flirting

Do Gay Men and Straight Men Flirt the Same?

Straight men are suffering under the same outdated, high-pressure cultural scripts. But for their queer brothers, the rules are even more complex

Disaster DMs: Why Do Guys Always Seem to Hit You Up After Bad News?

‘My ex texted me if I was okay after the earthquake, and if I needed him to come over to ‘secure the premises’’

The Strange Sexual Politics of Words With Friends

Who are the guys flooding women’s Words With Friends DMs with pickup lines — and what do they really want?

The Dark Power of ‘Is This Guy Bothering You?’

These days, ‘Is this guy bothering you?’ is a meme roasting toxic masculinity — but I literally wouldn’t exist without it