Category: Relationships
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Don’t Let Societal Pressure Force You Into a Relationship You Don’t Want
Being single in your thirties, childless and without a partner, can sometimes feel like you’re doing something wrong. People are constantly questioning your choices, and the societal pressure to settle down can be overwhelming. Just today, I overheard a conversation in my building. I was in the elevator, after dropping off…
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Why Your Ex Texts You During the Holidays (And Why It’s Probably Not About Love)
Holidays are kinda unhinged. One minute you’re balls-deep in mashed potatoes. The next, your phone lights up with a casual “hey stranger” from your ex. Immediate spiral. Why now?What do they want?Is this a sign?Are they lonely? Or are they just trying to bang?Should I respond? Before you go any…
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Situationships Shouldn’t Be Normalized
I’ll start with the disclaimer people seem to require now: I’m not a prude. I’m not anti-sex, anti-fun, or anti-casual. I’m not clutching pearls over people doing what works for them. What I am questioning is why we’ve decided that emotional ambiguity deserves the same attention or respect as honesty. Casual relationships…
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Single, Centered, and Unbothered: The Anti-Situationship Mindset
There’s a strange tension in modern singlehood. You’re either expected to broadcast your independence with the volume of an NFL halftime show, or quietly nurse the assumption that you’re secretly yearning for a plus-one. In between those two extremes sits the rest of us…people who are genuinely fine, building lives…
The Girl in Gucci Glasses 