Written by: Mariam Seme My sister got married at 19. At the time, she believed it was what she wanted, but now, at 24, she is divorced with a 3-year-old son and starting over from scratch. The situation around my sister’s marriage made me question the nonchalant manner in which women’s issues concerning divorce are handled. The lack of urgency, dismissal, and delay I witnessed during her divorce process was beyond me. I fought for her because I didn’t want …
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Sexuality is an odd thing. A group of us could be sitting around a table talking about orgasms; each of us using the exact same vocabulary but our experiences will most likely be vastly different. Since …
Fellow Adventurers, Adzo would like to hear your thoughts on a current dilemma she has …. “So I met this hunk a couple of months back. It wasn’t love at first sight, but in a …
For him religion was not affected. It was not dirty, or suspicious, or pure, or sacred. It simply was what he enjoyed, and so he did it as he wished, and often and as deeply as …
When Nana at ‘Adventures’ contacted me and asked if I’d review a self-help book written in a novel way about sex before marriage and spirituality, I instantly agreed. As an avid fan of self-help books and …
“Sex in the world’s most religious country occurs in a context where in the ‘public’ domain conversations about sex are largely conservative, yet in the private sphere anything goes down. I have come across groups of …
I read Darian’s article Good Christian Girls Don’t Have Sex and was struck by her sincerity and her conviction. Now I personally do not subscribe to abstinence and notions of “saving” oneself for marriage or until …
I am a virgin, always have been, and will hopefully (cross my fingers and pray fervently!) not always remain so. When I was growing up, the sole purpose of my virginity was my religion – good …
This post is an update to a previous post by Guest Contributor Miss A “Our Father…” I’ve been praying incessantly lately. “Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done…” I’ve been praying fervently, morning and night. “Forgive …