Illustration: Marylu Herrera This week, a woman ditches her travel partner to have sex in a car: 39, single, New York, vacationing in Paris. DAY ONE 4:30 a.m. Take a long run. It’s more than exercise. Running keeps me on the rails. Around mile 12, a pain develops around my ankle. I slow down. 8 … Read more
Illustration: Marylu Herrera Before we get to this week’s column, some news: Sex Diaries is becoming a book! Below, we’re happy to introduce the cover of Alyssa Shelasky’s More, Please: Real-Life Stories of Non-Monogamy and Polyamory, a compilation of never-before-seen diaries. It’s on sale July 14, but you can preorder More, Please from Random House now. … Read more
Photo-Illustration: Marylu Herrera In this week’s story, a woman FaceTimes a poly couple, flirts with a fertility doctor, and gets the feels at an art gallery: 24, single, New York. DAY ONE 8:10 a.m. Only ten minutes late for work. That’s not bad. I’m a medical assistant at a fertility clinic. At some point I’m … Read more
Photo-Illustration: Marylu Herrera In this week’s story, a woman who’s traveling for work finds the right place to meet queer women: 34, single, New York. DAY ONE 8:10 a.m. I drag my ass out of bed. It makes no sense that I’m this exhausted given I went to bed so early last night. Mental note … Read more
Photo-Illustration: Marylu Herrera In this week’s story, a woman has dates and hookups wherever she travels for work: 46, single, Atlanta, New York, and London. DAY ONE 4:14 a.m. My alarm goes off in my hotel room in San Francisco. I have an early flight to Atlanta. I’m a consultant, and more than half my … Read more
Photo-Illustration: Marylu Herrera In this week’s story, a woman picks up her things from her ex’s place and finds time to have quick situationship sex: 28, single, New York. DAY ONE 7:40 a.m. My alarm clock goes off, which is so annoying because I could have slept in. I’m taking a mental-health day, which just … Read more
Photo-Illustration: Marylu Herrera In this week’s story, a woman returns home from vacation and sees a handful of dates and lovers: 26, single, St. Louis. DAY ONE 5 a.m. I don’t want to be awake, and I definitely don’t want to be flying back to St. Louis from Europe. I’ve been here for ten days … Read more
Photo-Illustration: Marylu Herrera In this week’s story, a mom of three goes into the city to see the new guy she’s been dating: 46, in a relationship, Westchester. DAY ONE 6 a.m. I’m the first one up thanks to my alarm. I hit the snooze button. I’m fucking exhausted; I’m always exhausted. I stay up … Read more
Photo-Illustration: Marylu Herrera In this week’s story, a woman wonders if she can look past her boyfriend’s issues in bed: 28, in a relationship, New York. DAY ONE 6:55 a.m. I fell asleep two hours ago and now my alarm is waking me up. I give myself five minutes — that’s right, five full minutes … Read more