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I’m Not Attracted to My Own Race
As I sat on the patio of a restaurant with a friend of mine, we could tell we were being watched by a melanin-inclined duo of bros standing nearby. My friend was taken, and I was not particularly fond...
View ArticleOur Top Dating/Relationship New Year’s Resolutions Submissions
Thank you to everyone who submitted resolutions! Jackie Dale, you are our bag winner. Congrats! I resolve to shower every morning and not to throw my hair into a scraggly ponytail in an effort to...
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You Better Call Me Baby!
When I think of 2012, the first thing that pops into my head is Carly Rae Jepsen’s hit Call Me Maybe. Unfortunately, it also reminds me of the time I spent waiting by my phone for a guy to call back....
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Avoid Rom-Coms This Valentine’s Day
A “sugar fix” can come in all forms. A cookie, a new dress or even a one-night stand are all those lovely little distractions that make life a little more interesting. These are only problematic when...
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The Don Draper Complex
Don Draper cheats on his wife, never does any housework, hardly spends time with his kids—he shouldn’t be sexy, but he is. If you’re not a Mad Men fan and you don’t know who Don Draper is, you know the...
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Want More Online Dates?
Want to know how to break the ice with a guy online? Take your pick-up lines from classic movies. According to a new study by Badoo.com—the social networking site for chatting, flirting, and...
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PHOTOBOMBING: THE PENIS EDITION
It has been brought to my attention, as a newly single gal, that a surprising new trend has developed in the dating word since I was last on the market. I should say that I’ve had many years of...
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The Bachelor Recap from a Dude
Every Monday night I need both of my boys asleep by 8pm. I eat my dinner on my lap, and I have a pint of coke with ice in it. After a day of targets and sales pressures, this is my escape. I tell my...
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Once a Cheater, Always a Cheater
Last year, at the end of Mad Men‘s season 5, we were given reason to speculate about Don Draper’s ability to change his philandering ways. “Are you alone?” asks a woman at the bar where Don sits. He...
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How I Broke It Off With Him
There is nothing more difficult in a relationship than a selfish partner. It’s infuriating when you’re with someone who places every one of their needs ahead of yours. However, during that sometimes...
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Where Do I Meet Men in My Thirties?
In sixth grade, I had my one and only socially-recognized boyfriend. The “relationship” lasted a week and then he broke it off. It all happened so quickly that it probably didn’t take up more than a...
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The Gift of Heartbreak and Opening Myself Up for Deeper Love
I left my marriage 3 years ago; it had not been the deep love connection I’d always wanted. This was just one of many safe relationships in my life. I invested less of myself, minimizing the risk of...
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Where Is This Going? Are We Boyfriend Girlfriend Yet?!
At 30, I found myself single having just ended a 6-year relationship, and a cancelled wedding. After taking some time to ‘find myself’ and do all the things I thought I couldn’t do whilst in...
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Affairs Never End Well
Depressed from having no job, no man and no life, I got a call out of the blue to interview for a teaching position. I was overjoyed. When I googled the department chair that had called, I saw that he...
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How Letting Go of the ‘Perfect Life’ Changed My Life
In a moment, my view of the world and its expectations of me changed. As a teen someone said to me “you cry at the drop of a needle”. I promised myself right then and there that I would stop being...
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Why DID I Get Married?
Marriage. That elusive thing. That social standard. That female social standard. Marriage. I never wanted to get married. In fact, when I was a little girl, I never had this big dream of being a bride....
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Is It Settling Or Compromising?
I’d known of Jake for years. We were from the same town, belonged to the same Temple and knew the same people. But it wasn’t until we wound up in the same law school that I actually met him. We became...
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The Naked Truth: Finding Strength and Love in Vulnerability
There I stood for the first time in my life, completely, utterly, emotionally naked, in front of a man who rejected me. I had met a man only a month prior. We immediately connected. We talked for hours...
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Lingerie, Yay or Nay?
From my experience, which is far too vast, fancy lingerie is a waste of time and money. In other words, it is totally unnecessary. Every single time I have worn fancy lingerie, or any lingerie for that...
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Asking Men: Yes or No to Lingerie?
Guys, do you dig lingerie on your lady? If yes, what kind do you like? If no, tell us more Tell us what you really think The name you'd like to use Speak freely.... cforms contact form by...
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