Carrying the guilt of a childhood romance and learning to forgive myself.
Sex & Relationships
One Day, You’ll Miss the Things You Ignore Today
I was so busy wishing my life would change that I didn’t realize some of the things I had today would never come back in the same way.
I was so busy wishing my life would change that I didn’t realize some of the things I had today would never come back in the same way.
He Thought We Were Standing on Equal Ground of Love
Good intentions can exist alongside blind spots, especially when two people have never experienced the world in the same way.
Good intentions can exist alongside blind spots, especially when two people have never experienced the world in the same way.
I Turned a Co-Worker Down for a Date. Am I Crazy if I Change My Mind?
Is it too late to reconsider a workplace romance after saying no the first time?
Wondering about coworker dating? Learn how to reconsider a rejected date while protecting your career and emotions.
9 Powerful Lessons to Learn From Your Past Relationships
Love is the ultimate vulnerability.
Love is the ultimate vulnerability.
Stop Mistaking Anxiety for Chemistry: Why You Keep Attracting People Who Don’t Care
It’s not bad luck, and it’s not your attachment style. It’s a neurological trap you learned to call “passion.”
It’s not bad luck, and it’s not your attachment style. It’s a neurological trap you learned to call “passion.”
The Loneliness of Being in a “Perfect” Marriage Stunned Me
If you think financial stability and a nice house mean a happy relationship, you’re dead wrong.
If you think financial stability and a nice house mean a happy relationship, you’re dead wrong.
The Summer a Boyfriend Dumped Me and I Found an Amorous Girlfriend
It was a wild ride at the amusement park.
It was a wild ride at the amusement park.
Why Women Secretly Test Men (And the One Thing They’re Actually Afraid of)
I ran the tests for years. Then Petra asked me one question across her kitchen table and I couldn’t answer it.
I ran the tests for years. Then Petra asked me one question across her kitchen table and I couldn’t answer it.
Why Do We Marry the Very Things That Hurt Us Most?
Why I married a man who recreated my two childhood wounds.
Why I married a man who recreated my two childhood wounds.
How Deep Into Debt Did Your Wedding Take You?
On the absurdity of wanting to keep up with the Joneses
On the absurdity of wanting to keep up with the Joneses
How to Date Without Playing Games
Date with honesty, clarity, and a full life—no games needed.
Date with honesty, clarity, and a full life—no games needed.
Why Do Some Men Feel Lonely Even When They Are in a Loving Relationship?
He has someone who loves him, shares his life, and cares about his happiness. So why does he sometimes feel alone in a relationship that isn't necessarily unhappy?
He has someone who loves him, shares his life, and cares about his happiness. So why does he sometimes feel alone in a relationship that isn’t necessarily unhappy?
Everything You Know About Love Is a Big Lie
Won't it become a burden on the person I love?
Won’t it become a burden on the person I love?
After Ten Years Without Dating, I Finally Went on a Date
Obviously, I made it weird.
Obviously, I made it weird.
You Can’t Heal a Bird While Keeping It in a Cage
We keep pathologizing human suffering. Sometimes, the sickness isn’t in the person, it’s in the toxic life they are trapped in.
We keep pathologizing human suffering. Sometimes, the sickness isn’t in the person, it’s in the toxic life they are trapped in.