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Gupta ’25 MD’29: The worst break-ups are the ones that never happened

By Anusha Gupta | November 14

There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that can feel almost embarrassing to admit out loud.

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Gupta ’25 MD’29: More than ‘just friends’

By Anusha Gupta | November 2

College friendships are supposed to be easy, but they don’t always stay that way. There’s no situation as awkward and nerve-racking as when you start to wonder if you like your friend as more than just a friend.

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Gupta ’25 MD’29: We’re all taking casual dating too seriously

By Anusha Gupta | October 6

There’s something deeply unserious about how we talk about casual dating. Which is funny, because we talk about it seriously. Like, tax-code seriously.

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Gupta ’25 MD’29: Open curriculum, open relationships?

By Anusha Gupta | September 21

When I first started this column as an undergrad, I was writing about hookup culture between seminar readings. Now, I’m back as a med student and trading in dorm gossip for cadaver lab. But honestly, they’re not so different — both involve plenty of anatomy and a few highly questionable decisions. ...

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Gupta ’25: Going the (long) distance: Navigating relationships apart

By Anusha Gupta | November 26

In her column, Anusha Gupta ’25 offers advice for couples in a long-distance relationship.

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Gupta ’25: How to prepare for and address hook-up 'hangxiety'

By Anusha Gupta | November 5

The word “hangxiety” has recently entered my vocabulary. It describes the feelings of anxiety that accompany a hangover after drinking too much on a night out. If you’ve ever woken up with your heart racing or had uncontrollable thoughts about what you did or said the night before, you have probably ...

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Gupta ’25: Let’s make clear communication about our finances and boundaries sexy

By Anusha Gupta | October 25

Sometimes, the difference between a platonic hangout with a friend and a first date can be difficult to ascertain. Brown students may find themselves asking a certain question to determine whether it was friendly or romantic: Did they split the bill, or did one person treat the other?

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Gupta ’25: The “love language” framework is flawed — we must love beyond it

By Anusha Gupta | October 13

In her column, Gupta ’25 argues that, while love languages may be a good starting point for establishing relationships, partners shouldn’t restrict themselves to loving a certain way.

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Gupta ’25: We should think twice before divulging the details of our sexual escapades

By Anusha Gupta | September 28

If you’ve ever left your dorm window cracked open, you’ve likely unintentionally eavesdropped on various conversations between random Brown students. Perhaps they are debating where to get lunch or chatting about their organic chemistry exam. Occasionally, you might overhear a conversation you know ...

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Gupta ’25: It’s time we rethink sexual metaphors to fit modern dating

By Anusha Gupta | September 12

Have you ever used bases to describe a sexual encounter? The baseball bases analogy has been used for decades in literature, media and real life to not-so-subtly indicate the extent of physical intimacy in a hookup. According to the teen magazine, Seventeen, one definition of the bases is as follows: ...