Amidst my own ongoing relationship drama, I recently found myself on the front lines of the dissolution of a marriage. I had been privy to much of what was happening first-hand, but even I was caught unaware by the tipping point that would launch the relationship into a full-fledged separation and inevitable divorce. It is [...]
I haven’t written in nearly a month. Instead of writing, I’ve been cooped up with my thoughts. I can’t seem to escape them. I can’t seem to articulate them. And I can’t seem to come to much of a conclusion except to say I keep feeling like life is passing me by. All around me [...]
My mom came to visit over the weekend, which is typically a delightful girly time wherein we do fancy things like get mango margaritas down the street, go for long walks, and make a fun dinner or two that enables me to bust out my cheese platter and cheese knives, colander, and spice rack. BUT, [...]
I’ve found myself doing a lot of thinking lately about relationships and commitment and happiness. In particular, I’ve been wondering if it’s possible for me to have all three at once. And the more I think about it, the more I begin to wonder if my questioning whether happiness and commitment can go hand-in-hand is [...]
I got a ring for Valentine’s Day. Well, first there was a kickass cheese platter which brought great joy to my heart. Then, there was a home-cooked meal involving Cornish game hens, pastas, and cheesecake. And after, there was a little blue box. I sat there feeling both genuinely surprised by “a serious gift” on [...]
I haven’t posted in a week. I’ve been stewing over something that I’m not exactly sure how to appropriately articulate, and lo and behold it has to do with another one of my friends. There we sat, discussing a friend of a friend and the outlandish lengths she’s gone to in order to meet “someone,” [...]
It may sound like that tired old adage, but I have to ask- exactly what does a man serve to gain by getting married anymore when he seemingly can get as much, if not more, by not? Or, alternatively as my friend Emo says, “why lock it down when you can get The Ill-Freaky Na-Na [...]
