We met for drinks on a Wednesday. I fell in love on a Sunday. — No I’m not making this up. Some people just stick to you. They immediately become a part of your life and you never want them to leave. “I must see you again.” I got the text Thursday evening as I was getting ready for bed. It was about 8pm and…

No, it’s not my ex-husband-to-be. I believe in happy endings, everyone knows this to be true. Over the last few months, I have been in deep conversations, on weekend getaways, cozied up on rainy day mornings in bed with hot coffee. Basically, I’ve been falling in love. Here’s the big…

At one point in my life, I gave everyone all of me. — It’s 11am, I’ve done a load of laundry, made an iced coffee, walked my dog, sat in on 2 conference calls and submitted a design to my boss for approval. I also listened to Tee Noir’s YouTube video on Masculinity called “Surviving Alpha Male Mentality” This is long, so…

Is this turning into a “I have Herpes and here’s how I’m dealing with it” blog? Maybe. I would stigmatize myself and say my lifestyle finally caught up with me, but that’s not what we’re doing here. 90% of American’s have herpes and most of them don’t know. That’s right, you probably have it. When was the last time you were…

Throughout the duration of my 10 year relationship, the amount of times I’ve been called crazy is undeniably high. @ my ex’s instagram handle followed you on instagram This was the 3rd time this week. I have opted not to block for the sake of not being petty since we’ve…

Exactly one year ago, my earth as I knew it completely shattered. — My fiance and I walked into our bedroom to get ready for bed after putting 150 wedding invitations in the mail and he sits down as I change. I take my top off do a little playful sexy dance and ask him to join me in the shower when I…

It’s been a while, and I’ve been through a lot in the few months I’ve been on a writing hiatus. When my childhood crush professed his love to me, I thought it was just a crush like I had when I was a child — it wasn’t. He was really…

And we finally went on our first date. — 17 years ago, I was 13 and so was D. I would walk past him after PE in my red middle school sweats and cropped t-shirt and smile at him as he sat on the benches. I was smitten. He was probably the cutest boy at school — everyone thought…

and man did it feel good. I didn’t delete them because I’m focusing on “the one” but I deleted them for a multitude of other reasons. Let’s start with 3. They brought me more stress than joy I would find myself mindlessly swiping at 11pm, 2am, and 3pm. All times of the day and night I should…