Settling for Less

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 …

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 …

Yeah, He’s Engaged…So What?

There comes a time in every woman or man’s life where an ex gets engaged. Maybe some of us experience this natural phenomenon more than once; it’s just the progression of life. However, it only becomes outrageous when the other person is completely in denial of their past life. It’s even more ridiculous when that …