February 2012
15 posts
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Unpacking
Tomorrow is the first day of Lent and I’m going to take the opportunity to motivate myself to do something I’ve been meaning to do for a while: clear out my “baggage.” Since my last serious relationship I have had lots of “mini-relationships” where I date a guy for a month or two and then something happens to end it, leaving me moderately broken-hearted. But...
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Drinks
Editor’s Note: In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m posting one story each day for a week of a time in my life I felt particularly loved. Names have been changed or left out entirely, although I’m sure a few of you will recognize the stories. Maybe they are even about you. Happy Valentine’s Day! Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
I hadn’t been that nervous in a long time. And especially not...
The Night In The Rain
Editor’s Note: In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m posting one story each day for a week of a time in my life I felt particularly loved. Names have been changed or left out entirely, although I’m sure a few of you will recognize the stories. Maybe they are even about you. Happy Valentine’s Day! Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
I had just met him the day before, and by then I already knew not to expect much....
The First Date
Editor’s Note: In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m posting one story each day for a week of a time in my life I felt particularly loved. Names have been changed or left out entirely, although I’m sure a few of you will recognize the stories. Maybe they are even about you. Happy Valentine’s Day! Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
Walking up 6th Avenue, I thought back on the past two weeks. After the break-up,...
I'm Kinda Tired.: An Open Letter to the Self... →
itsdansheehan:
Dear “Nice Guys,”
(I’m going to apologize up front for a long read but, dammit, I’ve read at least this much complaining about this subject.)
For years now, I’ve seen these posts on reddit and tumblr dedicated to so called “Nice guys.” These are the guys who feel wronged because they…
Every guy should read this. All of it.
The Long Weekend
Editor’s Note: In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m posting one story each day for a week of a time in my life I felt particularly loved. Names have been changed or left out entirely, although I’m sure a few of you will recognize the stories. Maybe they are even about you. Happy Valentine’s Day! Day 1 Day 2
It had been three weeks since I moved to the city, and I was so excited to have him there...
Last Night
Editor’s Note: In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m posting one story each day for a week of a time in my life I felt particularly loved. Names have been changed or left out entirely, although I’m sure a few of you will recognize the stories. Maybe they are even about you. Happy Valentine’s Day! Day 1
It was the last night we would have together. The next day he was off to college, while I stayed...
First Kiss
Editor’s Note: In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m posting one story each day this week of a time in my life I felt particularly loved. Names have been changed or left out entirely, although I’m sure a few of you will recognize the stories. Maybe they are even about you. Happy Valentine’s Day!
It was July 2nd, 2003. A girl never forgets the date of her first kiss.
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January 2012
16 posts
Honestly.
I know this guy. He is the only guy I know who has never lied to me. Never. Not once. Which, if you think about it, it’s pretty sad I only know one guy who has always been honest with me, but moving on. One guy has. He’s never told me he’d call and didn’t. He never said he’d see me soon and then disappeared. He’s never told me something he didn’t mean,...
On being romantic.
In the recent past, on more than one occasion, I have been called “unromantic” by members of the opposite sex. Now, I’ve never been a girl who doodled hearts in her notebook or made a wedding binder, so I know that in terms of my gender, I’m in the bottom percentiles. But to hear such comments from the opposite sex as well has startled me a bit.
Because even though I...
All day long, whenever I felt sad or annoyed or...
It really doesn’t take that much to make me happy.
A Non-Exhaustive List Of Things Of Which I Am Sick...
Red nail polish. Cloudy days. Dieting. Drinking water. People who don’t respond to text messages. People who leave urgent voicemails. People who leave urgent voicemails but then don’t pick up when you call them back. People who leave urgent voicemails, don’t pick up when you call them back and never call you back. People who don’t call you back. The NBA. Award Shows....
“And don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens — The main thing is not...”
– John Steinbeck On Falling In Love
Fact or Fiction?
“So you have a key?” I asked him and he promised he’d show me someday. I wasn’t sure if I could trust him. An hour earlier, when he called and said he’d do anything to make it up to me, I hadn’t trusted him to travel uptown, kneel below my window and beg for my forgiveness. But here he was, sitting with me under my umbrella on the edge of a sidewalk garden...
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Holly Lied
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked why I like the movie “Breakfast at Tiffanys” by a guy. Because it’s a lot. To give them credit, I think most guys who ask realize it is a fairly decent movie, or at least not a bad one, but I don’t think very many of them see “what the big deal is.” I’ve always thought I know the answer, but, and...
December 2011
6 posts
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I think, when you really get down to it, every...
Sarah Bareilles gets it right every time.
November 2011
10 posts
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I don't know if you notice anything different,...
And the things that keep us apart, keep me alive.
And the things that keep me alive, keep me alone.
Do you ever feel lonely?
Tonight, before getting into bed, I went to my front door to check and make sure it was locked. I was pretty sure I locked it when I came in, but it can’t hurt to check, right? Plus, I needed to turn off a light that was right next to the door. Sure enough, it wasn’t locked.
I realized when walking back into my bedroom that if I hadn’t checked, it would have gone unlocked all...
caryrandolph:
David Gray: “This Year’s Love”
I guess I’m just trying to put into words how much...
teapotsandcardigans asked: How are you doing? Break-ups are tough. Hang in there.
I just want to feel like a good person again.
Love.
In the last two weeks, I have attempted to define what it is exactly that I’m looking for. Or rather, who it is exactly that I’m looking for. I guess a bad break-up will do that to a girl. And while I feel like this is an idea I will never be able to fully define (until I actually meet him), I feel like I have a sketchy outline. And I will write it down here.
I’m looking for a...
Taylor Swift, “Breathe”
I see your...
“Dear Diamond” by Miranda Lambert
Dear...
It’s not a silly little moment, It’s...
October 2011
2 posts
wheresallthehooligans:
Fink- This is the Thing
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iheardavoice:
come thou fount - sufjan stevens
September 2011
15 posts
