Relationships sometimes last forever, but, let’s be honest, they usually do not. How does one tell if it’s time to move on? “Every single time my bf starts fucking other girls is a good sign it’s over,” advises one Coast reader. When they cheated was a very common answer for when this year’s Sex + […]
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Modern love: the results of our Sex + Dating survey
“Modern love is hard, but cool,” writes one of our older readers to all of Halifax’s heartbroken youths. “Keep an open mind and move on quickly.” That’s just one bon mot of dating wisdom shared from the 907 individuals who took this year’s magnum-sized Sex + Dating survey. The majority of those respondents were under […]
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Confess a sexual secret that you’ve never told anyone else
[Image-12] The beautiful folks that took our annual Sex + Dating survey had been bottling some deep secrets, and all we had to do was ask nicely in order to get them to spill. From solo fun to infidelity, to beautiful dark twisted fantasies, these are Halifax’s sexual confessions, now try and keep them to […]
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What’s the biggest question you have about sex and dating?
[Image-10] After asking you a bazillion nosy questions about your wants, needs, parts and partners, it was only fair that we opened the floor for questions from the Sex + Dating survey-takers. But because we’re not Dan Savage, we don’t have the answers to these questions (except for the herpes one, the answer is NOW). […]
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What’s your biggest sexual regret or missed opportunity?
[Image-14] Two roads diverged in a wood, and one of you took the one that didn’t lead to Jacob Hoggard’s hotel room. I’m sure that’s made some kind of difference. Asked to name your biggest sexual regret or missed opportunity, respondents of this year’s Sex + Dating survey mostly felt bad about the rock stars, […]
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Is Halifax a good city to be single?
[Image-1] Are you looking for true love, or just a good time? Depending on the answer, Halifax is either a great or terrible place to be single. Dating in this city can be a breezy bacchanal of sexual encounters with an interchangeable roster of gorgeous twenty somethings straight out of a CW drama, or an […]
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What does your partner do during sex that drives you wild?
[Image-11] So how does Halifax get its jollies? In this year’s Sex + Dating survey, our readers kindly peeled back the covers and anonymously revealed all the juicy (sometimes literally juicy) details—the grabbing, moaning, nibbling and sucking—that make them weak in the knees. Take a gander and maybe add a few moves to your own […]
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What happened on your last one-night stand?
[Image-15] Sometimes, Halifax just wants to get laid. No judgment here. You do you, HRM. We asked you to describe—in explicit detail—your last one-night stand as part of this year’s Sex + Dating survey, and you certainly delivered. Who knew Eric Andre was such a Cupid? Below are some of our favourite stories of passionate […]
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What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done to get back at an ex?
[Image-15] Revenge is a dish best served cold, and we had to bundle up to tabulate the results of one loaded question from our Sex + Dating Survey—”What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done to get back at an ex?” Among the many angels who claimed they aren’t “that kind of person” were a ton […]
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’Ships start here
[Image-1] Halifax wants to lock it down. Go steady. Bring you home to meet mom, ask you to wear its letterman jacket, tag you in its relationship status and be totally OK farting in front of you. The Coast’s annual Sex + Dating survey revealed a lot—like, maybe too much—about the dating habits, desires and […]
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The real masters of sex at Nova Scotia’s only sex research lab
[Image-1] Kate Rancourt and Maria Glowacka are two of the six PhD students working with Dr. Natalie Rosen in her Dalhousie University research lab—the only one in Nova Scotia completely dedicated to sex and relationships. Rancourt and Glowacka spoke with The Coast about their upcoming talk, “Taking Care of Down There,” and Nova Scotia’s sexual […]
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Kink on the cheap
[Image-1] No need to worry about making reservations or buying flowers, The Coast went shopping with professional dominatrix Miztress Tia (and a budget of $30) in order to bring you some inexpensive and creative ways to make this Valentine’s Day, if nothing else, unforgettable. When we pitched the idea to her, Miztress Tia immediately suggested […]