I have a confession: I’ve had sex since social distancing began. With someone I met on Tinder, someone I don’t live with. And I know friends doing the same. With the pandemic still a major concern across the United States, people having sex or even just wanting to have sex may feel shame — even…
In case my job title of “sex and relationships reporter” isn’t a clue, I’m a sexual person. Since coming of age, I’ve thought about sex, watched sex (either pornographic or simulated in mainstream media), talked about sex, written about sex — and, as you can assume, had sex. I can’t say whether my interest in…
in her wordsThough the Supreme Court embraced a broad definition of sex in June, the Department of Health and Human Services pressed ahead with changes that narrowed the definition of sex in the Affordable Care Act.Cecilia Gentili, left, and Tanya Walker in Manhattan in August.Credit…James Estrin/The New York TimesSept. 3, 2020“To go to the hospital…
Mini-VowsCredit…Ann KristShortly before Ann Klein left her home in Oakland, Calif., to meet Krist Roginski for a first date at an Italian restaurant in Menlo Park, Calif., she began considering her mode of transportation.“I decided to drive, mostly because I was wearing a dress,” said Ms. Klein, 56, the chief product officer at Tact.ai, a…
The inherently personal quality of audio makes podcasting one of the best formats for conversations around sex, relationships, and dating. In some cases, they even offer free erotic fiction, with audio specifically designed to get you off. Admittedly, I might be the only weirdo who’s horny for podcasts that aren’t even about sex and relationships.…
Image: mashable composite, images by okcupid By Anna Iovine2020-09-01 12:00:00 UTC If I’m perusing a dating app and someone mentions being apolitical, or not caring about politics, I grimace. Being apolitical? In this (ravaged) economy (and global pandemic and time of social unrest)? I’m not alone in this, according to data found by OkCupid. Over…
Mini-VowsCredit…Allison CampbellBy the time the singer and songwriter Alexi Paraschos married Chelsea Holmes in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square on July 26, he was feeling pretty good about the odds of avoiding the wedding-in-a-pandemic blues.Credit belongs to a musical project he assigned himself weeks before the couple decided to make good on a marriage certificate due to…
Virus travel bans are wreaking havoc on surrogacy agencies that help same-sex couples build families.Ira, a surrogate mother who traveled to Northern Cyprus to give birth in February, watched the newborn die on a table while doctors worked to save her own life.Credit…Oksana Parafeniuk for The New York TimesKYIV, Ukraine — Tears streamed down Yevhenia…
Image: Tesla Dating By Anna Iovine2020-08-20 20:19:19 UTC If you own a Tesla and want a partner to raise a little X Æ A-12 of your own one day, you’re in luck: Tesla Dating is an up-and-coming dating site just for you. With the tagline “Because You Can’t Spell LOVE Without EV [electric vehicle],” one…
FILE PHOTO: The dating app Tinder is shown on an Apple iPhone in this photo illustration taken February 10, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Illustration/File Photo(Reuters) – Match Group Inc (MTCH.O) forecast current-quarter sales above Wall Street expectations after beating quarterly estimates, as demand for its online dating app Tinder rebounded during the coronavirus lockdowns. Tinder added about…