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Queer Dating: “If You Can’t Love Yourself, How in the Hell Are You Gonna Love Anybody Else?”
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I’ve been pondering these questions recently: What makes a good relationship? Why do some people seem able to make their relationship work while others seem to have so many hiccups? What is the difference between the people who are in stable relationships and the people who seem to struggle?
I...
Palmerston North is set to come alive with colour, glamour and fabulous performances as the Palmy Drag Fest returns for its fourth year from Wednesday 2 to Sunday 6 October. Henrique Beirao, AKA the dazzling drag queen Rhubarb Rouge, the mastermind behind Palmy Drag Fest, shares the personal stories...
Dick Richards believes you need to confront your past to secure your future.
You probably don’t remember, but a few years ago, we were fist-deep in a pandemic. Yes, I’m being facetious. It’s not something we remember fondly, nor something we’d want to repeat. Although sometimes I do miss getting...
Dick Richards says we shouldn’t be ashamed of our desires and fantasies - they are an important part of who we are.
Who doesn’t love the excitement of a casual hook-up? The foreplay of the dirty chats, the tension in our pants when we get sent a dick pic, the...
Dick Richards analyses what dating apps are offering gay and bisexual men in the different parts of Aotearoa New Zealand.
A friend of mine moved to Auckland with a dream – to find a career and a man. Instead, he left with a broken heart and an STI. There’s nothing...
Dick Richards preaches abstinence… well, for the first date anyway.
Have you ever wondered why a fuckbuddy or a hook-up never turns into anything more? Let me ask you this: If your flesh-light or dildo could talk, would you strike up a conversation with it? I’m guessing not. What’s the...
Dick Richards realises that dating apps have become the ex he keeps going back to. So how do you break that cycle?
After years and years of dating and still never finding the right guy, you ask yourself ‘What is wrong with me?”
It’s not news that the gay dating world...
Do you know what your red flags are? Dick Richards remembers back to some of
his worst dates and how they helped him realise what he did and didn’t want.
I was hanging out with a friend last week, and she was telling me her dating woes. It took me back...