Talking to Strangers

Talking to Strangers: Cardiff, Wales

"I tried to tell him, 'This is how I like it.' And he said, 'I know what I’m doing.' But I said, 'No. You don’t.'" Lizzie Plaugic | 05.16.2013 |

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Talking to Strangers: New York City

Q: How do you normally handle a bad date? A: I will just get up and leave. Daniela Cervetti | 04.12.2013 |

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Talking To Strangers: Miami, FL

"He was into MMA, and I’m a black belt in karate, so we would wrestle in the front yard and he would get a hard-on..." Sarah Rammos | 01.31.2013 |

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Talking To Strangers: Miami, FL

"Once while I was flirting with a girl, I taught her how to ride my motorcycle. She busted her ass pretty bad, but it got me in the door!" Sarah Rammos | 01.24.2013 |

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Talking To Strangers: Miami, FL

"I want someone who can salsa, but could deck me in the face." Sarah Rammos | 01.17.2013 |

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Talking to Strangers: Brooklyn, NY

"How detailed should I get here?" Sarah Rammos | 12.27.2012 |

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Talking to Strangers: New York, NY

"After I texted him ending it, he had the sweetest response, and I felt like a terrible person..." Daniela Cervetti | 12.20.2012 |

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Talking to Strangers: Brooklyn, NY

"I had no idea if she was going to actually follow me or not, but when I looked, she did and that was it..." Sarah Rammos | 12.13.2012 |

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Talking to Strangers: Reykjavik, Iceland

"In the U.S. — how do I put this — it seems to me that the girls don't want to have sex." Elissa Gross | 12.6.2012 |

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Talking to Strangers: Boston, MA

"Best sexual experience of my life, by far..." Elissa Gross | 11.29.2012 |

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Talking to Strangers: Reykjavik, Iceland

"The dating culture in Iceland is pretty much sex..." Elissa Gross | 11.22.2012 |

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Talking to Strangers: Maryland Renaissance Festival

"You're talking about a place that wants to market itself as family-friendly, but they also sell whips and paddles, so..." Elissa Gross | 11.15.2012 |

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Talking to Strangers: Boston, MA

"I can only say that I began to feel like a mail-order bride on her wedding night..." Elissa Gross | 11.8.2012 |

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Talking to Strangers: Plovdiv, Bulgaria

"I hate stingy men! That's very important in America, right?" Martina Dechevska | 11.1.2012 |

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Talking to Strangers: Plovdiv, Bulgaria

"The perfect woman for me is a redhead with green eyes. She should be a free spirit and enjoy walks in the forest." Martina Dechevska | 10.25.2012 |

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Talking to Strangers: San Francisco, CA

"What really did it was when I came in one day and was reading Lord of the Rings..." Ruth Tam | 10.18.2012 |

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Talking to Strangers: Sofia, Bulgaria

"I like confidence — when a man is flirting with you and knows how to get what he wants..." Martina Dechevska | 10.11.2012 |

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Talking to Strangers: Seattle, WA

"I did it to you earlier — that's why you came over here..." Marguerite Kennedy | 10.4.2012 |

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The Craziest Place I Ever Had Sex

Bar bathrooms, plane bathrooms, stoops, alleyways, rooftops, moving cars, and the occasional graveyard. Nerve | 09.26.2012 |

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Talking to Strangers: San Francisco, CA

"I lost it completely, at every stage of the relationship..." Ruth Tam | 09.24.2012 |

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