📕 2025 Weekly Reading Roundup: 5/24-30

My pick for this week's top sex, love, and modern relationship headlines

May 31, 2025

5/30

Over a quarter of Londoners think monogamy is no longer 'realistic' in modern relationships (The Standard)

The feminist future of straight sex: Consent culture (Only Sky)

My Guy Friend Won’t Stop Hinting at His Open Relationship & It’s Getting Uncomfortable (Jezebel)

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5/29

The 5 Hottest Lifestyle Sex-Positive Resorts Every Black Couple Needs to Know About (Ebony)

5/28

Nearly Half of Gen Z Says Monogamy Is Outdated (Newsweek)

Encountering romantic temptation nudges men and women toward different types of purchases (PsyPost)

‘I’m polyamorous – this is how we manage our money’ (The Telegraph)

Should Dating Apps Take Relationship Anarchy Seriously? (DatingNews.com)

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Divorce coaches are the new must-have for married couples looking to split up (New York Post)

13 Ethical Porn Sites You Can Feel (Really) Good About (ELLE)

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5/27

Swingers couple on Channel 4's Open House lift lid on what goes on off camera (Cambridge News)

Couples are celebrating bizarre ‘arbitrary-versaries’ — and it might be the fix some relationships need (New York Post)

Can AI Improve Your Sex Life? (Oprah Daily)

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