NICHOLAS
VELOTTA
RELATIONSHIP RESEARCHER
SEXOLOGIST
(PART-TIME QUEER BRAT)
mindonlove
MODERN RELATIONSHIPS ARE DIFFERENT.
PERHAPS YOU’VE READ THAT THE #1 PREDICTOR OF LIFETIME HAPPINESS IS YOUR INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP(S). SO IT’S PRETTYYY PROBLEMATIC THAT THE RELATIONSHIP SCIENCES HAVE REMAINED INACCESSIBLE TO THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS.
THE LOVE LIVES OF GEN Z FEEL EXISTENTIAL YET TRIVIAL. IMPERSONAL BUT INTIMATE. EXPLORATIVE BUT NOT EROTIC. SO WTF IS GOING ON?
HI, I’M NICHOLAS.
LET ME SEXPLAIN…
AS A PH.D. STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON I RESEARCH INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS AND SEX. I AM ALSO THE HEAD OF RESEARCH AT A COUPLES WELLNESS PLATFORM. AND I LECTURE AND INSTRUCT COURSES ON SEXUALITY, INTIMACY, AND GENDER (WHICH IS AS FUN AS IT SOUNDS).
I’M AN ACADEMIC—WELL, A CASUAL ACADEMIC. BY THAT, I’M REFERRING TO MY COMMITMENT TO USING CONVERSATIONAL, INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE AND PRIORITIZING COMMUNICATION OVER MEDICAL OR SCHOLARLY PROSE. (THOUGH, YOU’RE WELCOME TO READ MY ACADEMIC WORK IF YOU’RE DYING FOR A HIT OF THAT “JOURNAL ARTICLE” VOICE.)
Get sexucated and getchur’s
It’s time to bring new eyes to discussions about sex, LTRs, and breakups.