If all else fails, there’s Netflix & Chill
The day I quit “dating” is ironically: – The 4 year anniversary of my decision to get divorced. – The same day my ex-husband announced he was getting remarried. To the women…
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You Do You!
Recently I read an article on Salon.com originally published in Scientific American entitled: “Men are attracted to nonconformist women: The science that explains the “manic pixie dream girl” cliché.” Read it here I…
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The First 48 hours
With 1 text message and a 13 minute phone call, my world fell apart. In that short time, the man I love with all of my heart told me that we were…
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Failure or Success: The Half Full Glass is Just Room for More Vodka
My marriage wasn’t a failure. My divorce was a success. People love to give their opinions on how much a failure others are. Especially when faced with beliefs that go against the…
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“You’ll Find Him When You Stop Looking…” | Five Things to Stop Saying to Your Single Friends Right Now
I’ve been single now for what feels like an eternity, but is in actuality about four years. Through those four post divorce years, I’ve dated casually, seriously, taken long breaks from dating,…
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Truth About Denial
“She’s in denial.” “She is just being stupid.” “If he’d done that to me, I wouldn’t stay.” “She needs to get out now.” “She’s a complete fool if she doesn’t leave him.”…
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We Are Never Never Ever Getting Back Together
“Hey” was the entire text message. Not “hello”. No “how are you”. Just “hey”. I gave myself permission to ignore it. To go on with my day as if I never received…
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Jealousy – The Struggle is Real
For a long time I’ve talked about owning my own issues and working through them. I’ve written several articles about polyamory for Vivid and Brave now. Many of them discuss jealousy, dealing…
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Dating Diaries: Sorry you’re not my kind of crazy
Dating has never been my favorite thing. It seems that there’s always that one crazy person who finds and wants to date me. But when you factor in the online Americal, European…
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Falling in Love With a Broken Heart
I believe that conventional wisdom says that you cannot or at a minimum should not start a new relationship when you are still mourning an old relationship. In the abstract, one can…
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