I haven’t always been comfortable around men. I haven’t always had the easiest time getting close to men or developing friendships with them. I’m definitely not the only one. As woman, I have found it easy to pinpoint, demonize, and…
I didn’t want to define the relationship
My best friend introduced me to a lovely man a couple years ago. I was pretty young at the time, a couple months out of university and obviously “very ready” to start pursuing a serious relationship. We were introduced as…
Coming home to yourself
The last man I loved was incapable of believing that he could change. He thought he was too complicated and shut me out throughout our three year friendship. I fell in love with the man I knew he was and…
Finding myself in sexy
Lolo and I had been dating for a few weeks. We had stepped into a café after walking around Chelsea and we started discussing our idea of the perfect date. Lolo started talking about a candlelit dinner, dressing up, and…
It’s not your job to convince someone to like you.
I have recently reevaluated my sanity over a crush that I had for the past year. I didn’t have all the facts and I spent a good year of my life falling for a guy who wasn’t actually real. In my…
There is nothing noble about falling in love
One of my greatest gifts is seeing the person inside of someone – especially when they don’t see it themselves. I love the person most people haven’t met or seen in themselves. I love that person, I bring out the…
I am still not married
The week before my 25th birthday, my mother and I got into a very heated debate about her creating an online dating profile. This is funny for many reasons: 1) My mom just recently learned how to use an iPhone…