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My birthday is tomorrow.
Plus, advice from Matthew McConaughey, AI tech for parents, and the perks of making out.
Sep 27 • 
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The marriage proposal, debunked
It is not a spontaneous act of love and commitment
Sep 19 • 
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Relationship advice from the '60s and '80s: outdated or pertinent?
I interviewed my mom and grandma. They told it as it was.
Sep 6 • 
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August 2025

"Find someone who will do and marry them."
Sounds like settling, but it's not.
Aug 29 • 
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Oui Did It: The Wedding Recap
Plus, AI boyfriends, penis filler, and "weaponized incompetence"
Aug 22 • 
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Hating on men is in, but do resist.
The FLD has a new format! Check it out.
Aug 15 • 
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Meet the creator making it cool to love on San Francisco
Stef Anderson talks mantras, burnout, and building community in the city she now calls home.
Aug 7 • 
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‘Not the boys on the yacht!’: Inside a women’s club fleet takeover in Sausalito
A dispatch from Meet You There SF’s boating meetup
Aug 2 • 
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July 2025

TFLD3: Mentors
With or without one, we are flecks in the wind. But they help.
Jul 25 • 
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On Being With Child (Speculative)
via Molly Young's "Privacy"
Jul 18 • 
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Bundt or Burnt?
A selective ranking
Jul 13 • 
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The Quiet Return
I just want to hang out with my family
Jul 3 • 
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