Tag: Dating
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Divorce And Dating And Other Disasters At Age 40: Part 5
A worry pokes the back of my brain, an inescapable anxiety that I wasted my best years on the ex-hole. -
Divorce And Dating And Other Disasters At Age 40: Part 4
Excuse me? I’ve been called a lot of names over the course of my forty years. But the words Christmas hussy have never been uttered. -
Divorce And Dating And Other Disasters At Age 40: Part Three
I recognize him right away, his dark hair sprinkled with gray a perfect match to his profile picture. Which is a relief. Lots of guys post pictures from a decade ago, thirty pounds ago, or a couple of ex-wives ago. As if nobody would notice. -
Divorce And Dating And Other Disasters At Age 40: Part Two
From my right comes a deep voice. A man voice. It startles me and I turn to see someone who would earn a lot of swipe-rights. -
Divorce And Dating And Other Disasters At Age 40
Once upon a time and happily ever after graced the corridors of my consciousness, but not anymore. Now my psyche cries get through the day and don’t commit homicide. -
Will You Accept This Submission?
I’m the type of person who hates failing. The idea of getting behind, or not turning in good quality work makes me anxious. I’ve always prided myself on being able to check in with myself. There have always been certain aspects of my personality I knew without a doubt. My “talent” as a writer is ... -
Online Dating And Learning To Embrace Differences
In February I often think about dating and relationships. Dating can often be a challenge — specifically online dating — but dating when you have a disability can be much more difficult. I can only speak from my experience, but quite honestly, I do not really know where exactly to begin. We all have our ... -
Knock Knock
The storm outside matched my mood. The rain splattered against the windows, and every few minutes, lightning lit up the trees outside, bent against the harsh wind. I usually loved rainstorms and liked to watch from my wide front porch, swaying back and forth on my white wooden porch swing, but I wasn’t ready for ... -
Lucas Meets Ana
“Lucy, what if she wants to kiss me?” Dai asked me, nervously wringing his sun-kissed hands, and dancing around like a toddler doing the potty dance. I looked at my friend as I raised a strawberry blonde eyebrow. His light brown hair looked like a squished porcupine on his head. “Dai I think-Did Dria roll ... -
“Through My Mind At The Speed Of Sound” Part II
“Through My Mind At the Speed Of Sound” Part II: Just last week it felt like the world was at my fingertips. I had walked across the stage to obtain my college diploma and I had a promising internship for an advertising agency. With these plans, I was certain we could get our wall-to-wall library in ...