Dear readers,
Like many of us, I got sober when I was single. And, to be honest, I was terrified of what would happen when I was inevitably ready to start dating again — especially since, prior to entering recovery, the only type of first date I knew involved “getting a drink.” But since I was no longer drinking, I had no idea what dating would look like.
Lucky for me, I met my now-husband shortly afterward (on a dating app, of all places). We had coffee and dessert for our first date, then moved in together a month and a half later. Plus, he gave up alcohol for me shortly after we met and we’re expecting our first child together this spring. Yet despite my so-called happy ending, I know that dating, falling in love, navigating relationships, and having sex in sobriety is not easy.
That’s why we at The Temper are bringing you a month-long series on all things love and relationships during the month of February. Whether you’re navigating the tricky world of dating (seriously, how DO you meet someone if you’re sober?), figuring out your relationship (like, what to do if your partner still drinks after you got sober), or trying to have great sex sans booze (perhaps it’s time to stop faking orgasms!), we’ve got you.
Throughout the month, we have guides on healing from a breakup without alcohol, attending a wedding sober, loving yourself in recovery, dating online, keeping your marriage strong, advice from porn stars, and so much more. Keep coming back all month long for these great stories and, of course, don’t forget to check out our previous content (below) on dating, relationships, and great sex!
Happy Reading!
Irina
P.S. And to make things a *little* easier, you can also save this URL and come back here all month long for a full list of our eating disorder recovery series, below.
Dating
- 8 Ways to Find a Date When You’re Sober
- Don’t Be Afraid of Exploring a New Sexual Identity In Sobriety
- What I’ve Learned Navigating the Dating Scene Alcohol-Free
- 8 Ideas for Dates That Don’t Involve Any Alcohol
- When To Tell a Date You’re Sober
- How I Navigated Dating After Coming Out As Sober — And Queer
- Our Favorite Non-Alcohol Related Movie Meet-Cutes
- When To Tell a New Partner You’re a Sexual Assault Survivor
- How Bisexuality Can Make Eating Disorder Recovery Problematic
- 12 Tips to Survive a Breakup Without Drinking
- How to Date Online if You’re Sober
- Why the Words ‘I’d Be Sober For You’ Aren’t Enough For Me
Relationships
- 3 Tips to Learn to Love Yourself in Recovery
- 5 Tips to Keep Your Relationship Together While Getting Sober
- He Gave Up Alcohol for Me, I Gave Up Meat for Him
- 3 Signs Alcohol is Hurting Your Relationship
- 5 Ways to Deal When Your Partner Still Drinks
- I Quit Drinking to Support My Partner— Here’s How That Works
- When I Stopped Getting High on Pills, I Started to Get High on Men
- 12 Tips to Survive a Breakup Without Drinking
- 4 Ways to Identify Your Own Toxic Behaviors in Relationships
- I Got Sober and Everything Got Better… Except My Relationship
- How to Survive Going to a Wedding Sober
- How to Keep Your Marriage Strong Through Addiction Recovery
Great Sex
- Let’s Talk About (Not Having) Sex in Sobriety
- Reclaiming My Sexual Power in Sobriety
- Exploring Sex For The First Time In Sobriety
- Living Orgasmically Over 55
- 3 Ways I Learned to Have Great Sober Sex Without Intercourse
- How Rough Sex Changed for Me After I Got Sober
- 4 Things I Learned When I Quit Faking Orgasms in Sobriety
- Attending My First Orgy, Sober
- 4 Ways I Learned to Enjoy Sex in Sobriety After Being a Sex Worker While in Active Addiction
- My Sex Life Changed When I Discovered the Power of Porn in Sobriety
- Sober Porn Stars Share All of Their Best Recovery Advice
