assumed that everybody ultimately wanted a romantic relationships with romantic partners and…