Tag "Unrequited Love"

Editor's Desk 3 Comments

IN THE BUSINESS OF HEARTS

Earlier this year, I was casually dating someone – let’s call him X. It ended up not going anywhere, primarily because of the baggage he appeared to be carrying from

Fiction 16 Comments

THE FOOL

You are lying naked on your bed, watching the latest season of Elite from your phone and thinking about how their pathetic love and sex lives looked just like your

Our Stories 5 Comments

THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY

Have you ever met someone and instantly liked them, even without so much as exchanging a word with them? You have no idea who they are, so you create your

Series (Non-Fiction) 33 Comments

A MEMOIR OF ALL THE MEN THAT HAVE BEEN (Chapter 7)

REX For many, Grindr is the go-to app when you want a quick release. It usually comes in a ribboned package of bland and hurried conversations and oftentimes off-putting personalities.

Our Stories 7 Comments

A STORY ABOUT LOVE

The first time you meet Lex is in a non-conventional way. It is at a meeting of community members. He looks so fine and fresh in his mostly-red outfit. You

Dear KD 21 Comments

Dear KD: I Am Caught Between Wanting Him And Not Wanting Him

I’m 26, grew up in a devoted Muslim home in the North, which I’m sure you know is a repressive society that alienates anything non-conforming. My first sexual experience was

Our Stories 19 Comments

From Karma, With Love

Treat others just the way you would love to be treated. This has been one of my greatest philosophies in life. This philosophy has made me learn to be tolerant

Our Stories 22 Comments

LIKE I DO

I close my eyes and let the melody of the song Like I Do by Fireboy DML, which is blasting through my headphones, carry me to another dimension. The song

Series (Non-Fiction) 14 Comments

Waka Pass Diaries (After Watching ‘How To Get Away With Murder’)

October 29 I just recently watched the last episode of the current season of How To Get Away With Murder. And set apart from the (frankly boring) intrigue of Laurel

Our Stories 47 Comments

SCORES TO SETTLE

My personality is not of one that seeks attention, but I am responsive when people turn their attention on me. As long as it’s not intrusive though. Jerry Oritsegbubemi (real