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True Stories: The Perks and Perils of Car Sex
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True Stories: The Perks and Perils of Car Sex

At age thirty-three, I finally learned how to live like a teenager. Sonia Aurora   |   02.17.2012   |   Comments (17)
True Stories: I Fell For a Fictional Character in My Own Play
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True Stories: I Fell For a Fictional Character in My Own Play

The brown-eyed guy who played him was, however, quite real. Eva Holland   |   02.10.2012   |   Comments (7)
True Stories: The Twitter Affair
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True Stories: The Twitter Affair

Infidelity in only 140 characters. Cari Wade Gervin   |   02.6.2012   |   Comments (79)
True Stories: The Most Suburban Way to Lose Your Virginity
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True Stories: The Most Suburban Way to Lose Your Virginity

Driving out of town to buy condoms? Check. Getting mocked by the pharmacist? Check... Chris Gethard   |   02.3.2012   |   Comments (20)
True Stories: My Boyfriend's Friends and Me
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True Stories: My Boyfriend's Friends and Me

How can I connect to them? And what does it mean if I never do? Maura Kelly   |   01.30.2012   |   Comments (37)
True Stories: In Which My Parents Read About Me Having Sex On The Internet
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True Stories: In Which My Parents Read About Me Having Sex On The Internet

The perks and perils of a very honest relationship. EJ Dickson   |   01.23.2012   |   Comments (46)
True Stories: Musings on an Abandoned CD Case
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True Stories: Musings on an Abandoned CD Case

There it was, splayed out on the corner of 11th and A... Adam Bloom   |   01.17.2012   |   Comments (22)
True Stories: Meeting on a Jet Plane
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True Stories: Meeting on a Jet Plane

Post-breakup, I doubted I could ever make a connection. Lauren Quinn   |   01.16.2012   |   Comments (19)
True Stories: The Almost-Affair That Changed My Life
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True Stories: The Almost-Affair That Changed My Life

What I learned from almost cheating. Jennifer Armstrong   |   01.9.2012   |   Comments (82)
True Stories: Hell Hath No Fury
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True Stories: Hell Hath No Fury

If you say something idiotic, I'm getting mad because you're an idiot, not because I'm a woman. Litsa Dremousis   |   01.6.2012   |   Comments (129)
True Stories: No Sex (Talk) On The First Date
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True Stories: No Sex (Talk) On The First Date

One of our Talking to Strangers interviewers learns a valuable dating lesson the hard way. Laurenne Sala   |   01.4.2012   |   Comments (26)
True Stories: The Spammer I Loved
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True Stories: The Spammer I Loved

My short, sweet, and strange relationship with the woman who tried to sell me questionable Viagra. Alec Banks   |   12.23.2011   |   Comments (23)
Five Stories: New Year's Hookups
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Five Stories: New Year's Hookups

Nerve readers find someone to kiss at midnight. nerve readers   |   12.21.2011   |   Comments (10)
True Stories: The Only Monk I Ever Dated
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True Stories: The Only Monk I Ever Dated

My strange encounter with a reluctant man of the cloth. Maria Kenney   |   12.12.2011   |   Comments (11)
Five Stories: Hooking Up With My Ex
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Five Stories: Hooking Up With My Ex

Nerve readers share their stories of tender and not-so-tender reconciliation. Nerve Readers   |   12.8.2011   |   Comments (6)
True Stories: Backstage Pass
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True Stories: Backstage Pass

I thought I was a fan; I didn't realize I was supposed to be a groupie. Rachel Friedman   |   12.6.2011   |   Comments (28)
True Stories: Love and a Lazy Eye
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True Stories: Love and a Lazy Eye

How I met the first guy who didn't care about my disorder. Taylor Tower   |   11.28.2011   |   Comments (34)
The Year I Tried To Give My Family The Perfect Thanksgiving
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The Year I Tried To Give My Family The Perfect Thanksgiving

How my attempt to give my family a 7th Heaven-style Thanksgiving ended in tears. Colette McIntyre   |   11.23.2011   |   Comments (18)
Five Stories: Falling For My Best Friend
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Five Stories: Falling For My Best Friend

"I don't know how to say this, but..." nerve readers   |   11.18.2011   |   Comments (35)
Female Musicians Never Get Laid
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Female Musicians Never Get Laid

The bassist from Los Campesinos! gives us the awful truth about the sex lives of touring bands. Ellen Campesinos!   |   11.16.2011   |   Comments (90)