Every time I opened my closet, I saw the jumpsuit. Thick denim, dark blue, with a wide 70s-style lapel—beautiful, even on the hanger. Whenever I spotted it, my heart sank. Because it used to fit me, and now it didn’t. I know all bodies change, but I feel betrayed when mine does. Over 18 months […]
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Savage Love
I’ve been with my guy for almost eight years. He wants sex way more often than I do, but that’s because I’m not attracted to his 80-pounds-overweight body. The one time I gently broke it to him why my libido was low he acted really hurt and didn’t sleep with me for a few weeks. […]