Dating advice, love advice, relationship and more!
1. Drunk online shopping 2. Trapeze dresses 3. Having a good cry 4. Dark nail polish 5. Reality TV dating shows 6. Brunch 7. Constantly changing one’s Facebook status 8. Frozen yogurt 9. Gossiping—about real life people we know, don’t know, or only know through magazines, TV, and movies 10. Cooing over adorable pictures of […]
Your relationship (or whatever it was) was sweet … until it wasn’t. It ended with a not-so-clean break, and the aftereffects have lasted longer than the relationship itself. You run into him when you’re out and you immediately fall back into his trap. Texting ensues and soon you’re in another downward spiral that leaves you […]
When it comes to romantic relationships, I’ve been very, very lucky. My boyfriend and I met when we were young and have been together for almost 10 years. Besides one breakup/get back together cycle in college (I told him I needed to go “sow my wild oats” but just spent six months crying and writing […]
Yesterday evening, Nick and I were trying to hang up some pictures on a blank wall in the living room, and things were getting tense. “I think that blue frame should go about a quarter inch to the right.” “I think it’s fine where it is.” “But the bottom edge lines up too perfectly with that black frame, […]
Would you ever help your significant other pay for your engagement ring? Apparently it’s happening more than we know. Last week, while falling asleep to the evening news, I overheard a report that had me bolt up from my semi-coma and stare at my TV screen in confusion. The newscasters were discussing the increasing frequency […]
I’ve completed my gossip cleanse and I must say, my mind feels like a once dirty carpet that’s just been steam-cleaned. On to the next quest on my journey to become a yoga teacher: practicing contentment. When I volunteered to take this on as my assignment for the month, the visual that popped into my […]
According to a new study from Oakland University, women who have an abundance of men in their life— coworkers, family members, friends, etc.—have more sex with their boyfriends compared to couples in which the woman has less male influencers. Researchers claim it all boils down to a little something called “sperm competition.” In actual biology, […]
I’ve gotten myself into a miserable situation with a good friend, who I’ll call Dave. We’ve known each other since we were kids and as we’ve gotten older, we’ve become close. I’ve always felt there was something more to us, but was never really sure, so I chalked it up to being bored with the […]
I once had a friend whose mom and dad didn’t just sleep in separate beds — they had entirely separately bedrooms in the same apartment. It seemed weird to me when I learned of it, despite the fact I knew nothing about their private relationship. When the parents eventually divorced, I assumed sleeping in separate bedrooms […]
