When ‘Love Bombing’ Turns Into Harassment
It started with a bouquet of flowers.
They were delivered to my desk on a dreary Wednesday afternoon. They were excessive, over-the-top, bright red roses and waxy lilies shedding petals all over my ke..
We’re All Drinking Alone Now
For Melissa, a 29 year old resident of Tampa, happy hours look much different now: They’re more frequent, start earlier, and she’s often alone. While she rarely drank at home without company before th..
You Shouldn’t Be Wearing Gloves to Go Grocery Shopping
There’s a lot of anxiety about grocery shopping these days, and one very visible manifestation of it is the number of people in the aisles wearing gloves. Rubber gloves, dishwashing gloves, regular wi..
Drones, FaceTime and TikTok: Inside a Social-Distancing Meet-Cute
Jeremy Cohen had been stuck inside his Brooklyn apartment for a week when he first saw her. She was dancing on a rooftop across the street wearing a forest-green sweatshirt emblazoned with a wolf. A g..
Coronavirus Canceled Their Wedding, So They Turned to Zoom
If you ask newlyweds Abena and Ade to pick a song to represent their journey so far, they’ll say “The Matrimony” by Wale and Usher without hesitation. It’s the Jerry Seinfeld monologue that opens the ..
Pets Are Eating Our Sex Toys and Nobody Is Talking About It
At a recent housewarming party, I overheard a table of women casually complaining about the frequency with which their household pets have destroyed their sex toys. The tone was disturbingly nonchalan..
Our Relationship Was Always Easy, COVID-19 Made It Hard
The best relationships are easy. That’s been my advice to close friends who have come to me in the midst of fights with their significant others. It always infuriates them. Yes, relationships take tim..
Ask E. Jean: Is It Ever Okay to Ask My Co-Workers About Their Salaries?
Dear E. Jean: I’m an architect and have been working as an independent contractor at a company for about seven months. I love the place, and my boss has assured me that I will receive a full-time offe..
‘I Have to Go to Work. It’s My Job’: What It’s Like to Be...
Until last week, I always stopped at a coffee shop on my way to the train that I take to work at a clinic in downtown Seattle where I’m a nurse. Recently, as the coronavirus pandemic spread throughout..
This Routine Gyno Procedure Could Mean You Never Orgasm Again
When she tries to remember the feeling, she thinks of Drew*, a grad student with golden hair she dated in her mid-20s. He’d bound down the stairs to her basement apartment carrying tiny chocolate frog..