Variety is the spice of life, right? If that’s true, then the way we approach romantic relationships pretty much dooms them from the start. I’ve been talking with a number of people lately... Read more >>

“Tell someone.” It was all I thought about the whole art class. It was a few seconds before the bell rang for fifth period. When it finally rang, I almost fell out of my chair.... Read more >>

This story contains mature or graphic content. She sat across from me. She on the couch, I in the rocker. She was nervously giddy, ensconced in more eye makeup than she normally wore, and slightly... Read more >>

What I Married A group of twenty-something-year-old women got together every week to gossip about their latest affairs. Giggles lined with laughter and hysterical tears came to an abrupt halt when... Read more >>

How does one measure the value of human life? One can only think that in today's American equality-centered society, that his or her own life is just as important as the next person. However, it... Read more >>

My friend had children. She was married to a man. They lived in a house. He mistreated her. She took the kids and left. She got involved with a new piece of trash … and some women. When she... Read more >>

A chapter in my life that I never thought would end is coming to an end ... a nasty, hurtful end. Let me back up a bit. I met my husband when I was eighteen. He never had a girlfriend before me and... Read more >>

So my name is Tawnya and I am in love with my best friend. I have always been the one who was falling in love with the cute boy or the boy who gave me attention and then dated them ... However, I... Read more >>

A revealing portrait of four African-American men living in Cleveland, who all confront the struggles of everyday existence and the process of coming out. Watch this video >>

The 4-Way is published monthly. Each column features dating questions from real readers, each answered from four different perspectives: straight woman, straight man, lesbian woman, and gay man.... Read more >>