love out loud: ex does not hit the spot
Many moons ago, I took pride in never having had sex with an ex-boyfriend. My badge of honour was in vain, however, as up until 2009, I’d never actually had much desire to do the horizontal dance of danger with someone I was no longer seeing. When you don’t want to do something, it’s not [...]
x’s and o’s – is it possible to be friends with an ex?
I’ve never been good at maintaining friendships with people I’ve been involved with. I used to think it was their fault – because clearly it’s the height of maturity to blame everything on your ex after a break up – but in reality, I think it has a lot more to do with me. I’m [...]
love out loud: can men and women understand each other?
For a very brief period some time ago, I enjoyed buying self-help books from op shops. I can’t remember why I did this, as I tend to avoid self-help sections for the most part (though this might just be my idealised self-image; upon reflection, I also used to go to Borders with a friend and [...]
(sex)uality: introducing our new columnist!
Hi ladies, I wanted to take a quick moment to introduce myself as the new sexuality columnist for Lip Magazine. My main aim in this role is to start conversations. There are a few topics we shy away from because we fear they are taboo, or we fear differences of opinion. But I think those [...]
none of your virgin-ness
Me: ‘Oh Hi there, um, I just had sex last night, so I was hoping to get my plates removed.’ Register: ‘Your V-plates?’ Me: ‘Yeah.’ Register: ‘Okey-dokey. We’ll just register you into the system… and inform it that you’re not a virgin anymore.’ Me: ‘Great. Thank you.’ Register: ‘No problems. So how was it? If [...]
love out loud: i just called to say ‘i love you’
Over the course of my dating history, I have told two people that I love them. The first, rather predictably, was my high school boyfriend, while the second is my current partner, Julio. My having loved two people, and particularly my having loved these two people is quite unsurprising when you consider that they comprise [...]
love out loud: the time i (pretty much) cheated
Yep, it’s the week of Valentine’s Day, so I decided to get all celebratory and write two columns this week. But I still think it’s a pretty stupid occasion, even if I entirely support your decision to spend it as you will, and anecdotal experience tells me that this is a rather common sentiment. So [...]
love out loud: self-love valentine
When people ask me what kind of writing I do, I usually say that, amongst other things, I write a column about relationships. Most people correctly assume that I write about romantic relationships, usually between two people, and usually between a lady and a dude (apologies about this; I try really hard to be inclusive [...]
love out loud: taking your relationship (status) for granted
One week ago tonight, I sat down to watch the Australian Open final with my mum (my dad gave it a miss because of his high blood pressure), reverting to my old habits of getting things done with my Mac on my lap and a glass of red in hand. As I was cracking open [...]
love out loud: the hellcat dream girl
We’re all pretty familiar by now with the Manic Pixie Dream Girl: the term coined by the AV Club’s Nathan Rabin to describes characters such as Natalie Portman’s Sam in Garden State, and pretty much every character played by Zooey Deschanel over the past few years. They’re essentially designed to catalyse a male protagonist’s development, [...]
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