Category: Relationships

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How to Choose the Right Birthday Gift for your Boyfriend

When it comes to materialism, men are generally simple creatures, usually not that difficult to please. In fact, going too far to astound your guy may have the opposite effect, especially when it comes to buying him a birthday gift. But before we delve into ideal birthday gifts for your beloved beau, let’s get obvious […]

Dating Don’ts: 5 Possible Outcomes Of Defining The Relationship

Nobody handles The Talk very well. Usually, it’s a stilted affair, capable of rendering even the most confidently grown to their pre-teen self, stuttering and drawing circles in the condensation left by their wineglass, assiduously avoiding eye contact. Defining the relationship, or DTR, if you’re of the ilk that favors cutesy acronyms, is a necessary […]

Girl Talk: Hello, Anxiety

The past four months of my life were really, really s**tty and hard. I got dumped suddenly by someone with whom I was in love. I moved out of the apartment we shared together and back in with my parents for three months.  All of that happened within a few weeks of each other. Can you say stress? My […]

Are You The “Distancer” Or The “Pursuer” In Your Relationship?

Recently, I was having a Big Serious Relationship Talk with a woman I really respect. I know Dr. Debra Haffner  in a professional-relationship-turned-friendship way for her work as executive director of the Religious Institute, which promotes a greater understanding of sexuality issues within religion. Debra is also an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister and, as such, she […]