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Alyssa Shelasky

Columnist, the Cut
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Alyssa Shelasky has edited the Cut's “Sex Diaries” column since 2014. She's also the author of the essay collection This Might Be Too Personal and the memoir Apron Anxiety.

  1. relationships
    How 10 Women Found Out They Were Cheated On“My friend called and said, ‘I have something to tell you, but I don’t know if I should.’”
  2. sex diaries
    The Divorced Business Owner Sleeping With a Younger ManThis week’s sex diary.
  3. sex diaries
    The Queer College Student Having a Threesome Before Moving AwayThis week’s sex diary.
  4. sex diaries
    The Woman Unsure If She’s on a Date or a Job InterviewThis week’s sex diary.
  5. sex diaries
    The 35-Year-Old Looking for a Man Who Wants KidsThis week’s sex diary.
  6. sex diaries
    The PR Exec Whose Date Has a Food FetishThis week’s sex diary.
  7. sex diaries
    The Mom Having Men Over When Her Teenagers Aren’t HomeThis week’s sex diary.
  8. family
    Child's hands holding card for Mother's day
    How 8 Single Moms Spend Father’s DayFrom throwing a big party to taking the kids to a fancy hotel pool.
  9. sex diaries
    The Film Exec Distracted by Her Crushes at CannesThis week’s sex diary.
  10. both sides of a breakup
    Both Sides of a Breakup: He Didn’t Think Trump Was So BadTwo exes explain why it ended.
  11. sex diaries
    The Divorced Dad Whose Date Is a Little Too Wild in BedThis week’s sex diary.
  12. sex diaries
    The 50-Year-Old Fooling Around With a Polo Player in the HamptonsThis week’s sex diary.
  13. sex diaries
    The Australian Guy Whose Date Is Into FeetThis week’s sex diary.
  14. mental health
    21 Ways To Break Up With Your TherapistFrom plain old ghosting to switching to ketamine.
  15. sex diaries
    The Woman Meeting Her Date at a BathhouseThis week’s “Sex Diary.”
  16. sex diaries
    The Married Woman Who Sleeps With a Musician in MiamiThis week’s sex diary.
  17. sex diaries
    The Freelance Journalist Meeting a Fling in CapriThis week’s sex diary.
  18. sex diaries
    The Mom Dating an Ethically Nonmonogamous GuyThis week’s sex diary.
  19. sex diaries
    The Painter Whose Long-Distance Boyfriend Has a New LoverThis week’s sex diary.
  20. sex diaries
    The Woman Who Flies to Another City for Rebound SexThis week’s sex diary.
  21. sex diaries
    The Real Estate Developer Having Great Sex With Her ExThis week’s sex diary.
  22. work
    7 Stories of Dramatic Career PivotsIncluding a publicist who went to cosmetology school and an actor who became a financial adviser.
  23. sex diaries
    The Record Store Worker Questioning Non-MonogamyThis week’s sex diary.
  24. sex diaries
    The Woman Falling for a Real-Life ‘Indiana Jones’This week’s sex diary.
  25. sex diaries
    The Assistant Who Sleeps With a Guy in a Santa CostumeThis week’s sex diary.
  26. sex diaries
    The Woman Who Has Sex for the First Time in 17 YearsThis week’s sex diary.
  27. sex diaries
    The Woman Whose Mom Sends Her Money to Join a Dating AppThis week’s sex diary.
  28. relationships
    Both Sides of a Breakup: She Hooked Up With a Woman She Met at WorkTwo exes explain why it ended.
  29. sex diaries
    The Nurse Whose Husband Wants Sex Every NightThis week’s sex diary.
  30. sex diaries
    The Divorced Guy Too Tired for SexThis week’s sex diary.
  31. sex diaries
    The Art-Museum Worker Sleeping With a Married CoupleThis week’s sex diary.
  32. relationships
    Does Sex Have to Suffer in Long-Term Relationships?Emily Nagoski, the popular sex educator and author of the new book Come Together, has some answers.
  33. sex diaries
    The Grad Student With a ‘Praise Kink’This week’s sex diary.
  34. sex diaries
    The Single Mom Overwhelmed by Her Party-Girl DateThis week’s sex diary.
  35. relationships
    A Practical Guide to Modern PolyamoryFor the curious couple.
  36. sex diaries
    The Divorced Consultant Turned Off by Her Date’s KidsThis week’s sex diary.
  37. sex diaries
    The Polyamorous Farmer Looking for Lovers in the Off-SeasonThis week’s sex diary.
  38. celebrity
    Ariana Madix’s Dating Red FlagsThere’s one move you definitely shouldn’t make when ordering cocktails in front of the bartender and Vanderpump star.
  39. sex diaries
    The Utah Woman With 3 BoyfriendsThis week’s sex diary.
  40. sex diaries
    The OnlyFans Model Looking for Sugar Daddies in LondonThis week’s sex diary.
  41. sex diaries
    The Bartender Whose Lover Forgot Her BirthdayThis week’s sex diary.
  42. sex diaries
    The Woman Who’s Worried Her Co-worker Is Dating Her ExThis week’s sex diary.
  43. sex diaries
    The Lawyer Having Breakup Sex Before WorkThis week’s sex diary.
  44. sex diaries
    The Woman Getting Flown Out for a One-Night StandThis week’s sex diary.
  45. sex diaries
    The Interior Decorator Who Wants to Seduce Her TrainerThis week’s sex diary.
  46. bravoholics
    BravoCon Diaries: A Fever Dream of Humping, Shade, and ShawarmaI landed in Vegas with a “Send it to Darrell” hoodie and a dream. I left with a pounding headache and a happy heart.
  47. sex diaries
    The Yoga Instructor Whose One-Night Stand Might Be MarriedThis week’s sex diary.
  48. sex diaries
    The 40-Year-Old Trying to Party His Ex AwayThis week’s sex diary.
  49. celebrity
    Christina Aguilera Will Never Have Sex to “Let’s Get It On”And other (non-)rules for the bedroom from the pop diva turned sexual-wellness brand founder.
  50. sex diaries
    The Literary Agent Who Has an Affair and Leaves Her HusbandThis week’s sex diary.
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