Submit your question to Kiki, LV’s sex and relationship advice columnist. Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. Dear Kiki, I want to get better at dirty talking with lovers but I’m embarrassed to try. Do you have any advice on getting more comfortable with saying things […]
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Dear Kiki: A rapid-fire Roast of Iowa City round-up!
Last month, LV was proud to present the annual Roast of Iowa City, once again included as part of the Iowa City Book Festival. (Magazines are literature, comedy is literature: It all makes sense, just trust us.) The community showed up in force and the comedians pulled no punches as they skewered our fair city. […]
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Dear Kiki: I’m a non-kinky, monogamous queer person. Is my voice less valuable?
Dear Kiki, I discovered my sexuality in college, and later came to terms with my gender identity. I feel pretty comfortable in both, but I’ll admit that I’m a pretty “boring” queer person. I’m not really that kinky, I’ve only had a few relationships and hookups in the past, and I’m now in a monogamous, […]
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Dear Kiki: My online dating profile is a mess
Dear Kiki,There are numerous walls I meet when trying to date online. Writing a decent bio is my #1 problem. Also equally tough is explaining the uncomfortable years of not understanding our American social etiquette. What seems like anxiety to a possible flame is confusion I possess for what’s going on.What would be the best […]
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Dear Kiki: What should I do about my debilitating fear of abandonment?
Dear Kiki, What should I do about my extreme and debilitating fear of abandonment? Indubitably Debilitated Dear Debilitated, Therapy. And if that doesn’t work, try a different kind of therapy. And if that doesn’t work, try a different therapist. There are ways to work past this fear, but they’ll be unique and specific to you. […]
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Dear Kiki: Would it be weird to take a job working closely with my girlfriend’s ex?
Dear Kiki,Hi, I was looking for a little advice on a situation: I’ve been working in Cedar Rapids for a year now and am actually transferring jobs and recently got a job offer for a small construction company with about four people. Come to find out one of these four people is actually my girlfriend’s […]
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Dear Kiki: Do I have a right to be hurt that my ex used our relationship for comedy fodder?
Questions about love, sex or relationships can be submitted to dearkiki@littlevillagemag.com, or anonymously using this form. Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. Dear Kiki, Is there a social “statute of limitations” on when you can use an old relationship for comedy fodder? I happened to hear that […]
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Dear Kiki: I’d like to have some anonymous sex — and stay safe
Questions about love, sex or relationships can be submitted to dearkiki@littlevillagemag.com, or anonymously using this form. Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. Dear Kiki, I love the idea of adventurous sex with strangers or near-strangers. Anonymous hookup type stuff. On the other hand, I’m afraid I’ll end […]
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Dear Kiki: How do I find the desire (and courage) to date?
Questions about love, sex or relationships can be submitted to dearkiki@littlevillagemag.com, or anonymously using this form. Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. Hi Kiki, I’m a 25 year old female and have never been in a relationship. Honestly, I don’t know if I have ever wanted to […]
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Dear Kiki: After 20 years of marriage, is this the sign I should leave?
Questions about love, sex or relationships can be submitted to dearkiki@littlevillagemag.com, or anonymously using this form. Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. My wife and I have been married for 20 years, her at 20 and me at 23. We have had an OK marriage, the first […]
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Dear Kiki: I love falling in love
Questions about love, sex or relationships can be submitted to dearkiki@littlevillagemag.com, or anonymously using this form. Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. Dear Kiki, I want to fall in love forever. I never want to stop experiencing the rush of new love, and why should I? —Falling […]
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Dear Kiki: I prefer my wife’s post-baby bod, but she doesn’t
Questions about love, sex or relationships can be submitted to dearkiki@littlevillagemag.com, or anonymously using this form. Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. Dear Kiki, My wife put on a few pounds after having our kid and I’ve realized that I find her incredibly attractive now. […]
