All in Intimacy: The 2022 Sex Issue
March 9, 2022
What is Intimacy?
To a lot of us, intimacy is physical. It’s sexual. It's a touch wrapped around feelings and emotions for the person you’re going to share some of the deepest aspects of your life (and body) with.
March 8, 2022
R U DTF? How UBC students navigate dating apps
With a swipe-based interface, dating apps like Tinder and Bumble mimic social media platforms and allow for a constant stream of validation. This interface essentially “gamifies” dating, according to Goldsmith — making dating apps addictive.
March 3, 2022
My journey with virtual intimacy
We often connect intimacy with sex, but it doesn’t have to be. The pressure for intimacy to be sexual can create unrealistic and unhealthy expectations in a relationship when you should only do what you feel comfortable with.
March 2, 2022
Hydroplaning
I’ve only known him for two months, but it feels like a lifetime. These drives from point A to point B are really the only time we spend as just the two of us, but I feel safe with him in ways that I don’t feel around people who I’ve known 10, 20, 100 times longer.
February 28, 2022
Building connections through non-sexual intimacy
Non-sexual intimacy is any intimacy that doesn’t include sexual acts, such as physical, emotional and intellectual intimacy.
February 27, 2022
I have herpes. You could too.
If you get cold sores, you have herpes. If you get cold sores, you have herpes. If you get cold sores, you have herpes. There, I said it.
February 27, 2022
Expanding sex ed: Resources to keep learning
Although expansive, the internet can also be a deceptive resource. When it comes to the more complicated aspects of sex — such as mature communication, kinks or healing from trauma — it can be helpful to interact with trusted experts and community members.
February 25, 2022
BDSM and intimacy
Communication is an essential part of any kink dynamic. Healthy domination and submission dynamics rely heavily on trust and openness which allow partners to feel comfortable exploring sensations during a scene and to discover each other intimately.
February 25, 2022
Missing home
And I realized that we could love each other and have a platonic, intimate friendship. The kind where you can talk nonstop without worrying about making a fool of yourself. The kind you’re willing to put ahead of boyfriends and girlfriends when the other gets their heart broken. The kind people write books and make movies about.
February 24, 2022
[Fl]our hour
You were sprinkled across the tabletop [Fl]our fingerprints, [fl]our breaths
February 24, 2022
Finding yourself again
This article contains mention of PTSD and sexualized violence.
February 23, 2022
Him
I remember him waking up, and I remember how quickly he kissed me, like it was a habit, like it was breathing.
February 22, 2022
On self-love
I want to invite you to have an awkward first date with yourself at least once a day. Take five minutes to stop whatever you’re doing and genuinely ask yourself how you feel. Treat it like you’re on a first date with someone you’re really excited to get to know.
