Declaring a year of celibacy feels ominous. Like I am punishing myself for not tidying up my life so I took away my toys…except I still have my toys. I haven’t lost my mind. I’m just trying something new. No sex, for a year. Can I even do this? This year for Valentine’s Day, instead […]
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10 go-to fantasy scenarios from Halifax sexperts?
Our survey respondents (on average) masturbate one to three times a week, 30 percent of them call their current sex lives “pretty hot” and an adventurous 4% have joined the mile high club. We asked folks to get more specific and break down their biggest fantasies for us—here are some of the stand-outs. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— “Hermoine […]
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20 cringe-worthy quotes from Halifax dates
We asked Haligonians the most cringe-worthy thing someone had ever said to then on a date, and are still squirming reading your answers. Somehow, 65% of our survey respondents said they’d had sex on a first date and 85% said they’d never skipped out on a bad date and yet, these Smooth Operators walk among […]
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Sharing nudes: Advice for all the Tony Clements out there
On Tuesday, November 7, amid the Ameri- can midterm election results starting to roll in, Conservative MP Tony Clement issued a statement admitting to sharing nude images online with a person other than his wife. This came as no shock to many twenty-something women who quickly took to Twitter to share stories of creepy Instagram […]
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Common Halifax Tinder profiles
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Hardcore research: Results from our annual Sex + Dating survey
As Carly Rae Jepsen commanded, let’s cut to the feelings. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, it’s The Coast’s annual Sex + Dating Survey. Over 1,200 of you took the time to spill all your romantic fantasies and sexy secrets in this year’s results. Nearly half of those respondents were women, between the ages of […]
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Dating while trans
I’m transgender, which is to say I’ve had my sex misidentified at birth. There are a lot of stereotypes about trans people, especially trans women and girls. People will say we’re “a male that becomes female,” or a “crossdressing male,” which makes dating a bit difficult. Trans women are often seen in the dating world […]
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Halifax’s biggest fears when it comes to love and relationships
Better to have loved and lost? Depends who you ask. What we do know is this city is full of fears, concerns and worries about their love lives. Take comfort in the news that behind every happy couple is a knotted tangle of anxieties. We’re all in it together. “I’m going to love someone who […]
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What’s your biggest question about sex, dating and love?
It would be nice if we had all the answers, wouldn’t it? The game of love (and Tinder) is full of so many frustrating unknowns so we popped this loaded question to the heart-on-sleeve Sex + Dating survey respondents. Turns out we’re all just a people wishing we could read minds. “How do I know […]
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36 of the biggest red flags in online dating profiles
1. Topless bathroom selfies. 2. Obviously ill-kept living quarters. 3. Guns 4. A picture of their car. 5. Bitterness towards their target dating demographic. 6. Horses 7. Too much love for Jesus. 8.“Dal law” 9. “Not interested in drama.” 10. “Devil’s advocate” 11. Pictures of them with a girl that has her face Photoshopped out. […]
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How do you show love for yourself?
Treat yo’ self means a lot of different things to a lot of different people but it turns out those of you who took this year’s anonymous Sex + Dating survey actually have a ton in common (you all just looooove jacking off). Regardless, we’ve rounded up some of the best responses to the question, “How do […]
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You up? It’s time for The Coast’s Sex+Dating survey
Not to be too forward or anything, but can we ask you some questions about your sex life? Yes, it’s time once again for The Coast’s annual Sex+Dating survey. At this point, we’ve got a pretty good rhythm going, Halifax. Last year over 1,200 of you shared your biggest secrets, sweetest memories and kinkiest fantasies […]