"I’m a firm believer that single women can be fulfilled in the exact same ways as women in relationships. Who says that your best friend, your sexual partner, the person you do stuff with, the person you live with, all have to be the same person? Sure, some people are happy in relationships, whether monogamous or polyamorous, open or closed, but that’s not the right thing for everyone at all times. I think it can be enormously liberating to realize that you can get what you do from a relationship out of having great friends who aren’t afraid of physical affection, a career, activities, and yes, getting off whenever you damn well please. We’re told over and over again that relationships aren’t the be-all and end-all, but I think it’s time that we start thinking about exactly how we can make our lives fulfilling as single women. And I’m here to say that a healthy sex life can absolutely be part of that. However you get off? That’s the right way."

— Masturbation, Sex and the Single Girl (via gauntlet)

6:50 am  •  22 October 2009

sexuality