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Gupta 鈥�25: Going the (long) distance: Navigating relationships apart
By Anusha Gupta | November 26In her column, Anusha Gupta 鈥�25 offers advice for couples in a long-distance relationship.
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Gupta 鈥�25: How to prepare for and address hook-up 'hangxiety'
By Anusha Gupta | November 5The word 鈥渉angxiety鈥� has recently entered my vocabulary. It describes the feelings of anxiety that accompany a hangover after drinking too much on a night out. If you鈥檝e ever woken up with your heart racing or had uncontrollable thoughts about what you did or said the night before, you have probably ...
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Gupta 鈥�25: Let鈥檚 make clear communication about our finances and boundaries sexy
By Anusha Gupta | October 25Sometimes, the difference between a platonic hangout with a friend and a first date can be difficult to ascertain. Brown students may find themselves asking a certain question to determine whether it was friendly or romantic: Did they split the bill, or did one person treat the other?
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Gupta 鈥�25: The 鈥渓ove language鈥� framework is flawed 鈥� we must love beyond it
By Anusha Gupta | October 13In her column, Gupta 鈥�25 argues that, while love languages may be a good starting point for establishing relationships, partners shouldn鈥檛 restrict themselves to loving a certain way.
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Gupta 鈥�25: We should think twice before divulging the details of our sexual escapades
By Anusha Gupta | September 28If you鈥檝e ever left your dorm window cracked open, you鈥檝e likely unintentionally eavesdropped on various conversations between random Brown students. Perhaps they are debating where to get lunch or chatting about their organic chemistry exam. Occasionally, you might overhear a conversation you know ...
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Gupta 鈥�25: It鈥檚 time we rethink sexual metaphors to fit modern dating
By Anusha Gupta | September 12Have you ever used bases to describe a sexual encounter? The baseball bases analogy has been used for decades in literature, media and real life to not-so-subtly indicate the extent of physical intimacy in a hookup. According to the teen magazine, Seventeen, one definition of the bases is as follows: ...
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Gupta 鈥�25: Where to find sexual health education resources at Brown
By Anusha Gupta | April 28In her column, Anusha Gupta 鈥�25 writes that while Brown should make sexual health education resources more visible, students should also learn from each other.
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Gupta 鈥�25: Hook-up culture has its benefits 鈥� but we need to be more clear about what 鈥榟ooking up鈥� actually is
By Anusha Gupta | April 10In her column, Anusha Gupta 鈥�25 writes that students should not feel pressured to participate in college hook-up culture 鈥� and if they do want to partake, they should be specific about what they think a hook-up is.
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Gupta 鈥�25: What to do when your partner wants to have sex 鈥� and you don鈥檛
By Anusha Gupta | March 23In the bubble of college, relationships may seem easy or uncomplicated. What is difficult about two young people falling in love? Turns out, a myriad of issues can arise. I received a question through my virtual anonymous questions form that piqued my interest: How do you address a difference in sex ...
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Gupta 鈥�25: How to know when you鈥檙e ready to have sex
By Anusha Gupta | March 7In her column, Anusha Gupta 鈥�25 argues that understanding your own boundaries and desires 鈥� and communicating them clearly with partners 鈥� is the key to knowing when you鈥檙e ready to have sex.