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  1. dating
    5 People on Coming Out As Poly to Their Families“My grandmother said ‘Well, that doesn’t sound too bad, I wouldn’t mind your grandfather having someone else to drag up to the cabin on the weekend!’”
  2. new mom
    I Was Convinced I Might Kill My ChildWhat it’s like to have postpartum psychosis.
  3. wedding season
    3 Married Men Talk About Taking Their Wife’s Last NameWhen it just makes more sense.
  4. sex
    Here’s How BDSM and Role Play Actually WorkEverything must be consensual.
  5. equal pay day
    6 HR Execs on How Equal Pay Really WorksA few tips about salaries and pay gaps.
  6. self reflection
    What It’s Like to Go Through Life As a Really Beautiful Woman“I look back over my life and think, What did my looks do for me?”
  7. sex
    What It’s Like to Visit ‘Dr. M,’ New York’s Erotic Masseur for Women“It’s so vanilla, and yet so kinky.”
  8. atypical
    What It’s Like to Reconstruct Your Own Foreskin“I will never grow back all the nerve endings lost during circumcision, but I did get back some sensitivity.”
  9. women of the world
    What It’s Like to Be a Legal Sex Worker in New Zealand“Because my work is legal, if anything goes wrong, the police have to help.”
  10. women of the world
    What It’s Like to Be a Woman Living in a War Zone“Everyone is suffering terribly from the war, and Yemeni women are suffering mentally, physically, and emotionally.”
  11. how to raise a boy
    How I Raised 5 Sons To Respect WomenThere’s a testosterone overload in my house.
  12. stoneman shooting
    What It’s Like Being a Teacher During a School ShootingTwo Sandy Hook teachers look back on how they survived, and what came after.
  13. spring fashion 2018
    Can Fashion Ever Be an Ethical Business?A notorious industry gets its #MeToo moment. Sort of.
  14. evangelicalism
    What It’s Like To Experience Gay Conversion Therapy“The pastor was inches away from my face, screaming for the demon to get out.”
  15. politics
    4 Women on How They Changed Their Lives After Trump“We joked about leaving. But I didn’t really think we’d do it.”
  16. explanations
    5 Men on Why They Didn’t Stop Sexual Harassment at Work“Who am I to decide how this should be handled?”
  17. coping diaries
    The Freelance Writer Using LSD for Depression“Three days a week, I take 4.5 micrograms before breakfast.”
  18. 7 Months Pregnant and Trapped in a Hurricane“I thought: My baby and I are going to drown.”
  19. coping diaries
    Coping Diaries: The Mom Who Ditched Benzos for Her BongThe first installment of our new series.
  20. charlottesville
    I Lost My Son to the Alt-Right MovementA mother reflects on her son’s descent into hate.
  21. i don’t
    7 Stories of Total Wedding DisastersTrue tales of worst-case scenarios, from natural disasters to infidelity to permanent brain damage.
  22. phone sex workers
    What It’s Really Like to Be a Phone-Sex OperatorThe lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against a national phone-sex provider takes us through a day in her life.
  23. amateur hour
    7 Pioneers of Amateur Web Porn Look BackDIY porn stars and successful Pornhub personalities explain how they got into the business in the first place.
  24. popular
    I Was the Queen Bee: 3 High School Bullies on Their Reigns of Terror“You feel invincible when you know you’re popular.”
  25. Some Psychologists Call for a Positive Framing of Autism and Niche InterestsFour people with autism — and one parent of a severely autistic adult — share their stories.
  26. The Intriguing Potential of a Little-Known Plant From Southeast AsiaThree people share their stories.
  27. abortion rights 2017
    What Abortion Looks Like in America Right NowSeven stories about a pro-choice movement under attack.
  28. 8 Therapists on Postelection Anxiety — Their Clients’ and Their OwnIt’s been a busy month.
  29. cut cover story
    There Are No More Secrets in Sperm DonationGenetic testing has made it easier than ever for children of anonymous donors to fill in their family trees — whether their parents are ready or not.
  30. cut cover story
    Granddaughters of the RevolutionEleven descendants of suffragists remind us that it wasn’t so long ago that women couldn’t vote for president, much less run for it.
  31. atypical
    When Your Child Eats Magnets And Other Things That Are Definitely Not Food“He’d get Happy Meals and eat the entire meal. The box. The wrappers. The straws. The lids. The toys.”
  32. atypical
    What It’s Like When Your Daydreams Are Just As Real As LifeA maladaptive daydreamer describes just how overwhelming it can be.
  33. atypical
    What It’s Like to Be a Celibate Pedophile“There are a lot of pedophiles who never offend. It’s understandable that people have never heard of us, because we must remain hidden.”
  34. What It’s Like to Be a Little Person in a Very Big City“‘Midget’ doesn’t define me, ‘little person’ doesn’t define me — none of those words define me.”
  35. q&a
    Chaos, Privilege, and a Childhood on the Upper East SideAriel Leve talks about her new memoir, An Abbreviated Life.
  36. atypical
    What It’s Like to Cope With Your Agoraphobia by Buying a Motor HomeThat’s one way to do it.
  37. atypical
    When Your Mother’s Death Is Kept Secret From YouThe reverberating effects of hiding the truth.
  38. mansplaining week
    10 Men on What a Blow Job Feels Like“Like I’m a wild dolphin running through the ocean.”
  39. fashion nostalgia
    21 Notables on the Clothes That Take Them Back in TimeBette Midler, Jenna Lyons, Diane Von Furstenberg, and more on what they wore during life’s defining moments.
  40. mothers and daughters
    11 Kids on What It’s Like When Mom Is Also a Boss“It’s normal for women to be the boss, Hello Kitty is a boss of the Kitties and she is a girl.”
  41. mothers and daughters
    What I Learned From Losing My Mother When I Was 17“I know mothers can cause people problems. But it’s hard to listen to people’s bellyaches about how terrible their mother is.”
  42. atypical
    What It’s Like to Be Unable to Bear the Sound of Someone Eating“Any time I hear someone chewing with their mouth open, I lose my mind.”
  43. mothers day 2016
    Getting a Foster Mom Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened to MeHow a teenage African refugee and a California mom built a relationship from scratch.
  44. atypical
    What It’s Like to Periodically Collapse and Pass Out for Several Hours“I know nothing is going to happen to me, I know I will wake up and I won’t die — but it’s so totally and utterly humiliating.”
  45. atypical
    What It’s Like to ‘Wake Up’ From Autism After Magnetic Stimulation“I just thought my inability to read people had held me back my whole life. And if there is something that could change that, I should try it.”
  46. it’s complicated
    My Wife Is Breast-feeding Both of Our BabiesA five-month check-in on the wives who gave birth four days apart.
  47. both sides of a breakup
    Both Sides of a Breakup: She Moved in But Didn’t Want to Get SeriousNow he’s photographing her wedding.
  48. it’s complicated
    What It’s Like When Your Brother Is Your Wife’s Sperm DonorSeven years later, we’re still figuring it out.
  49. it’s complicated
    What ‘Conscious Uncoupling’ Is Really LikeAnd how it allowed me to get over my husband’s infidelity.
  50. atypical
    What It’s Like to Be a Stoner Who’s Allergic to Marijuana“I’d kept an old joint, and sometimes I’d light it and have a fake little religious ritual where I would waft it like a sage stick around the room.”
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