Simone Paget
LATEST STORIES BY SIMONE PAGET
SEX FILES: Beware becoming a device wife
I started talking to Tom on social media after we realized that we had over 50 friends in common. He was a fan of my writing and I enjoyed the photos he posted — shots of him riding his moped, dining at chic wine bars, eating baguette sandwiches — which all had a cultivated air of European sophistication despite the fact that he lived stateside, in a major American city.

SEX FILES: Are you ready to date again post-pandemic?
As the weather warms and vaccines continue to roll out across Canada, many singles are gearing up for what’s been popularly dubbed a “hot vax summer.” But what if the summer of love feels more like the summer of dread?

SEX FILES: Why, oh why, do they have to lie
When I first met Johnny, he seemed almost too good to be true. He was three years older than me, in his early forties, handsome and worked full-time in the film industry. We connected through a virtual dating event and spent the next two months video chatting and talking on the phone. After weathering the first few (very rough) months of the pandemic, I felt like a teenager again — giddily talking to my crush on the phone for hours on end.

SEX FILES: Pandemic exhaustion is real. Let's do something about it
As we enter what feels like the millionth month of lockdown, I think it’s safe to say that we could all use something — anything — right now that feels fun, novel and takes us out of our collective angst.

SEX FILES: Oh, those awkward video dates!
When I first tried video dating at the start of the pandemic, I decided to face all of my fears at once and dive into the experience headfirst. I scheduled half a dozen short back-to-back virtual dates, cracked open a bottle of bubbly and hoped for the best. Over the course of the next few hours the following things happened:
