Love Like Mine – Xtra Magazine https://xtramagazine.com Queering the conversation Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:24:43 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 When I realized I was ace, I thought love wasn’t in the stars. I was so wrong https://xtramagazine.com/love-sex/asexuality-ace-platonic-romantic-dating-278928 https://xtramagazine.com/love-sex/asexuality-ace-platonic-romantic-dating-278928#respond Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:24:40 +0000 https://xtramagazine.com/?p=278928 https://xtramagazine.com/love-sex/asexuality-ace-platonic-romantic-dating-278928/feed 0 I was married to my work—until I met him https://xtramagazine.com/love-sex/love-work-boyfriend-278202 https://xtramagazine.com/love-sex/love-work-boyfriend-278202#respond Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:52:46 +0000 https://xtramagazine.com/?p=278202 https://xtramagazine.com/love-sex/love-work-boyfriend-278202/feed 0 My mother is pounding on my closet door. 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