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Tootsie Haine

Tootsie Haine is the writer behind The Looker's sex and dating column.
Dating column
FRIENDS & BENEFITS

I Accepted a Dinner Invite and Ended Up in a Threesome

A strange predicament.

Tootsie Haine

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FRIENDS & BENEFITS

My First Date on a $119 Celebrity Dating App Was a Letdown

I waited a year to join. My first match was disappointing.

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FRIENDS & BENEFITS

I Fell for a Hot Guy Until I Dug Through His Social Media

The revelation evaporated any interest.

Tootsie Haine

Office romance crush
FRIENDS & BENEFITS

I Lost My Office Crush to the Hot New Girl

At first, I envied her, even judged her. But in the end, she provided me with an invaluable lesson.

Tootsie Haine

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FRIENDS & BENEFITS

I Matched With Hollywood Men to Boost My Career

The strategy did not work out as planned.

Tootsie Haine

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FRIENDS AND BENEFITS

My Date With a Crypto-Obsessed Mama’s Boy

He was desperate for a girlfriend, but that didn’t stop him from ghosting me.

Tootsie Haine

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FRIENDS AND BENEFITS

I Regret Just One Thing About My Romantic Road Trip

I drove cross-country with a near-stranger, and all I got was this stupid existential crisis.

Tootsie Haine

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FRIENDS & BENEFITS

Why I Asked a Handsome Coworker on a Cross-Country Road Trip

We barely knew each other. That didn’t stop us from taking ketamine and kissing our way across Interstate 40.

Tootsie Haine

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FRIENDS AND BENEFITS

What Happened When I Met My Craiglist Crush of Two Years

How we jumped from an email-only correspondence to kissing in his Tesla.

Tootsie Haine

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FRIENDS AND BENEFITS

Why I Regret Sleeping With My Ex in Las Vegas

Our encounter reminded me of something my brother once said: getting a hotel room is a waste if you don’t have sex in it.

Tootsie Haine

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