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Breathless: Can a Shaman Cure My Fear of Normalcy?
Last weekend, I found myself sitting in front of a shaman in a mansion in Berkeley, talking about my commitment problems. You know, cliché white people stuff. “I have this fear,” I told the shaman,...
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Breathless: Am I Jaded?
It’s been more than six months since my ex-girlfriend and I put the nail in the coffin of our creepily codependent three-year relationship. I’ve since gone through the obligatory breakup cycle. First...
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Breathless: Are You Obsessed With Your Partner’s Ex?
Last month I was at a Planned Parenthood benefit lunch at the Pierre hotel, making small talk with a fashion designer seated next to me. “That woman over there,” the designer said, pointing across the...
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Breathless: Are Dating Apps Better for Meeting People Than Bars?
Last Friday night, I was bored and horny at my apartment, swiping aggressively on Tinder but having no luck. And then something dark happened—I swiped left on a guy who I thought maybe looked...
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Breathless: Is Dating Someone With an Android a Deal Breaker?
I recently started dating this really sweet guy. We have a lot in common: We’re both writers; we’re the same age; we both hate being outside. But there’s one fundamental difference: He has an Android,...
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Breathless: Why Raya Is the Soho House of Dating Apps
So the other night I was at a party, talking to a friend of a friend—one of those special types of New York artists who never actually make any art. I started telling The Artist about this sweet ER...
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Breathless: Would You Sleep With a Republican?
In the run-up to the presidential election, it’s natural to reflect on our own politics and values. There are big questions to answer: What is my stance on abortion? What is my position on gun...
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Breathless: Why Friends With Benefits Are the Most Sustainable Relationships
In a few days, I’m going to Cuba on vacation with a guy I’ve been sleeping with for eight years, but whom I’ve never once called my boyfriend. We live on different continents, but inevitably, a few...
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Breathless: Why I Can’t Stand PDA
Last week, I was walking through the East Village when I saw it: a two-headed monster coming toward me. It was a couple, arms outstretched meeting in hands tightly locked, taking up the entire...
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