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Jessica Stoya

@stoya.bsky.social

Writer. Raconteur. Sex Icon. Intimacy coach through BestSelfPsych (but not a psychotherapist). Regular column at Slate, occasional bylines elsewhere. USA born. Living in Serbia. Management: Info@lovermanagement.com

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Also which kind of dockers, and what is pasaran?

31.12.2025 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Skรฅรฅรฅl down the hatch, then

31.12.2025 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This feels like a great opportunity for the traditional Serbian cheers โ€œลพiveliโ€ which means โ€œwe livedโ€ which we did, indeed, manage

31.12.2025 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 63    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nije kafa

Kuvana vina

Like if a chai latte were made out of wine instead of milk

Happy new year

31.12.2025 13:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today I saw my neighborhood obuฤarka

Her shop was closed for a couple of weeks because everyone had the โ€œnot showing on covid tests but doctors think itโ€™s mutated covidโ€ that put half the city on our asses

I am happy she and her staff made it through

28.12.2025 18:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 67    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My Boyfriend Works From Home. Itโ€™s Led to a Vexing Problem in Our Sex Life. He's gotten a bit too ... comfortable.

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Are work-from-home-induced slides into pajamas and irregular usage of body cleansing liquids as much of a phenomenon as I think they are?

24.12.2025 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two tabby cats, one mostly white and one mostly orange, snuggled up in a near-spooning position with their tails crossed. They are on a black duvet cover, with a white wall in the background, but I donโ€™t think thereโ€™s going to be much interest in the incidental details of decor.

Two tabby cats, one mostly white and one mostly orange, snuggled up in a near-spooning position with their tails crossed. They are on a black duvet cover, with a white wall in the background, but I donโ€™t think thereโ€™s going to be much interest in the incidental details of decor.

24.12.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 130    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

All the love and best wishes for bramble

19.12.2025 12:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sweetiebear ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿฅฐ

19.12.2025 12:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This was five minutes

And then I got another wave of exclamation points

18.12.2025 18:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I will not ask the obviously ai chat bot how many minutes are in a moment

That would be a fruitless waste of electricity and water

Instead I will sit here and seethe

18.12.2025 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 62    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oooooooo

12.12.2025 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I restocked my single alcohol wipe and small tissue pack stash

(For the not really large but still firmly NYC style Mary Poppins-esque purse)

Which means I canโ€™t stop thinking about the time someone knocked over a beer at a bar and I triumphantly whipped out what turned out to be a maxi pad

12.12.2025 20:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 72    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The catching things was an immediate night/day switch for me

Can barely wait for spring thaw and basketball

Glad you can read small print

09.12.2025 08:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A navy waiver?

09.12.2025 08:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

NYSIF rates are going down by 28% for next year

But thereโ€™s still a 60$/year minimum

Which we were already under

I guess, happy for everyone else?

08.12.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So, like, never do this list and if I want a digression cover the important facts first and then maybe flag โ€œbonus thoughtsโ€ before I start?

06.12.2025 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is incredibly useful

Is it still acceptable to go on long and meandering philosophical detours in the alt text?

06.12.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you want to hear about what navigating life without much of an ability to tell how far away things are was like

Or what is different now with much more functional depth perception

I might be able to help

Mostly: I am consistently overjoyed by the ability to catch a balled up sock

06.12.2025 11:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I appreciate your excitement

I cannot compare notes with you on aging related vision loss

My problem was a lifelong difference in eye capacity which is probably related to a problem I had as a child, didnโ€™t know to go to the doctor about for 30 years, and was then misdiagnosed as aging related

06.12.2025 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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5 Of The Yearโ€™s Most-Googled Relationship Questions, Answered As cuffing season commences in earnest, British Vogueโ€™s agony aunt Eva Wiseman tackles the quandaries the chronically online are grappling with.

Eva Wiseman is a treasure

www.vogue.co.uk/article/most...

28.11.2025 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate

27.11.2025 19:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And I just donโ€™t have the language skills to regale folks with the time Uncle J fried a turkey in peanut oil on the front lawn while chewing tobacco (and spitting, of course)

May he rest in peace

27.11.2025 19:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I said โ€œso, except for the turkey, the relative with the histrionic tendencies storming out, and the pecan pie, we speedran thanksgivingโ€

We are, however, also missing the original version of The Grinch.

27.11.2025 19:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanksgiving 2025

I woke up

I paused to enjoy gratitude for every detail I noticed

I considered cooking and then didnโ€™t

I participated in a small critical discussion of American policies throughout history

Then

โ€ฆ

27.11.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 62    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thisโ€ฆ I think this is my brandโ€ฆ?

20.11.2025 11:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also about half of the pieces in question were hand finished by artisan level seamstresses

Not exactly something you want to consign to a short second life as a jizz rag

20.11.2025 10:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sales tax, with bonus international and state by state complexity comes to bear

And then someone has to deal with the bad actors who will obviously be wanking while endlessly requesting further and more granular details

In the end, the cost of admin makes it far less profitable than youโ€™d imagine

20.11.2025 10:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I assume youโ€™re trying to be helpful, and taking the lighthearted and impulsive approach common to social media

Unfortunately, international shipping is a whole business, with juggling of many sets of laws. Add one of a kind status (canโ€™t just replace if lost), spicy natureโ€ฆ

20.11.2025 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sage and caps-warranted advice

20.11.2025 10:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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