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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 (83)

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)

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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)

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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 (22)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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 (36)

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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)

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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 (36)

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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 (92)

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True Stories: The Problem With Spiritual Guys

I just can't get them off of the astral plane and into my bedroom. Dani Katz | 11.1.2011 | Comments (33)

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Five Stories: Same-Sex Experimentation

What else is college for? Nerve Readers | 10.19.2011 | Comments (18)

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True Stories: Notes of a Former Peeping Tom

In retrospect, my parents probably knew why I was heading out to the woods in a black sweatshirt. Damien Galeone | 10.12.2011 | Comments (21)

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True Stories: Sex After 9/11

Remembering the guilty, adrenaline-fueled gropings of late 2001. Marguerite Kennedy | 09.8.2011 | Comments (72)

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Five Stories: People I Never Intended To Sleep With

Tales of ugly ducklings who somehow talked their way into our sex lakes. Nerve Readers | 09.2.2011 | Comments (30)

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True Stories: My Date's Nationally Broadcast Revenge

When I went on a talk show to discuss dating, I should've expected disaster. Barry Gilmore | 09.1.2011 | Comments (30)

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True Stories: Dating My Ex's Friend

Should I have expected trouble? Litsa Dremousis | 08.29.2011 | Comments (32)

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Fifteen Stories: Memorable One-Night Stands

Nerve readers share stories of scandal and adventure. Nerve Readers | 08.26.2011 | Comments (29)

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