For the most part in film and television, love spells don’t work as intended. As VICE writer Colleen Kane point’s out in their article, Love Spells in Pop Culture: A History, “Like alchemy, they're [love spells in pop culture] all pretty much-doomed attempts to artificially create something that is notoriously unyielding to attempts to force it: love.” What comes up most for me when I think about the trope of the love spell gone awry, I think to myself well this was probably written by a man...

love/sexbrianne patriceFebruary 28, 2020love redefined, love spell, sad girls lens Comments

Treat Your Vulva to the Poetic Rumblings of the Minna Limon This Valentine's Day

While I was testing out my new little vibe, I enjoyed trying out different rhythms to find what worked best for me. (I liked how it felt so much that I even ended up switching what I was watching in an attempt to find the perfect companion to my new device.) What I found worked best for me was a lower intensity vibration and varying pulses—which you have complete control over, depending on how hard and when you squeeze it.

love/sexbrianne patriceFebruary 14, 2020love redefined, minna, masturbation Comments

Art School Sex Ed: Exploring Sexuality and Love as a Queer Black Girl in College

Dually, the pressure one feels to have romantic and sexual experiences is almost absent-- before my freshman year, it felt that I was constantly behind everyone else, and the lack of experience-- not to sound like an after school special -- was weird or embarrassing. So it’s relieving to finally be in a place where that can be something that’s explored individually without judgment or expectation.

love/sexbrianne patriceFebruary 12, 2020love redefined, queer, sexuality Comments

You're Not Emotionally Ready For A Relationship and Here's Why

How many of us have ever taken the time to recognize whether or not we actually want to be in a relationship. You’re probably thinking, “of course I do, I know what I want,” and you may be right, but how well do you actually know what you want? It’s possible that you may just enjoy the idea of a relationship and being #goals on Instagram and reshaping your wants into needs. Here are some signs that this may not be the right time for you to jump into a relationship this Valentine’s Day season.

love/sexbrianne patriceFebruary 7, 2020love redefined, relationships Comments

Sad Girl Tarotscopes - February

Now that I’m almost three years into a relationship I have learned that fantasy and reality can only overlap so much. I think I’ve experienced much romantic disappointment due to mismanaged expectations. In short, I’ve been thinking a lot about February as the love month and how that definition itself seems mismanaged especially given its origin.

spiritualitybrianne patriceFebruary 5, 2020love redefined, tarot, tarotscopes Comment

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