Y’all. We need this. We need it bad. Long days at the beach with your besties, drinks with a new love interest outside on a warm night—summer 2021 is sounding so divine after what we’ve been through. Here’s everything you’ll need for your hottest, sexiest, and safest hot girl summer ever:
Yeah sex is great or whatever. But sometimes life brings a dry spell or a “not right now” phase. So we’re here to tell you that there are at least 11 things better than sex (and probably more than 11!). Here they are:
Some people are more affected by the moods of the people around them than others, but even if you’re not a highly sensitive person, it’s totally understandable to be a little freaked out when your partner seems to be pulling away from you emotionally. But the fact is, they’re a person just like you with many complex emotions and dynamics in their life, and you won’t know what’s going on until you talk about it.
We’re in the midst of major transition as we move between seasons and as we enter a new phase of living through a pandemic. And periods of transition are hard. You may find yourself more emotional than you usually are or even just downright moody. Trust that it’ll all work out for the best and read on to find out how to navigate what’s coming.
Covid has taken so much from us. At the very bottom of that list are our social graces. We have all turned into slightly more disgusting (and let’s be honest, slightly more real) versions of ourselves. Which could be a good thing since it’s helpful to weed out people early on who weren’t going to like us when we got comfortable anyway. But it’s also nice to, like, sit in a chair and have someone bring you a drink and act like a real person for a couple of hours. So here are the skills you’re going to need to brush up on in order to do that.