Plenty of times as a woman in my later-20s, my friends and I have the scary talk about settling with our love lives. I have heard my friends mention or complain or try to understand the universe’s will. Maybe it depends overall on our career choices, or where we are physically in our lives. We see others and their …
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Who Gets the Last Laugh
For the past 12 years I have been — very openly — sending negative vibes to the celebrity pair of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, also known as power couple “Brangelina.” I’ve stated it many times before, but I’m just not a fan of infidelity in a family setting, as marriage or having kids with one …
I’m Not Your Other Woman
Being the other woman is bullshit. It’s bullshit because you’re better than that and you never even asked for it. But isn’t that how it always goes? Some dateship, courtship, relationship with a guy who you didn’t really see having anything, minding your own business and then he approaches you with his testosterone blah-blah-bullshit and …
The Talk
After visiting my family this summer, my mom and I had the chance to have a little alone time. And she took this opportunity to give me “the talk.” Not asking who I was dating, not about sex, but whether or not I ever planned on having kids. I was fairly lucky as a child …
Managing Friends Out of Your Relationship
Sometimes, women are dumb enough to allow our friends to dictate our relationships, or lack thereof. Whether a woman is seeking advice on how to get a guy, maintain a guy, or maybe she doesn’t ask anything at all and her friend just manages to give her her two cents whether or not anyone really wants to hear …
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