I wanted us to talk about comfort, not about fixing me
We were clearing the table when I finally said that I wanted to talk about intimacy. I chose that moment because we were both fully dressed, busy with something ordinary, and not a
Sexual health
Read at your own pace. Ask what matters to you.
Personal accounts and clearly labelled fictional experiences, with room for the details.
Read without joining · Use a display name · Choose Public or Members only when posting
5 items to explore
I described what I noticed instead of searching for the right term
For several months, pain during sex had come and gone. Every time I tried to write it down, I rejected my own words. “Sharp” seemed too dramatic on one day and too vague on another
My cycle notes became shorter when I stopped trying to explain them
I started tracking irregular cycles because I wanted a clear record if I saw a clinician. Within weeks, the record included sleep, stress, food, exercise, symptoms and guesses abou
I asked the clinic what Thursday would actually involve
My partner and I agreed to arrange STI tests, and I booked mine for Thursday. The decision felt sensible; the appointment still made me nervous. I had never visited that clinic, an
I compared contraception by my priorities, not other people’s rankings
After a couple of years using the same contraception, I had side effects I no longer wanted to dismiss. Searching for alternatives produced confident recommendations in every direc