relationships – Page 18 – FEMININE COLLECTIVE

Blindness

October 20, 2017October 13, 2018 Christina Strigas

You wrapped up my ghosts in ziplock bags and tucked them into boxes without warning. I thought you would treat them with more respect but how could I not see that you drown me daily with blindness and honey. I see nothing now. The night is the day. I write Read more

The Male Psyche: Trying To Not Be a Dick

October 13, 2017September 14, 2018 Bert Woodson

So, after some serious introspection, I’m beginning to figure out a few things about myself that I need to work on. I have a tendency to avoid dealing with things that are bothering me. I let things build and build until I lose it and turn into a total dick, Read more

Crazy Stupid Love

October 12, 2017May 7, 2019 Jessica Abrams

My last real boyfriend was named Jave, and we were together from 2000 to 2002. By “real” I mean, he didn’t exist solely as a product of my overactive imagination following a night of pasta, Chianti, and decent sex. He was two people, actually – but because of the similar Read more

Sex Etiquette 101: A field guide for lovers

October 11, 2017September 12, 2018 Nathalie Findlay

Try as I might, I haven’t found a way to create a portmanteau from the words ‘sex’ and ‘etiquette’.It would have been so neat to have one, in the same way, ‘netiquette’ or ‘sexting’ exist. While I work on that, please focus your mind entirely upon sex, as that is Read more

Dear Sir

September 27, 2017September 12, 2018 Erin Wilburn

“There was a flower in her heart, it just needed more room to bloom, and when she let it free, she showed the world that sometimes the most beautiful things can grow in the darkest of places without the need of light.” —R.M.Drake Dear Sir, I prayed for you Read more

Woodwork

September 22, 2017October 13, 2018 Nikki Moore

She built a home with her hands each beam uncalculated but standing erect to perfection nails nor screws thoughtfully placed because she couldn’t live in a home with a rhyme. Wood splintered on stairs from the footfalls of men who took them, smiling back at the eyes in the walls. Read more

‘Go To’ Relief

September 19, 2017October 12, 2018 Margret Avery

Is there love on this dangerous road? The one that holds a bottle of your liquid seduction that will never let go of my reflection in this pool you circulate in, and wallow with pride wrapped on your side like a gun loaded and ready at any time while you Read more

Marriage

September 15, 2017October 13, 2018 Christina Strigas

I sit alone in my bedroom you sit alone on the couch. You go to work I stay home. You never call. I never text. Our wedding portrait is on the wall to remind us of who we were in case we forget. We still have sex but we are Read more