Reading Time: 2 minutes I ate tuna four days in a row this week, but that’s for my roommates to know, for people to read about only under the safety of a pseudonym, and for my crushes to be deliberately obstructed from discovering.
dear di
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisclose that which you have but don’t say, “Oh, god. Oh, god. It burns. It burns so bad, deep in the marrow of my bones.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe barely broke double digits in accordance with COVID-19 guidelines and it was barely ten p.m. on New Year’s Eve when our neighbours knocked on our door complaining about the barely-there noise — have a heart, man.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe phrase, “if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all,” was first said to a political science student who had one too many controversial opinions in a crowded 8:30 a.m. Montpetit lecture hall
Reading Time: 2 minutesI will always pick the funny and sweet guy over the cool and interesting one.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you’re playing “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke on the first date, there simply will not be a second.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSince leaving my high school, I’ve been startled by the middle-school-dance-style line in the sand between men and women.
Reading Time: 3 minutesHow do I make the ick work for me?
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa is severely lacking a 1000-level course on the Sandy Hill housing market.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMost people’s totally put-together picture-perfect lives are just that: a picture.
Reading Time: 2 minutesProtect yourself from STIs, of course. Just make sure to do the same for heartbreak, as well.
Reading Time: 3 minutesHe licked my teeth. Like, not just once. Once could have been an accident, I guess. Thinking it was a silly little misunderstanding, I laughed. Alas, it was not. This guy seemed determined in his teeth-licking pursuit.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI don’t think I would say that that’s a normal dating app experience, but it’s definitely far from the worst…
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve been dating a guy for a couple months and it’s been going really well… until he found my ‘hit list’. I know it’s kind of weird, but I keep a list of all the guys I’ve had sex with. Their names, dates, ranking, that kind of stuff. He found it.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe good news is: chlamydia is highly treatable, so it’s good you caught it early. Your Oakville WAP is going to be just fine (and you’ll probably be better by Reading Week).
Reading Time: 2 minutesDi is back, and as always she’s answering students’ most pressing anonymous sex and relationship questions.
Have any questions for Di? Don’t hesitate to reach out!
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy partner and I are both incoming first years at the University of Ottawa, we’re both fans of kinky, public fornication. As someone more familiar with campus, could you tell me where the best spots to shag are on campus?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat makes it even worse is that his favourite porn star looks nothing like me!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTag a pillow princess.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast week I matched with this person on a dating app and they are clearly out of my league but want to hook up. I am hesitant as this person is not in my bubble and there is a chance I contract COVID-19 from them. I was wondering if wearing masks and even sunglasses or goggles while we have sex will eliminate the risk of transmission?
Reading Time: 2 minutesAll of my friends are in happy, serious, committed relationships… Do I need to be in a serious relationship right now? Am I behind?
Reading Time: 4 minutesDi Daniels is the longest standing Fulcrum employee — and it’s not even close. Some current Fulcrum employees were born after she was first hired.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAsserting dominance does not just start in the bedroom, it’s a process.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHe is only attracted to narcissistic ‘queens’ on the show, what does that say about me?
Reading Time: 11 minutesDi Daniels, the Fulcrum’s longest standing employee, has written a number of Dear Di’s over the years. Here is a compilation honouring her best efforts.
