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I am thirty-eight and still chasing love. Or boys — can anyone even tell the difference? I thought I’d grown out of it by now. But no — I’m back on Phi Phi Don, all because some French guy said hello to me once. I took the plunge and left everything, and I mean everything, about a month ago, because, evidently, I’m so brave! When everyone starts waxing lyrical about your bravery, you can...
Just a Girl, Standing in Front of a Dive Shop, Waiting for Frenchie
Jun 24, 2025
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When my acupuncturist settled her sandpaper hands on my shoulders, she whispered, “You’re extremely tense.” No shit, Vivienne. Got any other mind-blowing observations? It’s hard not to be tense while still sharing a house with the man I almost bought it with. The house I wanted as my sanctuary wasn’t really mine after all. Or even ours. Only his. And I could stay, of course, as long as I...
Tense Woman Seeking Fried Chicken
May 07, 2025
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Birth control pills are doing what they’re supposed to do — ruining the modicum of sexual desire left inside me. After spending years fighting off men who demanded I got on the pill— cause going raw ‘just feels so much better’— I’ve been instructed by another man to take it at the tender age of 38. This time, the man in question has a more medical agenda than a personal vendetta agai...
To Pill or Not to Pill
May 06, 2025
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