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So Rachel, my girlfriend dumped me and a few days later my dog died. It’s pretty awful. I’ve rationalized both - she was selfish and i’m better off, and he was sick and went peacefully. But my heart still really hurts, besides “time” - any ideas?

hahaha! oh baby, you know i love you but i feel like there are few people less qualified to answer this question at this time. i think as soon as i get off work i’m going to try nachos and cupcakes. maybe you should try something else, like Thai takeout and My So-Called Life, and report back, and we can compare notes.

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I’m dating this girl, who has informed me that she doesnt want me to be..reciprocal when it comes to sex. she wants to do me, but doesnt let me do her. i like her. shes good in bed. but im UPSET. because i LOVE sexing girls. is it wrong that im upset??

no, it’s not wrong. i mean your feelings are never wrong. my guess is that you’re feeling rejected, and i totally get that. you can tell her that. or you can tell her “it made me feel ________ when i found out you don’t want me to _______” but not “the fact that you don’t want me to _____ is ______” or “you’re making me feel ________.” blaming her won’t help.

i mean bottom line, you need to - surprise! - talk to her. let her explain why she feels this way, so you can understand that she’s not rejecting you or your body but that this means something different for her. i’m guessing that a big part of loving sexing girls is that you love making them feel good, and you have to accept that for her it might not feel good, it might make her feel vulnerable and scared and weird and uncomfortable.

if that’s still not enough, and you really need this and she really needs to not do it, then this may not work out. it’s ok, it’s no one’s fault. some people aren’t compatible, or they are in life but not in bed. it happens. i mean they make realdolls that come with green skin. some people just need things you can’t do. you know?

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how much do you need us to donate?

you already do, i bet
so many of you do!
seriously 75% of our budget comes from donations/subscriptions
and we love you all so much
and are so grateful
you make us exist

how much do we need right now this minute?
ehhh about $10,000.
maybe we could start selling shares of the business ?

we can’t figure out how to make autostraddle sound like a “project” for kickstarter.

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I have been stalking AS more than usual lately, in the hopes of spotting the new calendar girls before my friends do. Any hints as to when I might be bragging in all caps to Facebook about the appearance of the this month’s vlog?

Good question - we’ve had a delay in April because we count on the services of the amazing Kelli Griggs, who unfortunately is also counted on by a much bigger and much more profitable company that has made her work 80-hour work weeks the past couple weeks.

We decided to combine the videos for April and May, which will be released the beginning of May. We will put a post up for April containing the photos and write-up. So look for that soon, and the video a little later.

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I’m super excited to see the stickers for sale, except I don’t see any prices or a button to “add it to my cart.” Is this just my computer being dumb or are kinks being worked out? Also, are the shirts very different from the first round of grey ones?

Did you click the items? If you got a pop-up and nothing is on it, there’s an issue with your browser and you should either update it or just try another one.

Also yes! These are totes different. These might be tighter at first… with some wear, they will lose-en up a bit more. Also, I made these suckers by hand. Also these are Hanes… thats about it though in terms of differences!

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