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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

intimacy is not proximity. two people can share a bed for years and have none. two people can have one real conversation and build more connection than a decade of proximity. being actually known by someone is everything else is just furniture.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

July close. Summer unbothered, lived. August opens quieter and more interior. I am ready for both.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

What July was. What August is going to be. A thread.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Saying the loving thing out loud — the specific thing — is an act of courage most people never take. A thread.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

What I've learned about long-term intimacy. The things that actually work. A thread.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

the slow summer dinner is its own form of meditation. I am not in a hurry. the food is not in a hurry. this is what August will feel like before it gets here.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Unbothered is not indifference. Let me explain what it actually is. A thread.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The ADHD tax is real, significant, and invisible to most people who don't pay it. A thread.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

What happens when you spend a summer inhabiting your body instead of evaluating it. A thread.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

the no-cook summer meal is still an act of love. the intention is the same. just with fewer burnt fingertips. fewer flames. same love.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

the most common misconception about our open relationship: that it means we love each other less. the reality: it required us to love more consciously than any relationship I had before. not less. differently. more deliberately.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The overlap between neurodivergence, queerness, and kink is not a coincidence. And I want to talk about why. A thread.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Radical honesty doesn't mean brutal. It means brave. There is a difference. A thread.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

kink-adjacent summer looks. for people who know what they're looking at. and the people who are just now learning. full try-on: onlyfans.com/your_favori... | fansly.com/your_favori...

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

desire doesn't diminish with age. it clarifies. at 21 I knew what I was supposed to want. at 41 I know what I actually want. those are very different lists.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

my love language in summer: cold drinks made before they're asked for. the fan positioned correctly. the meal that requires the absolute minimum amount of heat. love is practical. summer makes this undeniable.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Green flags nobody talks about — the real ones that show up in ordinary moments. A thread.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

there is something about late summer cooking that feels slower and more deliberate. like the kitchen knows the season is changing and wants to take its time. I lean into it.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Post-Pride bisexual summer. The things that don't end when June does. A thread.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

summer wardrobe. what I actually wear in July. not the aspirational version. the real one. full try-on: onlyfans.com/your_favori... | fansly.com/your_favori...

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The data on how common fetishes actually are. A thread for people who needed permission they didn't know they needed.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

my ADHD brain loves a reset. August is when I start building the systems September will need. in July I give myself permission to just be in summer. that permission is the most useful thing I've given myself all year.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

What I needed people to understand about my ADHD brain. For the people who want to get it right. A thread.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

What non-monogamy taught me about love that monogamy couldn't. A thread.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

summer open relationship logistics: more free time means more connection, more scheduling, more check-ins. it is like the relationship on a warm slow setting. I love it. and also: the calendar does not take summers off.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The version of morning that actually works: coffee before anything else. No phone for twenty minutes. Some version of stillness. And then — the day. Not aesthetic. Just mine.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

What nobody told me about my 40s. The version they left out of every narrative about aging. A thread.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I look 41. Because I am 41. And 41 looks like someone who has lived. Who has loved. Who has weathered things and come through them. That is not something to reverse. That is something to honor.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Things that got dramatically better after 40. A thread.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

the ADHD tax. the real, measurable costs that come with a neurodivergent brain that most people never think about. 🧵

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

what I needed the people in my life to understand about my ADHD brain. a thread. for them, and for everyone who loves someone like me. 🧵

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

why I talk about kink publicly and without shame. the actual reasons. 🧵

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

shame is not a safety feature. it doesn't make kink less common. it just makes people less able to talk about it, which means less consent education, less communication, less actual safety. the kink-shaming framing has it completely backwards. education protects people. shame just isolates them.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

open relationships are not the easy way out of commitment. this is the most common misconception I encounter and I want to address it properly. 🧵

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

here is something the culture gets completely wrong: desire doesn't diminish with age. it clarifies. at 21 I knew what I was supposed to want. at 41 I know what I actually want. those are very different things. and the second one is so much better.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

what I've learned about maintaining intimacy in long-term relationships. the things that actually work. 🧵

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

compersion: the joy you feel watching someone you love experience joy — even if that joy involves another person. it's the opposite of jealousy. it's also one of the most unexpected and beautiful feelings I've ever experienced. the world doesn't tell you this is possible, but it is.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

things I stopped apologizing for after 40. adding to this list regularly. 🧵

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

intimacy is not proximity. two people can share a bed for years and have no intimacy. two people can have one real conversation and build more connection than a decade of proximity. intimacy is being actually known by someone. and choosing to stay. that's it. everything else is just furniture.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I get a lot of questions about being in an open relationship. Here are the most common ones, answered as honestly as I know how. 🧵

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

the anti-aging industry profits from you believing that existing in time is a problem to be solved. I take care of my skin. I take care of my body. not to look younger — to feel good. those are completely different motivations. one comes from self-respect. the other comes from shame.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

There's nothing better than a bush and some squirt 💦💦💦 with @tinyprudence.bsky.social

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

ethical non-monogamy taught me that love isn't a finite resource. I used to think it was. that giving love to one person meant having less for another. like a budget. turns out love is more like a skill. the more you practice it, the more you have. this realization changed everything.

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Elise McKenna @elisemckennaxxx.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I have stopped doing the thing where I apologize for my age. "I know I'm not in my 20s anymore but—" no. done. deleted. I am 41. that is not a disclaimer. that is the whole point, and one of the best things about me.

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