The Gravity of An Encounter

The Gravity of An Encounter

As students returned to campus this fall, many of them sat through orientation weeks with presentations that included guidance on safe sex practices. Foregrounded by concepts such as “consent” and “sex positivity,” there is often little to no...
Back to School

Back to School

If you’re just starting school, you’re probably thinking about a lot – perhaps you’re picking classes to add or drop, choosing a major, starting independent work, or thinking about life after graduation. If you’re a Love and Fidelity Network...
Family Planning

Family Planning

Glimpse the “family planning” aisle at your local pharmacy, and you may get the impression that the phrase strictly refers to contraception, enhancement, or pleasure. This would be on par with the dictionary definition of the term, which is “the...
Know Who You’re Dating

Know Who You’re Dating

In a recent Atlantic article, a woman who met and moved in with a man during COVID lockdowns in Spain emerged from quarantine only to discover she barely recognized the person with whom she had lived and shared daily intimacy. This is just one example of many COVID...
Grandparents and Intergenerational Influence

Grandparents and Intergenerational Influence

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, a third of parents with children under age five entrusted grandparents with childcare responsibilities. Significant expense of daycare programs aside, it seems that parents would rather their children spend more time in the presence of...