I’m still not sure why I reached out to her that night. But everything changed when I did. But first, I need to backtrack a bit. All I can tell you — fo’ real, fo’ real — is the worst…

There are silly things I’ve asked God for in a partner. My list is endless and I won’t bore you with the details – but I had a list about ten qualities reserved for “the one”. Over the course of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…