I recall so many times with various exes just feeling… exasperated. I was irritated and annoyed and snippy and it wasn’t their behavior so much as it was THEM. They could “do no right”...Read More
I listen to a pretty excellent dating podcast on the reg called “U up?” which I highly recommend. At the end of each episode the two hosts discuss if certain behaviors are “red flags” or ̶...Read More
About a month ago, I watched my ex have a one night stand. And no, I didn’t follow him to a bar or run into him on a first date. I didn’t look on Facebook to see which events he was interested in ...Read More
After a breakup, it can feel more than a little terrifying to put your heart on the line again. Your self esteem is shattered, your ego bruised; there are a million cliches for the pain and the ache a...Read More
Breakups are hard. All of them. Whether you’d convinced yourself you had found a soul mate or simply dated someone exclusively to help fill a void, flipping that mental switch from “in a relation...Read More
In the gray aftermath of a breakup, you returned my lightness and laughter. As a rebound, you went above and beyond the call of duty. And then you left....Read More
My ex boyfriend was really good at filling up the Brita. He wasn’t good at giving massages or cooking dinner or vacuuming the cat hair off the couch, but he always made sure there was cold, clear, c...Read More
Hello, gentlemen. I’m backkkkkk. Remember when I last bid you adieu? Remember how haughty and snotty and certain I was that it would be the last you’d see of me? Absolutely convinced that this ti...Read More
I’m not as neat as I thought I was. Turns out my obsession with having an organized apartment was merely a ruse to guilt my roommates into cleaning up after themselves. I don’t mind my messes – ...Read More
There are many costs associated with a breakup, but I can put an actual price tag on mine: $2349.36. Ouch. And, despite the fact that that’s a pretty hefty number (at least in my world where paychec...Read More