"I called a guy over to my place for a hookup. We had been flirting over Hinge for a while and he seemed pretty cool. He came over and it was going somewhat well. But, then he said he needed to chant while he took off every item of clothing. After the deed was done, this man said he needed to do the chant again before putting the items back on. Underwear to socks — every item got a chant. While I was eating pizza and watching in disbelief, this man performed a whole ritual in my tiny room, fully naked. I'm from India and I've seen all kinds of rituals and prayers, but nothing prepared me for this naked dude standing over my new rug doing this."

"Looking back at my early dating life, a big red flag that comes up is how a guy treats the 'event' of dating itself. There was one particular guy who was careful not to officially say we were on a 'date,' but he wanted to flirt and hold my hand the whole time. I was young and so desperate for attention that I didn't even care how little he actually respected me as a person."