My worst rejection

When I was 16 there was a boy that I was, to put it frankly, obsessed with. We had been in the same high school since the age of 11, but it wasn’t until Year 10 that we started having lessons together and my longing for him began. We became good friends, speaking every day…

April 6, 20220Comments

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My worst one-night stand

It was a normal Friday night in Oxford in March 2019. As usual, my flatmates and I decided to go out clubbing. This involved getting way too drunk in an attempt to forget life's troubles. I had just lost my virginity earlier that year and, for some reason, I thought that gave me some sort…

April 3, 20220Comments

ByAnonymous

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Talk to Prudence – how to keep sex casual as a trans man?

Mystified by monogamy? Lost in the lingerie aisle? Confused by kinks or struggling with sex in general? Our resident agony aunt Prudence offers answers to PRUDE readers’ problems, to help direct and soothe, or at least make you laugh… Q. How do I have casual sex as a trans man? Bored of having whole ass…

March 31, 20220Comments

ByAnonymous

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My worst night out

I was writing moody short stories and living in a tiny house with six girls by the river in Exeter. She (let’s call her F) was living in the uni’s second fanciest halls and working on her Harry Potter Society presidency campaign. It was a classic love story. We’d been seeing each other for a…

March 30, 20220Comments

ByAnonymous

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Talk to prudence: all my friends have partners but I don’t

Mystified by monogamy? Lost in the lingerie aisle? Confused by kinks or struggling with sex in general? Our resident agony aunt Prudence offers answers to PRUDE readers’ problems, to help direct and soothe, or at least make you laugh… Q. I’m moving into my mid-twenties and suddenly all my friends have partners and it feels…

March 29, 20220Comments

ByAnonymous

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My worst dick pic

They say a woman’s intuition is never wrong, but I believe a horny man’s is far superior. I’d barely thought of T for the past month, feeling vaguely pleased with his lack of interaction. I’d relaxed at the thought of his absence, relieved by his slow fading from my life. T seemed to possess clairvoyant…

March 29, 20220Comments

ByAnonymous

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My worst hotel sex

It was a crisp Wednesday night in Canterbury city centre. The town was awash with the scent of half price jagerbombs and VKs. There was a sense of anticipation in the air: who would be getting with who in the dark, sticky corners of Club Chemistry tonight? I decided, as I hopped on the ‘Chem…

March 26, 20221Comment

ByAnonymous

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Talk to Prudence: how to liven things up long-distance?

Mystified by monogamy? Lost in the lingerie aisle? Confused by kinks or struggling with sex in general? Our resident agony aunt Prudence offers answers to PRUDE readers’ problems, to help direct and soothe, or at least make you laugh… Q. How can I turn the heat up in a long-distance relationship? A. Get old school…

March 25, 20221Comment

ByAnonymous

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‘I feel extremely guilty’: How sex lives are affected by antidepressants

“I had no desire for sex, but I knew he did and that made me feel terrible,” says 25-year-old Nina*, one of the many people to suffer sexual dysfunction as a side effect of antidepressants. During her first months on antidepressants, Nina was in a relationship. Her boyfriend was understanding of her low sex…

March 25, 20220Comments

ByGeorgina Crothers

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Quiz – Which ick are you?

Ah, the ick. A now-infamous term that embodies the one thing about a person you can’t see past, leading you to almost instant and irreversible repulsion. Maybe your worst ick is your date running onto the tube and the doors staying open for minutes afterwards, or someone who chews loudly. Perhaps you think more outside…

March 24, 20220Comments

ByAmelia Yeomans

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