by Sonja Semyonova | Oct 15, 2024 | Intimacy, Journal, Protection, Relationships, Risk
How to be lonely in a world of 8 billion people. Don’t text back. Don’t text first. Wonder why no one ever calls. Never call anyone. Be too busy with work. Have a roster. Hold out for perfect. Be open for everyone who comes along. Fuck them on the first date and...
by Sonja Semyonova | Oct 1, 2024 | Emotional Digestion, Intimacy, Journal, Protection, Relationships, Self-love
We are at war with love. War…with love. At a glance, this seems like a contradiction. The concept of battle does not match the dreamy gaze of the poets. But. The horror stories are adding up. The level of deceit, lies, and heartbreak that exists in the dating world...
by Sonja Semyonova | Sep 27, 2024 | Emotional Digestion, Intimacy, Journal, Relationships, Sensuality, Surrender
Though you may have the bitter habit of denying all words of comfort right now, you must hear me on one thing: one day you will not be heartbroken. On that day, whether tomorrow or a thousand tomorrows from now, you will open your eyes and realize they no longer...
by Sonja Semyonova | Sep 5, 2024 | Intimacy, Journal, Love Letters, Relationships, Sensuality, Surrender, The Erotic, The Spiritual Side of Sex
You ask me why I write about love. Why, in this time when we are watching the world spiral, I spend my words recounting the moments I have slid like honey into another’s chest. And I tell you this: I dreamt I was teaching him how to build a fire to heat his cabin....
by Sonja Semyonova | Aug 26, 2024 | Intimacy, Journal, Sensuality, The Erotic, The Spiritual Side of Sex
I firmly believe that one of the most important things we can do in life is to love and be loved. In the opening line of my book, Letters to My Lovers, I share my belief that I count among my greatest successes in life my ability to continuously open to love. Even...
