In 1839, Charles Goodyear came up with a simple rubber invention that changed everything. Not the tire – that had already been around for years before. No, this small rubber flap was the world’s first condom: a simple, snug-fitting device…
7 tried and true ways to improve or maintain your romantic relationship(s)
Often, unwanted tension in relationships can be avoided, or at the very least reduced. This is not to say that conflict is the worst thing ever, in fact, it is sometimes necessary, but often enough it is easier than you…
Polyamory could revolutionize the way we look at relationships
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT For most people, discussions of the ideal romance might center around the idea of “the one”. Your other half, the person with whom you have a bond that you couldn’t possibly share with anyone else. But in…
How to get over a breakup: 5 unconventional ways to move on
BY: WINNIE YEBUGA The more break-ups you’ve been through, the more you develop a steady, ‘go-to’ routine after each one. You know the drill. Have a bitch-fest about your ex with your friends over bottomless wine or beer. Spend a night scrolling…
Have You Considered Self-Marriage?
BY: LAMI SOETAN In January 2015, viral photos of a woman who had married herself popped up on my Facebook feed. Adorned with a purple wedding dress and surrounded by supportive friends and family, Yasmin Eleby wedded herself in a ceremony she described…
Addyi, the female sex drug, will be relaunched in the US
BY: SHAWNTAE HARRIS Women – imagine taking one little pill and one hour later being blown off your feet. Imagine your sexual experiences being filled with “intensive” and “frequent” orgasms. Men have Viagra, but right now Canadian women with low…
Travelling with your partner will strengthen your love life
BY: ERICA SILVA Travelling as a couple is more than just taking some time off. You’re travelling as an intimate unit; maybe because you want to reignite that spark, or rebuild a broken relationship, or maybe you just want to…
U of T study shows belief in sexual destiny leads to disappointing sex
BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO Think back to the first time you had sex. I’m gonna take a chance and say it was not your best performance to date. However long and however many sexual encounters since that fateful day you’ve likely…
Fully-nude body positivity workshops helped me get over my body insecurities (NSFW)
BY: JESSICA BEUKER “Everybody get naked.” I glance around the room as nine women—nine strangers—start to take off their clothes. I apprehensively do the same. Heads are bowed towards the floor as we all silently lift our shirts. I glance…
75-year-long study finds the key to health and happiness
BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO Like many young enthusiastic individuals George Bailey was eager to head out of his small town and see the world. See the Coliseum, build bridges, make money. But as you witness in It’s A Wonderful Life, despite not…
These new sex toys are the reason why you’ll never get a boyfriend (NSFW)
BY: DUSTIN BATTY The next generation of sex toys for both men and women will take a huge technological leap from those that came before it. These new models will have a degree of realism reminiscent of HBO’s Westworld. From…
This matchmaking service will impersonate you online and find you love
BY: BROOKLYN PINHEIRO Behind the purple frames of her glasses, Anne Marshall is scanning her seventeenth page of dating profiles. “Are you fucking kidding me?” she asks herself. “You don’t have to say you don’t like rap music, you’re fifty-two…
This Toronto photographer captures the tortured routine of a loveless marriage (photos)
BY: QUENTIN STUCKEY All photos from Insipid, courtesy of Tessla Stuckey Photography When we hear the word “marriage” nowadays, we tend to bypass that idealistic, perfect image of a husband and wife being totally immersed in each other like something out…
North America is cracking down on revenge porn, but there is still a long way to go
BY: AISHA ILYAD “Those photos were meant just for the two of us. Breaking up with him didn’t give him the right to deliberately humiliate me.” Not all relationships last forever, as evidenced by your two friends who can no…
The Proven Effects Of Gratitude You Can’t Ignore
BY: PAOLO JOVENTINO And just like that a 15-year friendship with a close friend was finished. We didn’t have a big fight. They didn’t backstab me or treat me horribly. But I knew it was time to move on because…
This is what it’s like to date someone younger.
By: Andrew Uyeno They say age is just a number; then why are you hiding this new relationship from the ones you care about? It wasn’t your fault, you didn’t expect to fall in love with someone so much…
These are the heartbreaking stories of China’s “Leftover Women”
BY: JESSICA BEUKER In China, women over the age of 27 are referred to as “sheng nu”, which literally translates to “leftover women”. According to NextShark, respecting one’s parents is seen as the most important thing in Chinese…
Why I’m happy to be a child of divorce and why I’m not any more fucked up than you
BY: JESSICA BEUKER I can vividly remember staring out of the living room window, hands pressed tightly against the cold glass, tears running down my red cheeks. I’d wait for the ignition to roar, and then watch as the…
Two children of divorce tackle the idea of monogamous relationships
BY: Sydney McInnis and Lisa Cumming All photos are by the authors A sincere testimony about why we’re writing this. Relationship constructs were formed a long time ago. They’ve been helping people navigate through interactions since bible-teaching days began –…
How the strangers you meet while travelling are just like Schrödinger’s cat
BY: EMILY PLEASANCE It was the summer of 2012 in Toronto, and temperatures were reaching all-time highs. The pavement was hot, the people were sticky, and everyone was minding their own business trying to cool down in Union Station while…