Tag: marriage
The Princess and The Pauper
Sometimes, there are people who surprise you. People with whom you have nothing tangible in common and yet, when your paths cross somewhat fortuitously, you feel like you’ve known each other a lif... Read More
How to Get Stuck with Something You Definitely Don’t Want
Forcing 'love, marriage, and the baby carriage', while potentially appealing in the short term, will inevitably lead to disappointment, resentment, and unhappiness in the long term. ... Read More
How to Beat the Odds
Marrying someone doesn’t mean your love life gets any less messy. It just means that you’re experiencing all those ups and downs, and i-love-yous and i-hate-yous with one person.... Read More
When Everything is Different
My mother always told me, when it comes to finding The One, “when you know, you know.” Those words bounced around my brain for years. They endured through numerous relationships – always sourin... Read More
The Ex-Files
Ring shopping. We went ring shopping. Well, ring browsing, to be exact. But is there really any difference? I’d blocked it out completely – like a PTSD-stricken combat victim – but looking thro... Read More
The One That Got Away
Someone who I was once in love / very much “in like” with got married last weekend. I’m happy for him, but sad for me. Some say he once maybe had a thing for me too, but alas, it was... Read More
Three Strikes You’re Out?
I’ve written about dating deal breakers before but it’s something I keep coming back to. I’m really weirdly fixated on the seeming dichotomy between compromise and settling in relationships. It&... Read More