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  • I’m a Marxist-Feminist Slut—How Do I Find an Open Relationship?

    09/22/2017 10:36:45 AM PDT · by C19fan · 112 replies
    The Nation ^ | September 8, 2017 | Liza Featherstone
    Dear Liza, 
 I’m a 32-year-old woman who would like to have kids and a life partner in the not-so-distant future. And lucky me! I’ve recently started dating an excellent candidate. But I can’t even pretend to think it’s possible (or desirable) to have sex with just one person for the rest of my life or even, frankly, for a few years. 
 Monogamy feels antithetical to the type of feminism and anticapitalism I subscribe to. I am repulsed by the idea of being a man’s property. Also, monogamy—like capitalism—requires us to believe in a false scarcity: that we have...
  • He's celibate until marriage, and dates won't tolerate it

    06/15/2003 10:39:14 AM PDT · by Mister Magoo · 598 replies · 3,782+ views
    Chicago Sun-Times ^ | June 15, 2003 | Mary Mitchell
    He's celibate until marriage, and dates won't tolerate it June 15, 2003 BY MARY MITCHELL SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST Ten years ago, Darren Washington, 33, made a dramatic lifestyle change. He decided to abstain from sex until he got married. It is a choice that makes sense in a world where sex can literally kill you. But the fear of sexually transmitted diseases was not the only thing that motivated Washington to try celibacy. Given the pain sexual relationships can cause, he wanted to be part of the solution--not part of the problem. On Saturday, June 21, he will be one of...