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Millennials are well-accustomed to instant gratification — we can click to get our Amazon order on the same day, binge watch an entire season of our favorite show as soon as it’s uploaded to Netflix, or have meals delivered to our door when a craving hits. Our have-it-now culture has even fed through to how […] More
When you’re in the throes of online dating (or any kind of dating!), it’s easy to want to make something work. You get excited at the slightest hint of someone normal, someone who can hold a conversation, someone — dare I say — cute?! So, you put on those rose-colored glasses and rationalize behavior that should be […] More
Whether you’re single and ready to mingle, in a relationship that has its normal ups and downs, or in a marriage that borders on “roommate” territory from time to time, you probably see that there could be some improvement in your love life. Don’t be discouraged — even the best relationships and the happiest daters […] More
Of all relationship types, I’d have to assume “long distance” is the least intentionally sought out. Like most people, I imagined my perfect dynamic involving easy time together, shared friend groups, and enjoying daily life. Yet, those simple desires quickly appeared surreal when I found myself dating someone from a different continent. Winding up in an overseas […] More
Remember when everyone said we’d remember our first kiss forever? Well, I wish I could forget it. See, I was a late bloomer; I had my first kiss just a few months before my 18th birthday. I always imagined it’d be with my first boyfriend, my prom date, maybe my first love. (He actually ended […] More
I was recently scrolling through posts in a Facebook group for one of my favorite podcasts, Forever 35 (if you’re not already listening to Kate and Doree every week — you should be. They’re your go-to for all things self-care.) And, on this particular day, one of the group members posed the question, “I’m moving […] More
Blame it on the year being 2012 or the fact that I’d never had a boyfriend, but when my relationship with my shy blonde coworker shifted from ‘Can you pick up my Saturday shift?’ to ‘I’ll pick you up at 8,’ I was all too eager to make us Facebook official. It didn’t take long […] More
We took chemistry, algebra, and PE, but there was no class in school on how to be in a successful relationship (off-topic side note: have you used calculus in your life, like, at all? Just saying). There was no “How to Not be a Shitty Partner 101,” or a crash course in finding a relationship that makes you […] More
