Alison Stevenson
How Will I Know if I Want to Be a Mother?
When I tell people I'm not sure if I want to have kids, they tell me I'll change my mind when I'm older, or when my "biological clock" kicks in. Why can't a woman decide to be childless without being called selfish?
Why I Don't Give Blowjobs
Am I being selfish? Probably. But I believe I earned that selfishness after many years of having sexual encounters with men who rarely bothered to reciprocate.
Do Fat Girls Have More Risky Sex?
A number of studies have suggested that fat teenage girls are less likely to have relationships and more likely to engage in dangerous sexual behaviors. How true are those statistics?
I Had a Sex Slave, and It Was Awesome
He ran my errands, massaged me on command, and requested to sleep on the floor. It was my first time being in a romantic partnership where I truly felt like I could be myself.
Online Dating Made Me Realise I'm a Shallow Person
Did my obsession with the tastes of my online suitors hurt my changes of finding love?
My Abysmal Failure to Have Sex On a Cruise Ship
I had high hopes for a high-seas adventure that would involve boning, but the ship turned out to be inhabited mostly by elderly people and an unfortunately-named band.
Remembering Your First Heartbreak Can Be Brutal
In the latest episode of the ENTITLEMENT Podcast, Alison Stevenson talks to comedian Dave Ross about the first time they got their hearts broken by someone they love.
My Neverending Struggle to Accept My Weight
After more than a decade of struggling to come to terms with my body, I finally feel OK.
I Can't Decide Whether I Want to Have a Sex Slave
Men keep trying to get me to dominate them - financially, physically and emotionally. The only problem is, I don't even know if I actually enjoy it.
Is Success Having a Stranger Tattoo Something I Wrote on His Body?
Some guy is getting a quote of something I wrote tattooed on his body. This is a dream come true for a younger me, but now I'm not sure if I'd call this success.
The Stages of Grief for the Chronically Single
I had to go through a bunch of emotions before I could finally end up at my current state of being not at all worried about my perpetual singleness. Those emotions look strangely like the traditional stages of grief.