Relationships

The PMDD Tango
It is safe to say that one of the biggest remarks I get when people realize I am a WLW(or women loving women for the straights), is "Omg two periods, that must be crazy!". And they are right, syncing up with your partner and riding the menstrual train of being overly emotional, irritable, crampy and sometimes even irrational is just part of what comes with the WLW territory. But from experience, sometimes it can be really nice having someone to cuddle on the couch with, eating all your favorite snacks, crying at movies that aren't meant to be cried through, and massaging each others cramps while simultaneously cursing mother nature. For a week every month this is the routine, maybe you two will argue, but pretty quickly one or both of you will realize "Wow, I'm really pmsing!" and it will be laughed off. But, what if that realization never comes from your partner? What if instead of a week of being slightly emotional, every month their cycle completely takes over their mind and body for weeks at a time?
By A Alex2 years ago in Pride
Young Love with John and Raphael in Good Will Cookies
John POV “Hi grandma!” I called into my phone. “Oh John, sweetie how are you doing?” “I’m fine Grandma, well not really,” I chuckled, “I’m just wondering if I can have you’re raspberry cookie recipe, I know you don’t normally tell people but it’s for love, I think Raphael is mad at me and he loves them. I want to surprise him with them. I don’t know what I’d do if he broke up with me.”
By Ben Ray 2 years ago in Pride
Navigating Double Standards in Relationships
In the complicated world of romantic relationships, we often stress the significance of equality, respect, and comprehension. Nevertheless, as we navigate the complexities of modern love, it is essential to acknowledge and confront the existence of double standards that can silently affect the dynamics between partners.
By Deborah Rivera Valentin2 years ago in Pride
marked by canines. Runner-Up in #200 Challenge.
I came out of the womb in a birthing squat. My pen is the fruit of my life’s labor — the written story. To blow the lid off my own life and expose it, whether through fiction, poetry, or essay, is the only way I know how not to feel alone when the going gets bad.
By Jen Parkhill “JP”2 years ago in Pride
Mom, I'm Bi(Owl House Fanfic)
After tending to all of their wounds, luckily none of them needed anything more than disinfectant and band-aids. Camila decided that they needed a home-cooked meal. So she went to make dinner for them. During that time, Luz turned to her friends, giving her girlfriend’s hand a squeeze. “We can’t let my mom know that we're dating,” Luz said in a hushed voice.
By Ben Ray 2 years ago in Pride
Breakup heartbreak
This last year was to say the least a tough one. There was so much emotions I experienced love we one I thought anyway but heartbreak like no other. I had been talking to this guy for over a year prior and we had spent time together in the Las Vegas area. We met at a pool party and really always had a spark. Last year he decided to move to Colorado with me I was not out to anyone not even my family. He had confided in me that he would be there for me no matter what even when the time came to come out to my family. I loved him we traveled together lived together cooked together all things that seemed stable and loving. That is what I thought anyways until I seen that he could not stop hiding his phone and would not answer who he was taking to. I let that go and thought well that’s ok I trust him and love him. As time went on I knew something was not right. My best friend text me hey this is your boyfriend right . I looked at the text realizing it was my boyfriend he was messaging him asking him to hookup with him. I never felt so sad and hurt I asked him about it and he’s said no way I just have been hacked or something I said no way that’s how it works. Among all of this he had been drinking more and more and he would drink 4 bottles or more of wine each night. When he would drink he would get mean and the truth would come out. He would say your fat your not smart your not honest on and on about things to try and bring me down. Also another friend found out he had many social media pages that was let’s just say shocking. He promised he wanted to be monogamous but that was not the fact he was messaging well over a 1,000 guys a day and now that really hurt. I decided it was time for him to move out and he disagreed of course. At this time my mom and dad found out I was gay as he told them they quit talking to me as did all of my aunts uncles cousins, because in there eyes I was living life wrong. From not having his love to having lost my family’s love was the hardest struggle of my life. He finally asked me to help him move back to Vegas and I did so help with that. After all of this happens I realized one thing I’m wonderful and beautiful made , his words and actions can not change me for I am stronger. I can overcome this time and one day I know the right man will come along and truly love me . I hope this story helps someone know you are courageous and can overcome anything. I also have learned that by embracing who I really am is beautiful. For so many years I knew I was gay and that now it feels so good to just be me. If those who do not accept me for that then I do not need them to be there for my support. Loving yourself is one of the greatest feelings out there even after a heartbreak like I have experienced I can only grow from this day forward. Writing this also is wonderful to be able to share this experience with others in my community full of love and support for one another.
By D+J 2 years ago in Pride
Surviving Life
Since 1988 December has been made HIV/AIDS awareness month. This silent pandemic has infected 39 million people and has killed over 680,000 of them since its discovery in 1981. HIV/AIDS is a disease that attacks the immune system, weakening the body’s defenses to fight against infection and diseases. It is spread through contact with infected blood, semen, and vaginal fluid. Despite the global awareness of the disease, it still infects less than 2,000 people a year. Here is how you can go through life with HIV/AIDS.
By M.L. Lewis2 years ago in Pride
Hushed Reverie at a Quaker Boarding School. Top Story - December 2023.
Fifteen in February Youth purring me into flannel sleeves and rubber boots, folding me in tender contours, brush-stroked with a thousand fears
By April Cope2 years ago in Pride
Becoming the wife
1 JANUARY 1994 Deep in the outskirts of Kwa Zulu Natal at a small village of Bergville just outside of Drakensberg. There was a young woman, a single mother of three beautiful kids. When she gave birth to the her triplets it was all a miracle. None of th villagers believed that it was possible for a woman to carry three children. At the neighbouring villages it was all an abomination but there they celebrated until one day when everything change. The children started growing more and more to look like their father.
By Themba2 years ago in Pride
Take me off the pedestal. Now.
Being the one on the Pedestal. It's lonely up here. And I don't think I chose that. I get it, the habit of falling for someone, or at least *thinking* you’re falling for someone, and putting them on the imaginary yet very real pedestal. I’ve been guilty of it many times, in fact, I might currently be in the midst of guilt… But I’m almost never the one being popped up on that lofty lonely height.
By Kirstyn Brook2 years ago in Pride
The History of Pride
Chancellor Sam Hawgood stated in his State of the College Address on October 4, 2016, that UC San Francisco is adopting a standard arrangement of values to establish a reasonable route for every member of the UCSF people group as we work together to achieve our primary aim.
By TYPO LOG2 years ago in Pride
The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills’ Season 13 Cast: Full Trailer, Photos & Premiere Date Set By Bravo For Season Addressing Kyle Richards’ Marriage
Bravo dropped the trailer for The Genuine Housewives of Beverly Slopes Season 13 and definitely they are discussing the spouse. Fans were sincerely satisfied as the conjugal show between the last-standing OG star Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky became the overwhelming focus.
By Alamin Asib2 years ago in Pride