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Love Letters

    Sex

    What we get wrong about sex, love, and monogamy

    • Divorce

      There was no sexual intimacy in the marriage

    • Dating

      He slept over … and left a mess

    • Dating

      We never discuss marriage anymore

    • Dating

      Sex happens every two to four months

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  • Dating

    He’d rather have sex with other people

    January 12, 2017 | 9:11 am
  • Marriage

    I’ve threatened to ‘get it elsewhere’

    January 10, 2017 | 8:06 am
  • Dating

    I’ve never had what you would call a ‘real girlfriend’

    January 9, 2017 | 9:01 am
  • Relationships

    Do I end this friends-with-benefits arrangement?

    October 24, 2016 | 8:19 am
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  • Relationships

    I feel used

    September 16, 2016 | 8:50 am
  • Dating

    Inexperienced at 23

    September 15, 2016 | 8:54 am
  • Marriage

    ‘We are on pace to have sex four times this year’

    July 20, 2016 | 8:43 am
  • Relationships

    I want more sex

    July 15, 2016 | 8:54 am
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  • Dating

    I felt a connection with my one-night stand

    July 11, 2016 | 8:45 am
  • Dating

    She had sex with 10 men in 1 year

    May 27, 2016 | 8:57 am
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