mixed feelings

This year, I kissed 14 people with intention. I define this as: I knew their name and we had a whole conversation before or after. My data team made the difficult decision to exclude Dance Floor Makeouts (DFMOs) for this reason, although I believe those are a dying q***r art and their lack is a recession indicator. I went on 11 first dates. I also contracted BV three times, which is not an STI, but is actually my body’s handy signal, as I’ve learned, that a partner is not right for me!

My name is Malavika, I’m 24, an Aquarius, and a le***an. My careers and contributions to society include being a writer (of novels, essays, and journalism!), internet girl, and socialite. Behold: My Le***an Dating Wrapped (aka, a highly-analytical, data-driven account of everything I learned in my first year as an out le***an).

Read all of .kannan ‘s 2025 Le***an Dating Wrapped at the 🔗

And tell us, what was your top meet-cute location this year?

Writer has experienced a turning of the fan tides. Where once there was a Swiftie, a Taylor stan, there is… not quite that.

In today’s she asks: when is it time to un-stan? From Taylor’s most recent album to Eminem to Nicki Minaj’s Barbz, Catherine charts the origins of standom and discusses the validity of un-stanning the artist you once loved when the work — and the person — no longer meet your values or standards.

Link in bio for her full treatise.