“Tell us about your first time.” It always happens when we’re playing Hot Seat or Truth or Dare. Everyone buckles up for a good story—bonus points if it happened somewhere crazy. I smile softly to myself, knowing they’re going to be surprised, or maybe even disappointed, by my response that I’m a virgin and waiting […]
Note: The author recognizes that there are many women who do not have vaginas or uteruses. This is a personal exploration of a transformation into adulthood, and the author wants to express her love for women of all shapes, sizes, races, gender expressions, and sexual identities as they battle what can be a very scary […]
“How big is it?” she whispered. “80 inches long and 38 inches wide.” “It,” of course, is a twin XL bed, of which one or more resides in every Harvard dorm room. Uncomfortable, narrow, and really, really low to the ground, the beds here at Harvard are tough enough for one person to get settled […]
On March 22, I opened my email over breakfast to The Post Most and clicked on the headliner: “Women are getting off birth control amid misinformation explosion.” Written by two female health reporters, Lauren Weber and Sabrina Malhi, the article criticized women who share negative experiences with hormonal contraceptives online. Weber and Malhi called the […]
Whenever I’ve let it slip to a friend that I’m saving myself for marriage, they ask me what that looks like. They aren’t questioning my religious beliefs or suggesting a possible far-right indoctrination in my childhood that led to deep sexual repression. Instead, they wonder how I could possibly reconcile my “commitment to purity” and […]
Transcendentalism is a techno rave. The pounding tempo and shrieking dubstep, bass reverberating through bejeweled chests. Communion in candy bracelets, exchanged from my wrist to yours. This is divine consciousness. Funhouse mirror bodies collide like billiard balls, the grinding hips of youth. Back cutouts, side cutouts, and midriffs everywhere. There is something spiritual in exotic […]
Great sex is great sex—if you can find it. But let’s be honest, there are ten things in this world that beat it (almost) every time. So next time you’re wondering about going back to him or feel like hating on a happy couple, remember the ten things that can be even better than consummation. […]
It was first-year move-in day. When I stepped foot on campus, I instantly felt a rush of excitement but also was overwhelmed. In high school, I focused on getting perfect grades and being president of my class. I had no time to relax and have fun. On those rare occasions where I did have free […]
While many self-help books and advice columns claim to have “expert knowledge” on dating, none seem to include vignettes from the lives of Harvard’s hopeless and hopeful romantics. Since personal stories resonate more than advice alone, we’ve collected stories from our friends with invaluable lessons (and given each of them pseudonyms). Sometimes it feels like […]
The John Harvard If you are the type for a good old-fashioned foot fetish, this one’s for you. Any worship of those lovely little piggies fits the bill. Please do not interpret this as support for the oh-so-infamous golden shower…unless you are really into that. The Stacks Great for a quickie in public, we recommend […]