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Barn Yesterday

By Amy Alkon For two summers, I’ve traveled to work on a small organic farm. There, this woman and I had this amazing romance, including lovemaking during summer thunderstorms and

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Wuss It Good For Her?

By Amy Alkon I’ve been on three dates with a gorgeous, funny, kind, and successful woman. Two weeks ago, we met for drinks with a group of my friends, and

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It’s Scold In Here

By Amy Alkon Online dating isn’t going so well. I’m a 34-year-old professor seeking a relationship. I listed an age range of 18 to 35 on my profile, not because

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Too Mush Too Soon

“Love sometimes calls upon people to do more than just show up to bask in its glow. Take that emperor, way back when, in India. When he wanted to memorialize

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Mystery Meet

By Amy Alkon A man my friend was crazy for just broke up with her. I kind of saw the breakup coming, as I thought they were too different, but

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The Jaws Of Ex-Wife

“As I explain with some frequency, women evolved to be the harder-to-get sex because having sex meant they could end up a single mother dragging a kid around the Sahara.

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Cleanup In Aisle Home

By Amy Alkon I’ve been seeing my boyfriend for 10 months and living with him and his 12-year-old daughter for half that time. He broke up with his daughter’s mother

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When Bald Things Happen To Good People

“Shaving your head … projects confidence, suggesting that you’re comfortable enough with your face and yourself to put them out there unadorned.” By Amy Alkon I’m a decent-looking guy with

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The Upgradest Love Of All

“With the prospect of permanence on the horizon, everything suddenly became clear: One road leads to a lifetime battling for your cash and attention, and the other” By Amy Alkon

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Coitus Frustratus

“…To be fair, there is some movement during karezza, just not enough that anybody participating would get anywhere near Orgasmageddon.” By Amy Alkon My boyfriend is a very spiritual person