Tag: emotional labour

21 April 2026
Unpaid Intern Boyfriend
Calendar, therapist, audience, alibi, proof of worth. Too many jobs for one noun. Those roles can revert to…

13 January 2026
He Texted a Heart
One heart emoji and suddenly your calendar, sleep, and friends get rearranged. That’s not romance, that’s him kicking…

10 July 2025
Unpaid Sex Labour
Calendar management, ego stroking, orgasm faking, emotional aftercare. Boyfriend should not mean unpaid intern. Decentering him is self-defence.

25 April 2025
Cats Already Won
Backlash says decentering him means you die alone with cats. As if the cats had not already won…

