My new motto is “take it slowly.”
Relationships are not meant to be rushed and there’s no reason for them to be. Been there, done that. It’s not that rushed relationships will never work, because sometimes they do. Of course there’s always a chance that the two of you really are meant to be together and […]

“It’s better to have loved and lost than to never love at all.”
How many times have you heard that and thought, “ugh, shut up”? Of course, you can argue both sides of it. Yes, you learn from every relationship you’re in; but whether or not you need to go through so many horrible experiences to […]

What’s it like to suddenly be single after having been in relationships for 6 years straight? Fabulous. Sure, you might think I’m just saying that, but I’m not. While there’s nothing better than being in a strong, healthy relationship, right now I know that the best thing for me is to be on my own schedule, to work […]

I’ll be the first to admit that I look young for my age. Usually when I tell people how old I am, I get the “No! But, you look 18!” outburst of shock. I wasn’t aware that it was socially acceptable to tell someone they look like a 10th grader when they have actually completed graduate school, […]

Ah, the ex-boyfriend or -girlfriend. What on Earth do we do with them, right? Some say, once you tell them sayonara, it’s forever; while others claim you can remain friends even after one or both of you have horribly broken the other’s heart. And me? I stand in the middle camp. I am fully confident that […]

What are your obligations when it comes to returning the calls of dead-end dates? I am not good with confrontation. I am, however, extremely good at a little tactic called avoidance. Ignore something long enough and it will eventually go away, right? I’ve found this to be true of annoying friends, money problems, car trouble, […]

Of course we all dream about finding that special someone who will be in our lives forever. Some of us date non-stop, determined to find him or her now. And some of us cry ourselves to sleep at night, depressed to be single. Being single has a bad name. But really? Being single is just as […]